- 7. Mai 2023
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No throat irritation (except the day of surgery) but Im having trouble singing. My bloodtest result in my thyroid is You will be ok, just get it done. It really helped to just take it easy for a good month after surgery. A partial thyroidectomy is surgery to remove part of your thyroid gland. Biopsy wad suspicious for cancer but they didnt have enough of whatever to tell. So far, my levels have been fine. Thanks for your post and all the response. So I think you just have to give yourself a little space. I had migraines for a few days after and still have a slightly hoarse throat. This site needs JavaScript to work properly. My thyroid function tested in the normal range one month after surgery, so I am not on any meds and feel fine. Sounds like we all have the "tired" symptom, but It's good to know that it can get back to normal, I just have to be patient and see. Has anybody here been on medication and then been weened off? No pain whatsoever. Im mostly concerned about weight gain, as I have high blood pressure already. I was worried that might be too soon, but when I went along she said the clips were definitely ready to come out. It was so comforting to hear your experience and how similar mine is. You and your surgeon will decide the kind of surgery that is right for you. Hopefully Ill get the right balance of things hashed out this week. Hi! All I can say is pay very close attention to what your body is telling you. Can anyone help? Dont fool around with this. I have a small nodule on the left so my concern is they may decide to take the whole thyroid. I stayed overnight in the hospital, woke up the next day feeling great no sore throat, no pain and I never took anything more than tylenol. I had two indeterminate biopsies before surgery. I fell asleep at my desk. 2006 Dec 15;94(8):701-7. doi: 10.1002/jso.20695. The comments on this site were so helpful for me. My right ear also had weird sensations. Your thyroid gland makes hormones that regulate your metabolism, body temperature, and heart rate. The reported incidence of hypothyroidism ranges from 5% to 49%, with most between 15-30%. He wants to remove my right thyroid (partial thyroidectomy) due to a 6cm BENING nodule as per my biopsy and an ultrasound. God Bless. So thankful to read this post, I am scheduled to have the right lobe of my thyroid and the 4.5cm nodule removed in April. They did a test when they pulled it out and it came back negative for cancer so they did not take the other half. As with the folks who are commenting here, the surgery was fine (read: not fun but fine), the pain was manageable, and I actually didnt have too much of a sore throat. Available for Android and iOS devices. Surgery. I do spin class 4x week and run 2 days.this is just to maintain my weight since I ran a marathon last Oct. It is hard to find any comments from men having thyroidectomy so thanks for sharing. I think that doing the surgery twice would be a bigger risk due to potential anesthesia issues. And the fact Ive put on weight, feel tired and sometimes have insomnia can be attributed to my thyroid as well. The average initial levothyroxine dose is 50 to 100 mcg per day. Plus, Im getting married next year and dont want to deal with weight gain or a scar. Hi Andrea, I did not have Dr Clayman. Thats probably 1 out of 100 people though so I would not stress about it. Over the past couple of weeks I've been experiencing sudden onsets of exhaustion during the day and extreme fatigue even after 12hrs sleep. I did know someone who needed medication and experienced weight fluctuation until the doctors got the dosage correct. Scar is 5cm, but I did not see it yet. I am a 33 years old male and have discovered in 2016 a 2.2cm nodule in my left thyroid. That was my reaction 3 years ago, when it was brought to my attention that I had a nodule. This material is provided for educational purposes only and is not intended for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. I'm always tired I did laundry for the first time yesterday and I felt dizzy and very tired. Subscribe now for my best San Diego, theme park, and luxury hotel tips in addition to thoughts on our recent travels delivered straight to your inbox, for absolutely free. Although my thyroid levels are fine, my CO2 levels are apparently really low. So they took out the left lobe and it did turn out to have a follicular carcinoma in it. Incomfort is also worth mentionning. I do have some underlying other health issues, so my biggest concern for this is did you feel any sort of depression afterwards and are you on medicine at this time. My thought its the healing process. If Ann Boleyn felt like I do on the day of her execution shed have skipped all the way to the swordsman and greeted him like a long lost friend !! Losing weight to get control of blood sugar. I dont work out like you do, so I really cant say. I went for a partial thyroidectomy for a tumor that they said was benign (one FNA came back benign and the other was inclusive). My question is: how long does it take for your body to adjust to only having half a thyroid? In addition to accepted risk factors such as depression and comorbidities, receiving radioactive iodine and reporting low calcium after thyroidectomy for differentiated thyroid cancer were associated with reports of worse energy compared to preoperative levels; thyroid hormone suppression was associated with reports of both worse energy and substantial post-treatment fatigue. Your email address will not be published. Your healthcare provider will tell you how to prepare for surgery. My nodule was benign as