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Going for surgery 1/16/07
Hello everyone.
I just found this website while searching the net and I am so happy I am not crazy..
Last March I went to my regualar doctor not feeling real well, which led me to a endo doctor 2 biopsies later because they were inconclusive I am going to be having half of my thyroid removed and the goiter that is there.
Symptoms hair falling out, hot/cold, anxiety, chest pain, pain in my legs, broken nails, insomnia. The endo doctor says my blood work is normal and that I do not have a thyroid problem other than a lump. My surgeon said of course you have a problem.
I always feel like I have a lump in my throat and wake up sometimes (when I finally fall asleep) gasping for air.
My only fear is that I will have this surgery and not feel any better and maybe worse.
Thank you for listening and I will let you know how the surgery goes. Anyone that has had the surgery how long until you felt better?
Roberta
I just found this website while searching the net and I am so happy I am not crazy..
Last March I went to my regualar doctor not feeling real well, which led me to a endo doctor 2 biopsies later because they were inconclusive I am going to be having half of my thyroid removed and the goiter that is there.
Symptoms hair falling out, hot/cold, anxiety, chest pain, pain in my legs, broken nails, insomnia. The endo doctor says my blood work is normal and that I do not have a thyroid problem other than a lump. My surgeon said of course you have a problem.
I always feel like I have a lump in my throat and wake up sometimes (when I finally fall asleep) gasping for air.
My only fear is that I will have this surgery and not feel any better and maybe worse.
Thank you for listening and I will let you know how the surgery goes. Anyone that has had the surgery how long until you felt better?
Roberta
Serenity & Roberta,,
I on for lunch!!! sounds great.... Serenity glad you found us all here, great people with so much support :) Lets all keep posted. We can share all of great surgery stories...LOL .
Welcome Serenity will send you a email so you will have my address. Take Care :)
Kelly~
I on for lunch!!! sounds great.... Serenity glad you found us all here, great people with so much support :) Lets all keep posted. We can share all of great surgery stories...LOL .
Welcome Serenity will send you a email so you will have my address. Take Care :)
Kelly~
Thanks so much for your warm welcome - lunch is a must!!! Feel free to email also @ ***@**** - would LOVE to hear from you guys!!!!
Hi Serenity,
I can't believe you are in Gilbert. You, myself and Kelly when we can will have to get together and have lunch....Welcome to the forum there are so many nice people..Kelly being one of them.
Take care
Roberta
I can't believe you are in Gilbert. You, myself and Kelly when we can will have to get together and have lunch....Welcome to the forum there are so many nice people..Kelly being one of them.
Take care
Roberta
Hi there,
I just left you a response from your other post! how funny your in AZ too! maybe there is something in the water!..LOL
I am in Queen Creek, but run a business in Tempe. Roberta and I have exchanged emails so we can share our success!!!! stories :) Feel free to email support is great escpecially having someone who is currently experiencing the same chaos!
***@****. keep intouch :)
Kelly
I just left you a response from your other post! how funny your in AZ too! maybe there is something in the water!..LOL
I am in Queen Creek, but run a business in Tempe. Roberta and I have exchanged emails so we can share our success!!!! stories :) Feel free to email support is great escpecially having someone who is currently experiencing the same chaos!
***@****. keep intouch :)
Kelly
Thank you everyone for your support and kinds words. I am trying to keep busy ! everyone says its not bad so I keeping my fingers crossed. Surgery 7 days away! I will keep you all posted. Thank you all again :)
Roberta,
Glad to hear you are putting your thryoid in good hands...:)
Yeah probaly calling wont work...LOL but yes I will send you a email please keep in touch. You will probaly be getting home as I am going in... BEST OF LUCK!!!!!prayers & good thoughts go your way for good news and a speedy recovery! That neat you live fairly close to us,we can share thyroid stories!!! . My husband keeps telling me I am in good hands with going to the Mayo Clinic Hospital! my surgeon teaches this prodcedure so I HOPE he has a really good nights sleep before my surgery and not too many the night before, doc told me that this surgery is a piece of cake! GOD I hope so. Keep in touch if you need to chat send me a email! I will send my address over! are you going to Banner Desert? good hospital! they are very nice there. We can share our fears and maybe get through this a little bit easier, how are you doing with the wait? I have 10 adavan to take so waiting till couple days before surgery, maybe I will stay calm. They told me not take them all in one day!!! LOL their funny :)- , enough for the week before surgery would be much better!.. take care... Well Chat soon :)
Kelly
Glad to hear you are putting your thryoid in good hands...:)
Yeah probaly calling wont work...LOL but yes I will send you a email please keep in touch. You will probaly be getting home as I am going in... BEST OF LUCK!!!!!prayers & good thoughts go your way for good news and a speedy recovery! That neat you live fairly close to us,we can share thyroid stories!!! . My husband keeps telling me I am in good hands with going to the Mayo Clinic Hospital! my surgeon teaches this prodcedure so I HOPE he has a really good nights sleep before my surgery and not too many the night before, doc told me that this surgery is a piece of cake! GOD I hope so. Keep in touch if you need to chat send me a email! I will send my address over! are you going to Banner Desert? good hospital! they are very nice there. We can share our fears and maybe get through this a little bit easier, how are you doing with the wait? I have 10 adavan to take so waiting till couple days before surgery, maybe I will stay calm. They told me not take them all in one day!!! LOL their funny :)- , enough for the week before surgery would be much better!.. take care... Well Chat soon :)
Kelly
Hi Roberta,
I am in the Queen Creek Area, SE valley, what part are you in? I am having my surgery at the Mayo Hospital, I read the post and cheryl had the same situation as us and she came out great! so far benign!!! Yeah, I hope we will be as lucky.... well we will know soon. Yes keep in touch please let me know how everything goes for you. Will you be staying just overnight in the hospital? mine is. I wish you great luck , I will say a prayer for you! I am getting more nervous by the day, 7 days and counting...God willing everything will be good and can move forward from this. Keep strong it nice to be able to share and talk about these fears, its makes the wait a little easier ....lol keep posted! thank you for replying. :) Thank you to everyone for responding.
