You will be just fine. Take it easy afterwards, and remember it will take a while to get the correct dosage as far as medication goes, but be patient, your body will get back to normal. You will however have to get your TSH checked once a year after the correct dosage is found for you. Just relax, and you know what, once you are out (I got as far as 97 counting backwards from a 100 before surgery), you will remember nothing about it anyway, when you wake up it will all be over with....
You will WAKE UP, you still have BILLS to pay.......Just kidding, you will do just fine.....
Good luck.....best wishes...
i had my thyroid out two years ago and i woke up feeling great (could have been the anasthetic) the biggest problem i had was when i wanted to sit up you dont realise how hard that is with no neck muscles but it was only the following day then it was ok. the worst thing about it was the two drains one each side to drain blood. but on the whole i felt better than i had for a long time and i wouldn't change doing it for anything you will be fine and relieved and you know for sure if there was anything wrong so there will be no more worrying or wondering just looking forward to feeling better best of luck tomorrow get a good night sleep and dont worry you will be fine
jackie
Hello!! My grandfather which is now 82yrs young had his thyroid removed 30yrs ago. He has been fine ever since. In fact he still drives and mows his own grass and fixes everyones car. Sooo your surgery will be a breeze.
We will look forward to your posting when you return to the forum
I just wanted to wish you well, and everything will be allright for you, sushibabe,
peace.
My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Best of luck, sweetie! You will be just fine :)
Is there a risk to waking up during the surgery? That would be horrible! Also, do they put a catheder in you when you have a TT? How do you come out of it? It really only takes a few secounds to go under? That is fast!
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
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
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.
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?
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.
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?
Wow! 80 pounds! Did you have any symptoms that indicated you had or goiter or at least one that big?
Good luck, you will do fine, and just Know that you will soon be the one that can answer all the questions for someone else who will feel just like you do now and really need your advice.That will be your purpose through all of this and thats the reason you will wake up and get through all thats to come. Prayers are with you.
Honey I am a large woman too and my neck was big..actually smaller with my goiter out...LOL...dont worry about your weight I am sure they deal with people like us all the time.
They never mentioned my weight and I did just fine..=)
With all the prayers you will have going up how could something go wrong..
Dana
Good luck and God bless! We will be keeping the light on...
<<>>Margie
Well I did something I should not have. I watched a TT on you tube! Yikes! It looked horrible. Thankfully it will be done while I am completely out and not knowing what is going on,unlike having a tooth pulled or something. I didn't feel anything when I had my wisdom teeth out BUT I heard everything(gross) and could feel the pressure of how hard the dentist was pulling and such. Being aware made it worse I think. How sure are they that giving you a sedative when you get to the hospital won't interfer with the anathesia and such? If it is totally safe, I am going to ask for a sadative as soon as I get there. I have to wait 4 hours after getting there before the surgery to start and I thats a long time to go stir crazy in. SEDATIVES HERE I COME! hahahahahehehe!
Yes, i had the weight loss even though i constantly ate, rapid heart rate, always on the go, insomnia, headaches and would get hot flashes. My regular PCP at the time treated me for 6 months (in that time never did blood work) for guess what?? give up?? Anxiety...Yep, she just insisted I had personnel issues. The only thing she ever did was change my headache medication when i kept going back because they would not go away. It took a goiter and for me to be diagnosed with hypthyroidism/graves disease. It took another doctor 15 seconds to diagnose me (asked me to stick my hands out in front of me-they would not stop shaking). I was very lucky my regular PCP was out...
I forgot, i gained weight, but i maintained a normal weight level once my dosage was adjusted. Everyone's body is different. I had always maintained a healthy weight.
Look at you!!! It's almost time to get that nasty nodule out!! Shame on you for watching You Tube the day before. ;-)
You will be just fine. Actually, when they wheeled me into the OR, it was so stinkin' cold in there. Between that and my nerves, I had the bed shaking from my body shaking! The nurse went to get me some warm blankets (from an actual warmer!), while the anesthesiologist explained that he was going to put something in my IV that would make me drowsy. The warm blankets came at the same time that the shot went into my IV, and I swear to you......I thought I'd died and gone to heaven!! I was suddenly NOT scared, so relaxed and incredibly warm. I asked the guy if I could take a six pack of whatever he shot in my IV home with me!!!! It was awesome.
Not kidding, I don't remember a thing until I woke up in my room. Not the recovery room, mind you - but my actual room. They told me that they talked to me in recovery - probably doing the "squeeze my finger" and all - but I don't remember it at all.
No catheter here either. As I said before, I didn't have any pain in my incision either. I had to go to the bathroom right away when I woke up, but when I tried to move, I got really nauseated. They put more of that anti-nausea stuff in my IV and I was fine.
As far as weight? I've always struggled with mine too. I put on about 30 pounds in a very short time right before my thyroid problem was detected. I gained around 5 more after I had my TT, because I was so hypo - in preparation for the RAI. They're keeping me hyper for cancer suppression, and I've been able to lose about 12 pounds so far. I'm working on getting the rest off.
Like the other poster said, everyone is different. I was hoping the weight would drop off, but it isn't any easier to lose now than it was before. But it's not any harder either. Hope that all helps!
Good luck tomorrow. I'll be thinking about you, and please post when you feel like it to let us know how you're doing.
Lori
You will do great! It is like anything.. you are saying goodbye to something ... but after it's gone ... so will your worries!!!!
C~
partial 1/07
Best of luck to you tomorrow!!!
I was absolutely terrified before my surgery - not the thyroid removal, the scar, or the potential cancer...but the anesthesia. I was beside myself....so much so that I burst into tears when the nurse asked me if I was nervous. They gave me a sedative before the anesthesia, and it was the best thing ever. I don't remember a thing after that until I woke up in recovery.
I did not have a difficult recovery at all, and I'm so glad I got that poisonous gland out. I hope you feel the same afterward!
Good luck!!!!
Yup, I am more afraid of the anathesia . Seems alot of people are, I wonder why that is.
I wonder if I can get a sedative as soon as I arrive in the morning?