well, but continued to grow so I wanted it out. INDEPENDENT AFFILIATE, CADENCE TRAVEL you never mentioned that at all in your article. I wish you all the best! You can support your thyroid before and after surgery with an anti-inflammatory diet, low stress, and supplements like vitamin D, calcium, and magnesium. I woke up and fell asleep a number of times before finally being pretty much kicked out of recovery. I did gain a few lbs but think it was more because I was conscious of being tired and didnt want to push myself to exercise. I am sure it will all heal but will take some time as I am 53. Makes sense. I book an appt with endocrine though just so to ensure i catch hypothyroidism on its onset. i didnt have any pain in the surgery area but i didnt take pain killers just in case. Went through private insurance but might just book a check up with a GP. Any responses would be SO appreciated! trust your body and give yourself time to heal and most importantly dont be down on yourself. I had an appointment 6 months post op to have my levels checked. But the anesthesiologist took care of all that for me. Surgeon giving me the option of a partial or full thyroidectomy says its up to me. But I guess what Im trying to say is we make the best decisions we can at the time and we can manage whatever happens, especially with support. I am curious if your thyroid functions remained normal or if there was development of hypothyroidism. I had a 4.9cm nodule on my left lobe. Mine is a pretty good, clean scar but 2 long and visible above a t-shirt (!!!) Thank you. Thanks again for the supportive and informative comments! was it sent to pathology. Im looking for a specialist that does partials with minimum surgery. The Best IOL for 2022 RXSight Light Adjusted Lens, Will refractive surgery such as LASIK keep me out of glasses all my life. I am now becoming more tired and lethargic and am constantly yawning. And what do you mean about experiencing things with the second surgery? Im so glad I just scheduled and had it done. Im going in on Friday morning. Or is this standard? Hopefully the exercise and eating healthy routine will keep my weight stable. If hormone levels are normal and a module is present and monitored regularly with ultrasound and biopsies, Im curious as to why they would need to be removed, I am such a case. Im so grateful I had it during the winter, Ive been wearing scarves ever since and I love those silicone strips. So, I went to my general practitioner who referred me to an endocrinologista specialty here that books out months in advance for an initial appointment. The inside of the large nodule is not a typical cyst with a round center of material; the inside is like a honeycomb and has a ton of small pockets that will continue to grow and fill up, so having that side out. Wish I could show you my before and after pics!! Physiotherapy exercises I went back to work after 2 weeks. The surgeon was surprised and even wrote down the name of the Scar Serum to recommend to his clients. Can anyone tell me why they remove the thyroid live entirely as opposed to just remove the nodule? I hope all goes well for you. Im sleeping like a newborn baby. So what to do???? My throat hurt quite a bit, and my neck was stiff. Infact I feel sick most of the time and have lost my appetite. Yes, because of the size of mine, I was scared. I felt zero anxiety, due to the medication. I also bought the silicone strips to help reduce my scarring thanks so much for that tip! Im also thankful for this thread. 2019 Jan;25(1):31-42. doi: 10.4158/EP-2018-0253. I do know I will be on megadoses of calcium right away until they see how my calcium levels do after removing the parathyroid gland, rechecking 2 weeks later. Two questions for those on the other side of this 1) How/when did you take off the glue strip? So far so good. Partial or complete thyroidectomy is performed to relieve compressive symptoms of thyroid hypertrophy, prevent sequelae of thyroid carcinoma, and achieve hormonal control of hyperthyroidism. See this image and copyright information in PMC. Late 2017 through 2018 I was having a lot of weird symptoms like feeling like I was suffocating while in bed and trouble swallowing and waking up choking on Saliva. If you are awake during surgery, you may be asked to speak to your healthcare providers. I am feeling better than I thought I would, mainly just a little stiffness in my neck. As a result , on August 9th I had done the surgery and results were Benign and now Im recovering. You helped me decide I needed 3 more days off work and I was thankful I did that. Thank you for your post and all the comments. The ENT looked in my throat and told me nothing is blocked so what am I feeling? Hi, Orpa, I agree, this site was so valuable to me when I had my hemithyroidectomy. so Im about to do Fraxel lasers and whatever it takes to minimize it. 2 nodules:1 large that was suscpoius for papillary cancer and the second smaller nodule was inconclusive (Bethesda score 3) I have either seen or spoke to more than 6 doctors. Never weight for a perfect season to get any surgery that was deemed necessary for you. Quick question- did you have yours done by Dr. Clayman? hope the best for you. So she had me contact another dr office, which I found was a surgeon. After parathyroid glands are removed, the remaining parathyroid glands may take some time to work properly again. eCollection 2023 Jan. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). Dont worry about weight gain, medication (which many people take and do great with), and things like this, I would just focus on getting things in order so you could take a few days off after surgery to rest. I had a great surgeon here in NJ..not sure where you are located. