Surgery set for me

[Lightsmsb]

Hello all, I am a 38 y/o male that is about to be going under the knife next week for a possible TT for a "suspecious" Papilliary cancer it's approx 1.1 cm on the left side.  My labs were all normal.  What should I expect starting when I wake up after the surgery?  I have not been started on anything at all.  Really nervous about all this happening to me.  It was an accidental finding. Lucky me!!!  I see my surgeon on Monday 1/8/06 for the preop and then the surgery is 1/11/06.  How long does folks with uncomplicated Thyroid surgeries usually stay in the Hospital? What will happen post op?  Just want to hear it from surviviors of this instead of the Doctor.  Thanks for the support!  Scott

[Majistar]

Young lady you will be fine....I was also in self denial for awhile but you know I got through it and I know several other people from around here that are doing great....they say when you get this type of cancer (not that any cancer is good) but when it capsulizes in on area that means it didn't spread to any other places...trust me your doctor wants you to live a long healthy life and grow old...we are indeed scared when they tell us "you" have cancer...but Trust me and Trust G-d and MOST ASSURED TRUST THIS DOCTOR!!!!! They are tools from G-d and I promise you that you will get better and if you ever need to talk holler away because I am here for you!! G-d Bless you and love to you all!!

[JoBa]

I am in the same boat you are, only not quite as far along.  I just got my biopsy results yesterday and they too are "suspicious for papillary" carcinoma.  It is not uncommon in men, although I am female, so you are definitely not alone.  I was absolutely crazed last night, but my Dr. prescribed Xanax and today I fell pretty good (Better living through chemistry.)  Of course, information provided on this forum has helped the most. I found all of these responses to your extremely helpful since I have so many of the same questions.  I cannot reiterate how helpful to me this group has been in the past couple of days.  Thanks to all.

[Majistar]

I just had my thryoid removed and am doing ok...you have to remeber this was the 2nd incision to my neck in less than 7 days.....I know my synthroid is not high enough because I am low and depressed but in good spirits...VERY TIRED and sore but you know when your doctor tells you not to ignore a problem go with his feelings...he does know what she/he is talking about...considering the presurgery nurse told me not to have the operation that she has a nodule and it is fine...but I went with my heart and the surgerons advice...and in the long run I had made the right decision!! G-d bless you all and its about life and health!!! Love you all!~

[malawi]

You certainly have had a rough go of it the last couple of years but im glad that they discovered the cancer.You definitely sound like a strong person and your cancer is very small at .4cm so you should do very well indeed.I had surgery for follicular thyroid cancer last december(2.6cm)and i recovered quickly like most people on this board.The hardest part is getting your right dosage of synthroid which can take up to several months.I will be sending some positive vibes your way for monday.Any kind of surgery can be scary but it sounds like you are in good hands so try not to worry so much!
Good Luck
Roman

[Majistar]

Hello all my name is Kristen and I am a 41 year old female.  I've been battling problems with my throat for over 4 years now...I had my parotid gland removed by way of superficial surgery.  Then I had abcessed the size of a golf ball in my right side jaw.  He then took my tonsils out and that still didn't help.  I was always swollen in the right side of my neck so he performed an exploritory on my right side and nothing came up.  Then he repeated it again.  I was sent to a specialist and they did what is called a salivia scope and that cleaned out my submandibular and other saliva glands.  During a routine MRI that is when they found the nodle on my left side of my thryoid.  I had a ultra sound and and a nuclear uptake. Then was schelduled for a biopsy of the left lobe.  It came back beign.  It was a calcium growth measuring 1 x .09.  They reports said it was appearing follicular epithelial cells with some nuclear overlap and mild anisoncleosis, consistent with orgir from an adenomatoid nodule.   NO MALIGNANT CELLS SEEN.   I asked him to remove the growth and he did.  THANK G-d he did because I now have cancer and the growth is .4cm.  I had faith in my doctor and for this I am thankful for him.  My father had lost his voice at an early age in fact he was 36 and is now 73 and doing great. I under go a complete throidectomy this coming monday 23 July 07. Am I afraid??? yeah who wouldn't be when you where just told you have cancer....but I have extreme faith in my doctor because he believed in me enough to perform the surgery I wanted.  Even tho all my blood tests where normal and the other doctors said leave it alone it is "just" a nodule!  

[Lightsmsb]

Hello, had my preop today.  All is st for the surgery on Thursday.  Question, what is the usual time frame for haveing RAI after surgery?  Also, will I get meds after my surgery?  I forgot to ask the Doc today and wanted to know from you all how long you all got this?  THanks for all your support!
Scott