I was sore after the surgery. I had trouble getting
up from a laying position because you do use alot one
muscles in your neck when you do try to get up. I
only had an overnight stay in the hospital and went
home the next day. I took prescription painkillers
for a few days. As for getting back to normal it took
me about a week or a little over that. Looking up and
things like that was a minor and I just adjusted to
how I did things. I have a child that is 9 yrs old so
she did get to help me some.

Your doctor may not let you go back to work so soon.
I stay at home and I babysit for other families. I
watched a 2 yr old 3 days after each surgery. I did
adjust how I did things but it worked. I had to wait
2 weeks to do such things as sing and play music. I
play handbells and sing in a choir so I had to take a
break from that. But now I am good as new. One thing
I experience is that when it is chilly at night my
neck will get stiff, like you have a charlie horse,
but once I move my neck I am fine.

Like I said I have learned to live with it. But since
my thyroid does not work I have to take a thyroid
hormone.

One thing I found out when I was told I had ancer was
that my surgeon said it is common to find cancer
during surgery and that if you are to get cancer,
thryoid cancer is the best one to get since it is
usually slow moving.

I was told by a friend I should not have surgery but I
did my research and followed my heart. I felt surgery
was best for me and good thing I did.

Keep us informed on your decision and how you are
doing. I know it is not easy and we have dealt with
this een with 2 girls in our home.

Dawn
--- Lily Chiu <lilychiu@...> wrote:

> Thanks Dawn and Dottie for your responses. How did
> you feel after the
> surgery? I'd like to know what to expect...if
> that's possible. I've been
> told that I only need to stay in the hospital one
> night. Does that mean
> that I will be able to function pretty well after
> that? I had been planning
> on scheduling my surgery for a Thursday or Friday,
> and then going back to
> work on Monday. Is that a reasonable expectation?
>
> The doctor makes it seem like it's no big deal...but
> then I've read stories
> that are really scary. On a different board,
> everybody is telling me not to
> even do the surgery.... but I would feel pretty
> stupid if I actually had
> cancer and chose to ignore it. . . at the same time,
> I feel really
> conflicted about the idea of getting half of my
> thyroid removed just to find
> out it's benign. The nodule itself is not bothering
> me at all...
>
>
> On 9/7/06, Dottie H <dottie_123@...> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I had my thyroid removed in May and the scar is
> just a thin, white line
> > now.
> > Most people say they don't notice it, unless I
> point it out. My surgery
> > was the easiest surgery I have ever had. I did not
> even have to take pain
> > pills after. The only complication I had was that
> my calcium dropped and I
> >
> > had to take some prescription vitamin d and
> calcium for a while, but that
> > rectified itself a couple of weeks after surgery.
> By the time I finally
> > got
> > mine out (1 1/2 c), my swallowing had become so
> difficult that I did not
> > care about the scar. I was just ready to be able
> to eat and breathe
> > normally.
> >
> > Best of luck to you!!!
> >
> > >From: "lilyvc" <lilyvc@...
> <lilyvc%40yahoo.com>>
> > >Reply-To:
>
ThyroidDisease2@yahoogroups.com<ThyroidDisease2%40yahoogroups.com>
> > >To: ThyroidDisease2@yahoogroups.com
> <ThyroidDisease2%40yahoogroups.com>
> > >Subject: [ThyroidDisease] Thyroid Surgery
> > >Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2006 15:48:29 -0000
> >
> > >
> > >Hi, I'm new to this group because I was diagnosed
> with a 1cm thyroid
> > >nodule about a month ago. I had an ultrasound,
> TSH (.03), and FreeT4
> > >(19) tests done. I then had a fine-needle
> aspiration biopsy, which
> > >showed follicular neoplasm. My doctor is now
> recommending that I
> > >remove the left lobe of my thyroid. I'm 26 years
> old. I'm feeling
> > >very nervous and unprepared for surgery, I'm
> seeking a second opinion
> > >to see if there are any alternatives to surgery.
> Can people talk
> > >about their own experience with a lobectomy or
> thyroidectomy though?
> > >I'm really worried about the scarring. I know
> they find a skin
> > >crease, but given my age, I don't have a lot of
> creasing that would
> > >hide a scar... does the incision have to be in
> the middle of your
> > >neck, or can it be off to one side? I'd really
> appreciate your
> > >thoughts!
> > >
> > >- Lily
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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> removed]
>
>


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