Kelly
I am in the Queen Creek Area, SE valley, what part are you in? I am having my surgery at the Mayo Hospital, I read the post and cheryl had the same situation as us and she came out great! so far benign!!! Yeah, I hope we will be as lucky.... well we will know soon. Yes keep in touch please let me know how everything goes for you. Will you be staying just overnight in the hospital? mine is. I wish you great luck , I will say a prayer for you! I am getting more nervous by the day, 7 days and counting...God willing everything will be good and can move forward from this. Keep strong it nice to be able to share and talk about these fears, its makes the wait a little easier ....lol keep posted! thank you for replying. :) Thank you to everyone for responding.
Kelly
Hi kelly,
That is too funny. I am in Gilbert, I am going to Banner in Mesa. My doctor in Dr. Rothman. My husband had surgery at Banner a month ago and a few of the nurses I spoke to said if I had to had surgery for my Thyroid I was in great hands because he is the best. He is on the board of Directors, etc. Email me your email address and we can keep in touch. My email is ***@****. I was told 1-2 days. I probably won't be able to call and tell you how it went because I won't be able to talk. But lets keep in touch so we can swap success stories:)
Take Care
Roberta
That is too funny. I am in Gilbert, I am going to Banner in Mesa. My doctor in Dr. Rothman. My husband had surgery at Banner a month ago and a few of the nurses I spoke to said if I had to had surgery for my Thyroid I was in great hands because he is the best. He is on the board of Directors, etc. Email me your email address and we can keep in touch. My email is ***@****. I was told 1-2 days. I probably won't be able to call and tell you how it went because I won't be able to talk. But lets keep in touch so we can swap success stories:)
Take Care
Roberta
FYI there are six of us in my family who have had this surgery. I'm the only one who liked it so much I had it twice. :-)
All six of us have said it's the easiest surgery we've had.
All but one of us had previous surgeries to compare them to.
One sister had post-surgical vomiting from the anesthetic. All six of us had cramps and tingling because of parathyroid issues after surgery. It got so routine that we just started bringing each other Viactive chews (Calcium) after surgery.
I hope that your surgery goes as smoothly as ours!
All six of us have said it's the easiest surgery we've had.
All but one of us had previous surgeries to compare them to.
One sister had post-surgical vomiting from the anesthetic. All six of us had cramps and tingling because of parathyroid issues after surgery. It got so routine that we just started bringing each other Viactive chews (Calcium) after surgery.
I hope that your surgery goes as smoothly as ours!
Hi Jenipeni,
Thank you for that information. I hope that we are like Utah Momma. My neighbor said it was very easy. My girlfriend I think has been trying to get her levels right for 10 years. As you said it all depends on the person. I never know if I don't feel good because of my Thyroid or it is just myself making myself feel bad LOL.
Take care and thank you for the info.
Roberta
Thank you for that information. I hope that we are like Utah Momma. My neighbor said it was very easy. My girlfriend I think has been trying to get her levels right for 10 years. As you said it all depends on the person. I never know if I don't feel good because of my Thyroid or it is just myself making myself feel bad LOL.
Take care and thank you for the info.
Roberta
Thank you Utah Momma for that information. It makes me feel so much better because I am the worst when it comes to pain. I just want it to be over and start feeling good again.
Thank you again
Roberta
Thank you again
Roberta
Hi Kelly,
I am also terrified. I had to be put on Xanax because I was afraid I would give myself a heart attack before I ever got to the surgery LOL. I know everything will be fine. I know what we are thinking now. I really don't want to do surgery. However what we should be thinking is I hope its not cancer. I will say a prayer for you. Where are you from? I am in Arizona lets keep in touch so we can exchange our recovery.
