I'm having my right side removed and NO I don't think it's stupid not to take all of it. The Thyroid is very important to our bodies and even if we have half left that's way better then none.
If my right Thyroid is positive for cancer I also need another surgery but at least they can go in the same place they took the other one out so there will only be 1 scar.
I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU THAT HAVE ANSWERD MY E-MAIL IT HAS HELPED ME A LOT. MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
Are you having your whole T removed or just half? I am having the surgery on Mon the 10th due to suspicious cells as well but have told the doc to just remove half unless the frozen section during surgery says positive for cancer. If they can't call it during surgery and it comes back positive from the pathologist 2 days later I will be back in for a second surgery. Am I crazy? At least they won't remove the whole thing and have it come back as benign. At least I hope not.
I had my surgery last wednesday and I had a voice right away, it was raspy and would get tired but I had a voice. Mine still gets tired and cuts out sometimes but mine is practially back to normal.
Hope everything goes well for you, prayer changes things I believe that 100% and you will be in mine.
Dana
My husband had his rt thyroid and a kiwi size nodule (under his sternum) removed on Friday. He does not have a voice and what voice he can muster up is very little. He says it's a strain for him to talk. He says its not sore, so we don't think it's from the breathing tube. We know his doctor had to move his vocal cord around to get the nodule out. They also said it was stimulated, so he is hoping it's only a going to last a while longer. His surgery lasted 4 hours, which is uncommon, but the nodule was in a peculiar spot. Luckily the thorasic surgeon did not have to "crack" his chest to get it out. That was an option on the books that day.
Anyway, I hope it goes well for you.
I just had my surgery recently(a couple of days ago). I was able to talk right away but it was hoarse due to vomiting so much. I didn't have vocal nerve damage just starined my vocal cords by vomiting too much. Its a rare complication to lose your voice that long. I only had very hoarse voice for couple of days now it coming back to normal. I am used to loosing my voice for a long period due to my gastroparesis(vomiting too much due to my weak stomach muscles) it can put a strain on my vocal cords when it flares up. Good luck on your upcoming surgery!
I think everyone is different. I spoke right away after my surgery. I was a little raspy, but I think that had to do with the tube in my throat after surgery. My voice in normal now. I do have some difficulty raising it to a louder tone, but other than that, it is fine. Good luck,
Tomorrow will be two weeks since I had my surgery. My voice is fine and has been for most of my recovery period. For the first two or three days I had a very weak voice, but that healed and I speak in my normal voice now. I've heard that losing your voice for that long is a rare complication of the surgery.
Good luck to you!
Laura