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Stayed home for a week, but then was I fine. As a singer my biggest fear is/was not being able to sing again. I also get what I call zingers of pain at incision sight. I had a transoral partial thyroidectomy two weeks ago (its a relatively new procedure kind of like laparoscopy except they go in through an incision in your mouth instead of your belly button. The small nodule on the right side has never changed in size. I wish I could solicit her name on this site, however, I relent. Overall, Im doing way better than I thought 3 days after surgery. Its a bit old but its on point. I was very nervous before the surgery but I am glad I went through with it. My name is Julie and I just turned 44. Then over the years the nodule grew, started to put pressure on the trachea and the jugular. Dont hesitate. I have a long scar as the surgeon said it was a battle to remove the cyst and part of the thyroid. Nervous and anxious is an understatement. This medicine will keep you asleep and free from pain during surgery. I am wondering if anyone has had the same symptoms and procedure with any weight loss afterwards. The BEST way to buy attraction and theme park tickets is my discounted site. Free T4 2.04 Thank you for posting about your experience. At the time it wasnt clear if I was going to have a partial thyroidectomy or full thyroidectomy, but I wanted to know what to expect in either case. The pain is fairly intense for sure. * Weighted percentages are shown. Also wondering if you or anyone else can tell me when you were able to start working out again? I am having a large 6cm thyroid nodule removed at the end of this month, along with a suspected parathyroid tumor. And I realized what she meant. Your post made me feel better about the procedure though. Dont hesitate to have this done. Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. I was told not to lift anything or to bend at the waist for two weeks. I was anxious but after I was in recovery I knew I should not have been. Your voice may be hoarse or weak after surgery, and this may become a long-term problem. Bethesda, MD 20894, Web Policies She also shares insider tips for visiting major cities worldwide like Hong Kong, London, Paris, and Shanghai that her family has either lived in or visits regularly (or both). All Rights Reserved. 4/5 months postpartum, I had a sore throat and got it checked out with a nurse at my work, they suggested I get blood work and an ultrasound. Will use a lapel Mike to keep from needing to raise my voice unnecessarily. He said watch and wait is not for me. Ive certainly gone through my fair share of highs and lows since my surgery. Im just hopeful. Im a very active person, workout 6 days a week and have my own business. . The surgery went well, i just puked when i got home aand late at night due to the anesthesia. I am going to have a partial thyroidectomy this fall, and my doctor did a biopsy a few weeks ago just to get an updated reading (biopsy results were benign a year ago). Your email address will not be published. Anyway, I started using Scar Away as soon as the post-op bandage (which was waxy) flaked off completely. These decisions are so hard. You really need to allow yourself to rest after the procedure. Hello-I love this thread. Good luck to you. I had severe nausea from the anesthesia. Its been almost 5 months since my surgery, and the scar is hardly noticeable. Epub 2019 Jul 6. Your thyroid gland is shaped like a butterfly. Just had a partial thyroidectomy to remove a 3.5cm nodule. They were unable to biopsy twice by aspiration. Thanks to this blog, it was a breeze. The procedure can be performed in two ways: 1. The camera helps your surgeon find the right area for surgery. The worry is that it will grow probably and that youll never be as healthy as you are at present time to handle a surgery. Due to suspicious nature & high rate of numerous cancers in my family we are just going to surgically remove it. Its so helpful and calming to hear from people with positive experiences and that Im not crazy for wanting to get this removed. My voice was fine after surgery, just a bit scratchy. Some tout a minimally-invasive technique with very small incisions. I did eventually feel better but it took several days or a week cant remember. I think a week would be a bit quick depending on the operation and the size of your thyroid. No cancer found! Tell them if your bandage feels like it is getting tighter. I probably read it 3 times per day just to assure myself that people did fine with the surgery. My surgery was rescheduled because they want a Cardiac thoracic doctor on call during my surgery when the nuraw called me AFTER my CT i was extremely alarmed. Pathology report was "benign" Thank God and I went for my labs yesterday (seems like they were taking all of my blood).results will be in, n a few days. In the weeks after your thyroid surgery, you may have neck pain, soreness of your vocal chords or a weak . I was prescribed 25mg daily of Synthroid which is another brand. I have a 5cm benign nodule that grew about 50% in volume in 6 months. my doctor said he doesnt feel a strong need for b), but wanted to put it out there since theres ample time to do one before the surgery. I had a hemithyroidectomy last September (7cm nodule, benign but large). I had a partial almost two weeks ago. They do another ultrasound that shows the once concerning 2.5 cm nodule is now 0.6 cm so they think it was cystic. Its a safe procedure, dont Google too much like I did, it makes you nervous more.
