Theres several weeks between now and your surgery and you need to get some rest! This means your thyroid creates too much thyroid hormone. Still have a very foggy brain it seems. Allie, I just had parathyroid surgery to remove a large adenoma, plus a benign thyroid nodule. Energy. My throat was sore but I didnt even need the pain meds. Followed it up with ultrasound every 6 months. If the dose of thyroid hormones are too low, you might experience symptoms such as tiredness, involuntary weight gain, and difficulty focusing. my surgery was this year in Jan. The comments are encouraging me that not everyone finds out its a cancer diagnosis after the partial removal. Herpes spreads by oral, vaginal and anal sex. At what point were you able to workout? Sometimes its mind over matter just get up get out and try to enjoy what you did before. It is not near as bad as it seems. I am currently recovering from a second partial thyroidectomy and wanted to add that a memory foam travel pillow, as in the u-shaped one is a must. im not tired, not crabby, my hair doesnt fall out. Thanks again to everyone who has contributed their stories on this site. The pain is fairly intense for sure. It was very difficult for me because I felt horrible every day due to no energy. Hi, Bern, Good luck with your surgery. Im a very active person, workout 6 days a week and have my own business. I got the impression that if my levels went out of the normal range, my ENT would prescribe meds or I could move on to an endocrinologist. So yes, I would much rather have had one surgery and have been done. I think weight gain is a common worry. Hello, Loving your news from across the globe, although not great to hear you had thyroid surgery, I do hope you are on the mend. No medication needed. I know its a silly thing to worry about but Im only 5ft and weight gain worries me as even small amounts of weight show on me very quickly. How is the weight management going after surgery ? Minimally-invasive is worth looking in to if youre a candidate. The ENT who removed half of my thyroid monitors my thyroid levels. I hope this all goes away, light head aches also nothing I cant handle but still. Now there is a suggestion that I do a CT to see better whats going on. She said that the silicone basically prevents a new scar from popping out. Today, my throat is feeling sore and overall Im feeling more aches coming out of the anesthesia so am taking pain meds. Younger age, history of depression, thyroid hormone suppression (odds ratio 1.48 [confidence interval 1.21-1.82]), and receipt of radioiodine (odds ratio 1.31 [confidence interval 1.10-1.56]) correlated with worse energy. I had a 4 cm nodule on my left lobe for 4 years that stayed the same size from 2012-2017. I am hoping it will all go well and now that I know this, I can make more mindful lifestyle changes. Hi, Molly, I agree with your doctor. If you need to chat just shoot a post. It is right in the crease of my neck. I could do things here or there, but did not have much energy overall. One, I am having difficulty swallowing and its really interfering with my eating. Did I do something wrong? Has anyone had both surgeries at once? Surgery was a breeze. Thought it was the pain meds but havent had to take them for a couple of days so it's not that. Im mostly concerned about weight gain, as I have high blood pressure already. Im so glad everything went well. I have a benign 4 cm nodule. My thyroid levels have remained the same since surgery with no change in weight. I am 3 weeks post-op and the second batch of steri strips are only now falling off. All my TSH levels are in normal range. Im on 3,000mg calcium, hopefully temporary. My voice is hoarse and shaky but thanks to your post and everyones comments, Im happy to know what Im experiencing is normal. Your thyroid gland makes hormones that regulate your metabolism, body temperature, and heart rate. Its itchy. For that reason, they never suggested removal of the right side. Inconclusive biopsy, no other cancer-like symptoms or family history and normal T3-T4. (2) If the small nodule seems stable, Id be inclined to leave that side in. My levels have always been normal, even with the large nodules, so I too feel nervous about taking out an organ that seems to be functioning alright. You may instead be given local anesthesia to numb the area. A hemithyroidectomy is the removal of half of the thyroid gland. Its been almost 5 months since my surgery, and the scar is hardly noticeable. so i had that done 3 days ago. Surgeon giving me the option of a partial or full thyroidectomy says its up to me. For two weeks, I have been dabbing with peroxide and applying Bacitracin. How is it that with all the sophisticated radio tracing equipment that shows something is present, the surgery doesnt show anything. Hi, Orpa, I agree, this site was so valuable to me when I had my hemithyroidectomy. I ended staying overnight at the hospital for observation. I was able to move my neck enough to drive after about 5 days. Bit confused! My neck did feel weird and I didnt drive for 10 days. was it sent to pathology. I was hesitant about the surgery, but I can honestly tell you that it was not bad at all. It turned out to be large and more extensive than he had imagined. No pain whatsoever. I suffer from severe depression. At go time, they injected anesthesia into my IV and rolled me into the operating room. Quick question- did you have yours done by Dr. Clayman? Thank you so much for your post about the partial thyroidectomy. Thank you. Im just glad Im back to work and doing well right now. But they got it all, great news. This site needs JavaScript to work properly. To follow you. I had surgery on a right nodule, which turned out to be benign! I was just starting to have the symptoms you described when I had mine removed. I was anxious but after I was in recovery I knew I should not have been. The thing is, you dont want to wait too long because whatever it is, its not going to get any better. You may bleed more than expected and need a blood transfusion. I was running half marathons right before surgery. In my case, it was home improvement. The surgery took about 2 