I need to talk to someone that has gone through this, please!
2006-12-20 06:22:34 · 7 answers · asked by Montecar3 3 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
I had mine taken out in September. I had a multinodular goiter that wouldn't stop growing. My endocrinologist was also worried because of my age (diagnosed, if you will, at 19, 22 now) The surgery itself wasn't bad but they had to remove one parathyroid. There was a problem with my calcium levels afterward. I should have left the hospital the morning after the surgery but they held me until the next day. There was some pain but I was eating solid foods less than 24 hours later and moving my neck normally after a few days. Make sure you have a surgeon that knows what s/he is doing. There are nerves that run to the vocal chords that are right behind the thyroid and are very easily damaged. It's rare that it is hit but there is a possibility that it could permanently damage your voice. Overall, a very safe surgery.
2006-12-20 08:47:48 · answer #1 · answered by sneakiecat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a total thyroidectomy in 1997 from a papillary tumor. They removed it and I was started on Synthroid and will be on it the rest of my life. Luckily, I did not have to have chemo or radiation as the tumor was contained to my thyroid. Just have to see an Endocrinologist every six months to a year to keep an eye on things.
If you are having this done, try not to worry. The biggest setback from my surgery was a sore neck and I lost my voice for a while due to them scraping my vocal cords in the process, but I got it back. My scar is barely visible now and you can't even see it unless you are looking for it.
Good luck to you!
2006-12-20 08:55:46 · answer #2 · answered by GeminiGirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had my left side removed about 8 years ago. I had nodules in it that were growing and they didn't know after the biopsy if it was cancerous or not. They told me no cancer after the surgery, then a second lab looked at it and they found a papillary cancer cell. My doctor said, no worries it was so tiny that my own body might have taken care of it if it had been left. I required no treatment, just thyroid medication. This year, Nodules started to grow in the right side. So they went in and removed it in April. No cancer this time at all. I was relieved. They say it's a better kind of cancer to have because it's so treatable. I found when I went through this that lots of people have gone through it and very successfully. My doctor told me that most nodules aren't cancerous. When your thyroid is gone, they put you on Thyroid medication and you just take a pill everyday for the rest of your life. You feel fine. Surgery is in one day and out the next and some people go home the same day now. Best of luck to you. Trust me, it will be fine and you'll recover quickly.
2006-12-20 06:38:02 · answer #3 · answered by Night Wind 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try checking a thyroid forum. I'm hypothyroid, but I haven't gone through thyroid removal, but I have met many who have on various message boards. Try searching through yahoo groups under thyroid and you should find a group with the info you are looking for. There's also a huge thyroid forum on www.about.com Below is a good thyroid link.
2006-12-20 06:26:10 · answer #4 · answered by DNA 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my mother and my friends. Both take a little tablet every day and are fine.
2006-12-20 06:25:19 · answer #5 · answered by Northville 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Had one in 1980. Email me......
2006-12-20 09:23:23 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I have. What is your question?
2006-12-20 08:18:15 · answer #7 · answered by km41 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