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Surgery Recovery??? Will I be able to care for kids?
by Mystee73, Jul 09, 2008 09:02PM
Those of you with kids, how hard was taking care of then post surgery? I have a 2 y.o and 4 y.o and will have a 2 day min. hospital stay, but wonder how much help I'll need/want with them for how long when I get home. Husband is in the Army and trying to do as much planning in advance as I can. Just thankful he's home right now and not out of the country. I haven't even had my appointment with my surgeon yet, sure I'll have ALOT more questions as I really get into this process. Thanks
Member Comments (5)
by MJ62, Jul 09, 2008 09:29PM
You may want some help because you will be tired for awhile and your voice will not work as well. With little ones you will be running a lot. If you can have some backup for awhile I would recommend it.
by TXMomOfFaith, Jul 10, 2008 12:07AM
I am also interested in this. I will be having surgery to remove a nodule that the fna said was undetermined if it was benign or malignant. I also have two children and wonder how many days I will out and not able to care for them.
by fibromama, Jul 10, 2008 01:53AM
I had my R side thyroid removed because of a huge benign nodule and had the help of my mother to watch my kids. I would suggest for at least two days after getting some help with the kids,,especially having younger ones that are so demanding. I hope all works out with you both who are getting the surgery. Let us know the outcome :)
by shannon828, Jul 10, 2008 12:43PM
I was fine after a few days, but my daughter is in daycare two days a week, so that worked out well. I had a REALLY bad day after my incision got infected and I was put on antibiotics, but that is not a normal occurrence. Had I not had that little setback I would have been fine to watch my 20 month old on my own within a few days.
by pep88, Jul 10, 2008 12:59PM
I was pretty good within a couple of days after coming home. My mom was there to help with my then 5 yo which was much appreciated. I did finally tell her to go home on the third day. I didn't start replacement meds directly afterwards. It was a couple of days b4 I started, so a bit of brain fog was an issue. If you drive a lot, I'd have someone do that for you for about a week. My Cytomel replacement was too low and I had a hard time driving until they upped it. But also to consider, I only have one child and a very "managable" one at that. I'm not sure how able I'd have been if I had multiple kids to look after.
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