I had my dh with me for a couple of days after my
surgeries. We have 2 girls so I needed help with
them. I was only in overnight and went home the day
after surgery. I was limited with what I could do.
My surgein put it to me this way when it came to
physical activity: do only what I can tolerate.

For me since I exercise all I did was walk at a normal
pace for a week.

I have not used mederma but am fine with the scar I
have. Within 2 weeks I was almost back to normal.

Dawn

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

> Hi Dottie,
>
> I was looking up info on mederma, and wondering when
> you started using it on
> the scar. I've heard from others that you have to
> keep the area as sterile
> as possible for a couple weeks. Does that mean that
> you started using
> mederma after that? The doctors have told me I only
> have to stay at the
> hospital one night just in case there's bleeding,
> but after that I will be
> going home... Do you feel like it's important to
> have other people around
> once you're at home, or can you pretty much take
> care of yourself after
> leaving the hospital?
>
> Thanks again!
> - Lily
>
> On 9/8/06, Dottie H <dottie_123@...> wrote:
> >
> > I had gotten a lot of advice to not have surgery
> also, but I had no
> > choice,
> > I could no longer swallow solid foods. I did not
> have cancer. I had
> > Hashimotos and the surgery took all the scary
> symptoms away.
> >
> > As for going back to work on Monday, I kinda doubt
> that you will be able
> > to.
> > I had my surgery on Friday and I was only supposed
> to stay in the hospital
> >
> > overnight but they bruised my parathyroids when
> they took mine out
> > (remember
> > I had to have it all out and actually my doc said
> when they do a really
> > good
> > job and get it all, they sometimes bruise your
> parathyroid) so my calcium
> > levels dropped and as I live over an hour away
> from the hospital they kept
> >
> > me until Monday to monitor. My calcium went up as
> my parathyroids healed
> > and I have had no more problems. The three days in
> the hospital were so
> > boring because I actually felt better than I had
> in months. I think this
> > was due to breathing better and getting more
> oxygen in my body. I really
> > waited too long to have surgery as I dreaded it so
> bad. Looking back, I
> > was
> > silly because it really was not bad at all.
> >
> > I was never sore and the only problem I had with
> the incision was
> > incredible
> > itching while it was healing. I used mederma on
> the scar and it is not bad
> >
> > at all.
> >
> > Again, best of luck to you.
> >
> > >From: Dawn Dingeldein <spiritsk@...
> <spiritsk%40yahoo.com>>
> >
> > >Reply-To:
>
ThyroidDisease2@yahoogroups.com<ThyroidDisease2%40yahoogroups.com>
> > >To: ThyroidDisease2@yahoogroups.com
> <ThyroidDisease2%40yahoogroups.com>
> > >Subject: Re: [ThyroidDisease] Thyroid Surgery
> > >Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 11:50:57 -0700 (PDT)
> > >
> > >
> > >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@...
> <lilychiu%40gmail.com>> 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@...
> <dottie_123%40hotmail.com>>
> > 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
>
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