hours. For those first few weeks I mostly went for walks to keep the blood flowing. Calcium just a bit, runs around 9.9-10.1. I first resembled someone that had been tripped by a washing line or a mug victim(everybody always wanted to know who slit my throat ;) ) - but today its just a thin line - which is not noticeable really until I tell you I had a partial thyroidectomy. has anyone had the experience of planning to do a partial, but winding up with a full thyroidectomy due to findings during the surgery? My PTH has been elevated as well as my Calcium. I would get a second opinion. Amanda! The anxiety is killing me. Patti, what did you decide to do? I would say to get it done. doi: 10.1530/EC-21-0506. I told him to make the decision when he sees what is therehe is the one who went to med school and has done a few hundred of these. Mary, thank you for the response. Has anyone experiences menstrual problems? My levels before were 0.3 and theyre 0.9 as of yesterday. After it was out they found it was malignant on the biopsy so 3 weeks later I had a completion thyroidectomy. If you take medication, youre allowed a sip of water with it. sharing sensitive information, make sure youre on a federal Karla were you as tired as some people are saying after? My surgery was scheduled for 9:30 a.m. which meant a 7:30 a.m. arrival time. I have a 5mm papillary cancer nodule on the right side that has been under Active Surveillance for 6 years, but has now grown. Can anyone help? Thyroid levels are normal. Late 2017 through 2018 I was having a lot of weird symptoms like feeling like I was suffocating while in bed and trouble swallowing and waking up choking on Saliva. I was super anxious all month, but so far, Im ecstatic that its out! We are scheduled to go on vacation to Florida (live in Ohio) June 25th we are flying. I wasnt nervous and dont really care about scars. The scar faded so nicely that Im not even sure I needed it. I will also say that it was a very easy recovery and I would tell anyone not to hesitate. What a great read. My surprise theres no pain..im healing well..hope everythings will work out fine for you guys. Even my ears hurt. I overdid things during the first few days and regretted it! On the table he offered me the option to take the half, do a test there and if it was bad or unsure, that he would take the whole thing. Dont put it off, it was not a problem at all. Ive felt really well for the first 4 weeks post surgery, but now I feel quite wretched. I had my follow up last Friday (11 days after the surgery) and the incision was healed, the biopsy came back 100% benign. Scar is healing nicely too. I knew I would eventually have to have some sort of removal, but am nervous at the timing. the thing is, its possible the second biopsy could also be inconclusive and he agreed with me on that. Surgeon did not want to make a freeze test during surgery to decide if the total should be done the results from those tests are not reliable enough to make a decision of that magnitude. This freaked me out a bit, but I was happy for their caution and thoroughness. My nodule was 5cm only on the right, so I only had that side taken out. Lately Ive really had a rough time, I cold then hot, tired all the time, not sleeping and not to mention the weight gain. She also shares insider tips for visiting major cities worldwide like Hong Kong, London, Paris, and Shanghai that her family has either lived in or visits regularly (or both). then since my left love didnt have cancerous cells i need the right side taken out & that will be on May 17. so just stock up on apple sauce, jello, soups etc. Btw, Im 56, not that much younger! I am extremely tired, even more so since the surgery. Hello, I am on day 6 of recovery from a left thyroid lobectomy. HISTORY The biopsy came back negative but I was advised due to its size that I might want to have it removed because they couldnt guarantee it wouldnt keep growing. Yes your primary care doctor understands your history but you need a specialist. So she had me contact another dr office, which I found was a surgeon. Im so grateful I had it during the winter, Ive been wearing scarves ever since and I love those silicone strips. I had 1/2 my thyroid removed in late September. A list of national and international resources and hotlines to help connect you to needed health and medical services. I had my partial thyroidectomy and my surgeon removed a 9.65cm nodule (tumor). You helped me decide I needed 3 more days off work and I was thankful I did that. The surgeons are supposedly going to do this minimally invasively and say I will go home that same day, and will only need to take a week off of work. God Bless You!~. In general, thyroid surgery is well tolerated and the vast majority of patients will have a smooth recovery. If you can get a second opinion, and if it will help remove any doubts, then yes get it. I tell him Im looking foward to it! Im actually sick from the anemia but have no symptoms from the thyroid issue. The surgery went well, minor discomfort only. He did an inspection and said it was about the size of a lemon. However, I daresay it is not worth postponing this procedure even though it can be scary. Sinai Hospital in New York and my surgeon was excellent! Endocr Connect. She helps readers plan San Diego vacations through her hotel expertise (that stems from living in a Four Seasons hotel) and local connections. I just had a partial thyroidectomy and so far thyroid level is fine no med required. Most were eager to remove my thyroid before the genetic molecular testing results came back. I find it a little odd that your doctor doesnt want to test for again for another year. Give it time each week, continue to keep your mind off the procedure but be aware as you are. Some symptoms that I think i was getting were snoring, waking up from sleep due to shortness of breath?, throat fatigue while speaking a lot, dentist telling me that I may have sleep apnea. I remember a bit of swelling (also my ankles swelled) but that was all gone within a few days. 2. Complete Thyroidectomy Complete thyroid gland is removed, which then leaves the body unable to produce thyroid hormones.