Post op questions to surgeon

[patientm46]

will visit with surgeon one week after thyroidectomy and neck dissection......feeling quite well taking synthroid and tums......neck stiffness is decreasing and range of motion is coming back....left arm a bit weak especially after standing or walking for long period of time...area around scar and cheek is 90% numb......appetite is back, voice not yet ready for karaoke but on its way....etc

anyway my question is more about the findings......pre op biopsy revealed a cancerous node on thyroid and cancerous lymph node requiring surgery......a pet ct scan pre op came back negative.....what should i ask the surgeon about the pathology? what questions would you ask? about the type of thyroid cancer? is the number of lymph nodes extracted and analyzed a question that i should ask? what else?
Thank you very much  

[blsdnsvd]

Being that the thyroid was removed and the reason being was because of cancer. My first question would be...is it all removed and what if any are the chances of recurrence?? AS Manmom mentioned, it's always important to keep copies of all medical records and ask questions pertaining to the results of the pathology.

God Bless......

[MANmom]

I would ask for copies of all reports.  I find that any questions I have can sometimes be answered with some research, and if you have the report in hand it makes research easier.