Tomorrow is the big day!

[TXMomOfFaith]

I have having my whole thyroid take out tomorrow. I am still nervous but not as bad as I was this time last week. I can't believe it is finally happening. I had my fna on June 19th of this year and three weeks later found out that had a suspicious nodule. So, two months of worrying about this potentially cancerous nodule sitting in my throat, will all be over tomorrow! It will be gone and I couldn't be happier to know that it will gone. I pray, pray, pray that it will not be cancer and I am praying that if it is, than getting the whole thyroid out will be a HUGE step in getting rid of it.  
I am still nervous though folks and need some encouragement. I need to hear how common thyroid surgery is and how people don't die from it! I am so worried about not waking up after surgery. I keep telling myself that people have much more dangerous surgeries everyday and they survive just fine. I pray that this time next week I will be embarassed by how scared I was. I pray that I tell everyone how great I am feeling and how it was so silly for me to soooo scared of a little ol thyroid removal.
Any last tips or advice before I go under the knife?

[TXMomOfFaith]

Just thought of something else. Will having my thyroid removed make it harder or easier to loose weight? I have been hypo for a while now I suspect but have never been on meds for it. I have a really really hard time loosing weight normally. Some other things that plague me are bad skin, thin hair, heart palps, menstral problems, fatigue, brain fog and aches and pain general. Do yall think these will get better or worse once I have my entire thyroid removed?

[Totie]

Mine only took that long because I had a huge goiter by the time they figured out what was wrong with me. I weighed about 80lbs and had a football players neck by the time they figured what was wrong.

[TXMomOfFaith]

I am glad to hear that another larger woman went under and come out ok. I am very obese and I worry about the safety of operating on someone so large. The doctor hasn't said a thing about my weight in reguards to the surgery so I guess it is ok. I have a fat neck so I wonder if that will make it harder?
It took yall 5 hours!!!!???!!!??? Wow! The nurse told me it would take about 2 and 2.5 hours and I was freaking out about that. 5 hours, yikes!  
So I can ask for a sedative when I get there? That would be great! I suppose it doesn't interfere with the anethesia or other vital things?

[Totie]

I did not have a catheter either. I think that is why they tell you no food or liquids after midnight before the surgery. I did not wake up either and it took them 5.5 hrs as well. I do not remember anything except I only got as far as 97 on the counting backwards

You will be just fine.  

[TOLD YOU]

GET YOU A NECK PILLOW....LOL one of those you use while traveling that goes around your neck...it was a life saver for me.  
YOU WILL BE FINE !!   I was the same way  worry worry...=)
I was like the above poster about the counting but I do remember telling them how did I expect a woman of my size to lay on that tiny operating table.  The nurses thought that was SOOOO funny, I was on something strong to make me NOT panic.   I asked for something before they took me down because I was terrified.  My hubby said when they wheeled me away and he said he loved me I held up both arms and gave the thumbs up...LOL.
My neck hurt SO BAD when I woke up and I had a head-ache but my nurse told me if I could have seen the way they had my head I would see why my head and neck hurt.
You will be just fine though, I slept most of the day after surgery then I wanted to call and talk to everyone from the hosp to let them know I WAS ALIVE....LOL.  We will all be here waiting to hear from you.
GOOD LUCK & BIG ((((HUGS))))))
Dana

[jax190]

i never had a catheter in with my surgery   and the chances of waking up are so slim its practically impossible i was under for 5 hours with no problems the aneathatists are well trained and are with you during surgery you will be monitored please try not to think bad thoughts when surgery is over the aneathatists will bring you round and you will go into recovery where you will be watched before you know it you will be home and it will be over