Deb,

Had my thyroidectomy a little over a week ago, and am noticing a real
improvement in the symptoms that have been bothering me - fatigue is
easing off, fingers warming up, dark circles under my eyes are going.
I've been sick and sidelined from my own life for three years - this
is the first hope I've had in a long time.

So my question seems trivial in comparison - but I couldn't swallow
right for the first few days - dumped a lot of crap down my lungs
which caused a hard time breathing. Couldn't cough or bring stuff up
well. A week later, my throat is still sore, still bringing up a
lot of phlegm and my voice is still pretty scratchy. Did you have
any of these problems? How long did it take you to recover? Also
have a pain on the right side, above the incision, that seems to be
getting worse instead of better, and feel a little shortness of
breath.

I will see my surgeon on Thursday and find out then what she thinks.
Just curious about your experience.

frankie

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