Take Care
Roberta
I am also terrified. I had to be put on Xanax because I was afraid I would give myself a heart attack before I ever got to the surgery LOL. I know everything will be fine. I know what we are thinking now. I really don't want to do surgery. However what we should be thinking is I hope its not cancer. I will say a prayer for you. Where are you from? I am in Arizona lets keep in touch so we can exchange our recovery.
Take Care
Roberta
Hi Roberta and Kelly,
I had a Total Thyroidectomy Nov 30 '06. It is now six weeks since surgery and I feel good except I don't have the same stamina as before - I go all pale, need to sit down and feel foggy in the head if I over do it.
Recovery times are individual. A lot will depend on if you are have a hemi (partial) or total thyroidectomy. The recovery after a hemi may be much quicker if your remaining gland is functioning and you don't require hormone replacement.
If you have to have hormone replacement after a hemi it can still take a long time to get levels stabilised and feel good because the remaining gland can stop and start producing hormone sporadically.
Getting levels right when taking the medication can take a long time anyway because it takes 4-6 weeks for blood levels to stabilise after each dose adjustment.
Also your present level of health and other existing conditions will come into play for recovery.
utahmomma and others like her who experience a quick recovery are very lucky - I'm jealous! The doctors will likely tell you that about a week's recovery is normal with no complications.
****There are so many variables so don't have set expectations and don't expect too much of yourself afterwards. I was told it'd be between 1-3 weeks and was soooo disappointed that it has not been the case.
I wish you both all the best - you are right waiting is the worst part, keep yourselves occupied! And keep us all updated too!!!
Jenipeni
I had a Total Thyroidectomy Nov 30 '06. It is now six weeks since surgery and I feel good except I don't have the same stamina as before - I go all pale, need to sit down and feel foggy in the head if I over do it.
Recovery times are individual. A lot will depend on if you are have a hemi (partial) or total thyroidectomy. The recovery after a hemi may be much quicker if your remaining gland is functioning and you don't require hormone replacement.
If you have to have hormone replacement after a hemi it can still take a long time to get levels stabilised and feel good because the remaining gland can stop and start producing hormone sporadically.
Getting levels right when taking the medication can take a long time anyway because it takes 4-6 weeks for blood levels to stabilise after each dose adjustment.
Also your present level of health and other existing conditions will come into play for recovery.
utahmomma and others like her who experience a quick recovery are very lucky - I'm jealous! The doctors will likely tell you that about a week's recovery is normal with no complications.
****There are so many variables so don't have set expectations and don't expect too much of yourself afterwards. I was told it'd be between 1-3 weeks and was soooo disappointed that it has not been the case.
I wish you both all the best - you are right waiting is the worst part, keep yourselves occupied! And keep us all updated too!!!
Jenipeni
Hello both of you.
Best of everything on your surgeries!!
I've had the same surgery - twice. Of all the surgeries I've had it was the least painful and had the quickest recovery time. Both times I was off work for about 4 days (including the weekend).
Get plenty of rest, drink tons of fluids, and watch for any signs of tingling or cramping. If you get those contact the hospital staff (or your doctor's office if you have been discharged) ASAP - often the parathyroids will act up after thyroid surgery and they will cause a drop in your blood calcium levels. Many of us take calcium supplements every day since our surgeries (along with that wonderful little thyroid replacement pill).
Keep us posted and hang in there - it's not fun but certainly not the worst surgery.
Best of everything on your surgeries!!
I've had the same surgery - twice. Of all the surgeries I've had it was the least painful and had the quickest recovery time. Both times I was off work for about 4 days (including the weekend).
Get plenty of rest, drink tons of fluids, and watch for any signs of tingling or cramping. If you get those contact the hospital staff (or your doctor's office if you have been discharged) ASAP - often the parathyroids will act up after thyroid surgery and they will cause a drop in your blood calcium levels. Many of us take calcium supplements every day since our surgeries (along with that wonderful little thyroid replacement pill).
Keep us posted and hang in there - it's not fun but certainly not the worst surgery.
Hello,
I am also going into surgery next week Jan 18th just two days after you! I wish you the best. I am scared beyond belief, ready to get this all over with! I am having my right lobe removed for large 3.0 cm nodule I have one of my left they are leaving for now unless its cancer then out the whole thing comes :) I wish you good results. Please keep posted on how everything goes. This waiting is the worst:(
Any questions ask away!! Take care
Kelly
I am also going into surgery next week Jan 18th just two days after you! I wish you the best. I am scared beyond belief, ready to get this all over with! I am having my right lobe removed for large 3.0 cm nodule I have one of my left they are leaving for now unless its cancer then out the whole thing comes :) I wish you good results. Please keep posted on how everything goes. This waiting is the worst:(
Any questions ask away!! Take care
Kelly
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