No nausea. Your incision is red, swollen, or draining pus. I feel so very cold and sleep with my electric blanket on, but if I get too hot the breathing is made worse. It is such a relief not to feel the full feeling in my throat. I wish I had discovered your article 2 weeks ago. All my TSH levels are in normal range. Mine was 7cm benign. Hi, Molly, I agree with your doctor. To manage stress, try to pick up something you like and do it till the day before surgery. Thanks to this test they were able to see that although the cells in my nodule were not malignant yet, that they were mutating and had a 60 percent chance of becoming cancer; which is why my endocrinologist felt the need to approve my surgery. That was my reaction 3 years ago, when it was brought to my attention that I had a nodule. The samples taken could easily miss something. Im nervous about whether I will need medication, but realize I wont know this for 4-6 weeks. I never told anyone I was having surgery so I had my assistant tell clients I had laryngitis. Im going to have a partial also and Im really concerned about my voice changing. I just remember hoarsley saying to the nurse when I got up, I dont sound like a man, yay! Lol, I am so happy to see this thread! I hate removing half of a perfectly functioning organ. I told him that he was the expert so he should make the choice. General anesthesia is usually given before a partial thyroidectomy. Having said all this, I am firm believer in keeping your thyroid. he hardest thing about the surgery is having to sleep sitting up, i the hydrocodon also makes my nausceous abs dizzy, i wish i could just get a good nap. Best of luck to you, you will be healed in no time! My appetite is also currently non-existent which is a bonus for me because it means Im shedding a few excess pounds! In my 4th week Im feeling less tired during the day (I also experienced that naps were necessary) but there are some evenings where Im in bed by 8pm. If you can, try to go in late and no matter how tempted you are, do not work late. I found one I liked and decided to bite the bullet and have the surgery after the holidays. Hearing everyones experiences is really helpful. Good luck! Its nice to read about your experience with this surgery. I had 3 biopsies all of them benign but the surgeon ENT has booked me for a surgery at the end of November. 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. Then over the years the nodule grew, started to put pressure on the trachea and the jugular. Has anyone experienced hurthle cells? My steri strips are still in place and I see the surgeon tomorrow for my post surgery appointment. It has grown since than to a current 3.9cm. I probably read it 3 times per day just to assure myself that people did fine with the surgery. The surgery itself is pretty easy. I told him I wanted to wait and lets monitor every 6 months since its small and no symptoms. sharing sensitive information, make sure youre on a federal They intend to keep me overnight to keep an eye on my Calcium levels. of Synthroid daily. Still have a very foggy brain it seems. It was still diagnosed as benign. I was sent home an hour later with instructions to make an appointment with my GP to remove the remaining clips two days later. I am fearful also of hypothyroidism as I dont need any weight gain and feeling sluggish, etc as I work full time. Your thyroid gland is shaped like a butterfly. Sinai Hospital in New York and my surgeon was excellent! I was told 3 weeks for total recovery, so interesting to hear that many people here experienced a bit longer and were told longer by their doctors! Biopsy was benign, so we checked it yearly. (1) So if you have hypothyroidism, have had a thyroidectomy or partial thyroidectomy, this means you! The operation went smoothly and I was pleasantly surprised by the easy recovery. Some symptoms that I think i was getting were snoring, waking up from sleep due to shortness of breath?, throat fatigue while speaking a lot, dentist telling me that I may have sleep apnea.
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