By Friday morning I got up at 7:15 a.m. and stood in line in 32 degree weather for some Goose Island Bourbon County, went to lunch and ate a cheeseburger. After the shot of midazolam, I was willing to put the gown back on along with the anti-clotting boots. Your thyroid gland is shaped like a butterfly. On Thursday night my mom made a very basic Thanksgiving dinner and I was able to eat all of it with no problems whatsoever. Although, I have a lot of support from my family and friends, I am struggling with inexplicable sadness. It will go away. Now I am two months post thyroidectomy (and 1.5 weeks pre-RAI) and I am experiencing throbbing, stabbing (on and off for the past few hours) ear pain in my right ear. I have been constantly monitoring my weight and diet, and have been able to keep it in check till now. Health care providers perform thyroidectomy to treat thyroid disorders. The cancer had spread to my vocal cords and had to be scratched off them and some other nerves. Wednesday and Thursday I continued to improve. I was also finally getting the follow-ups setup so they could deal with my loss of hearing (Stapendectomy) so I managed to get an appointment with the ENT Clinic. One local and one about 50 miles away at a major teaching hospital. I underwent a thyroidectomy and extensive bilateral neck dissection two years ago. They say it looks bigger than it is because its inflamed from surgery and RAI it is 2x1x1 CM in both beds, cancer was only on right. The Annual International Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Conference and Regional Workshops, Front neck numbness post Total Thyroidectomy (TT). On my own, I wonder about muscle weakness after that surgery. Call our office at 410-328-6187. I have heard some things from Dr's here I question a little bit (As I told some people before no low iodine diet was ever recommended etc although I did a 5 day extreme low one so . ). I woke up with full back and neck in spasm do to previous athletic neck and back injuries. I told them I had good insurance and that I'd take care of the bill after surgery (which is the arrangement I had with every other service provider for my thyroid cancer). So, I was really getting insistent that he go home. Ask for prayers. 3 weeks post TT Had a visit to ENT clinic at Madigan and then I did my pre-op for left ear surgery. Within half an hour I was being wheeled to the elevator to head down to the first floor. PDF Thyroidectomy/ Parathyroidectomy Post-Operative Instructions This hospital uses fentanyl and midazolam post-op. Next for me is probably clinical trials for this lung stuff + more lymph node removal down the line since those are growing back, but for 95% of you that's not something you'll be having to deal with:) But basically my point in all this is that it doesn't have to be as scary as it's sometimes made out to be. He has a burning sensation on his upper chest, shoulder,neck, behind his ear, with sharp pains. Even one of the nurses asked if I'd had the midazolam yet and the anesthesiologist said, yes. In general, thyroid surgery is well tolerated and the vast majority of patients will have a smooth recovery. My mind doesn't wander as much as it did a week ago, and I have a really great appreciation for everyone that cared for me, checked in on me, and helped me in any way through this. Crepey skin on neck after thyroidectomy: Will it go away on it's own? I put them on the table so the doctor could see them and very soon after saying hello, I said, these are my questions. Tender neck : After surgery, it is natural for a patient to minimize . Hi to give you a little history, in Feb 2014 I found a nodule on my right side of my thyroid byopsies and scans done I was told it was fine nothing to worry about 1 month later I get a pain on my right side scan done I have a nodule on my right overy the advice given at the time wad to remove the right overy but it was my choice as to whether or not I would opt for both to be removed this was a tough choice as a radical meopause was to follow I was 48 at the time however this is where things get very interesting on the Tuesday before my overy removal I ruptured a ligament in my left ankle this was in June op put off until cast off and I was walking around log story short did op in late August and nodule was gone I was delighted and very relieved and thanked god for my lucky escape I'm self employed and I had never been incompassatated before off I went to take control of my life again my ankle never fully recovers I have a cronic pain in I'm neck with tingling down my right arm visited my GP regulary who's best advice was to have an anti depressent which I refused went to a chiropractor as a last resort she was excellent she saved my soul on the spot she told my I needed an mri and an appointment with a nurosurgen immediately 2 weeks later I meet my nourosurgen and I have a very serious condition since I had rip tured my ligament I had also injured my c5 c6 cervical spine and needed to be operated on straight away but my nourosurgen wanted to know who was looking after my thyroid no one was as they had said it was nothing to worry about saw another surguen mor scans mor byopsies the long and the short of it was I had neck surgery in june 2015 right thyroidectomy September 2015 I had micto papillary carcinoma because it was micro no treatment was deemed necessary I had put on alot of weight and thankfully I started to loose it fast forward six months to frebruary and my husband say that lump is growing again I hadn't even noticed myself more scans more byopsies more doctors I have a new nodule in my left side byopsie was incunclusive Doctor wanted to do surgery in may I refused he suggested July I refused again I couldn't face another Summer like the last 2 surgery done on the first of September no results yet as I'm not seeing my surguen until 5th of October I'm hoping this is a good sign so I had 3 ops in less then a year in the same neck area I'm in alot of pain that's from my disc fusion my thyroid area is just very tender I'm taking eltroxin 75mg calcichew and magnesium daily nows the thing I eat very healthy I'm still putting on weight I have very little energy I can cook a good dinner but that is about all I have no interest in work or am I even thinking of going back I have developed a pain in my back teeth very annoying I have a pain in my tight hip (where it all started) and now I'm afraid I may have another nodule on my overy I'm afraid to visit my GP my question is this they are fairly sure these nodules are estrogen fueled but they won't do anything to supress it and this has me worried are they going to do more treatment I don't know I think I would prefer if they did because knowing my luck I will get another nodule on the remaining tissue anyone have any ideas Once I heard that I was really happy. his right arm had a deep muscle hurt, like a toothache. However, since my surgery, I've been hit with insomnia. My body scan was interesting. On May 17th I went to Bangor clinic for a update with my primary care provider and we discussed things like my recovery plan and basically made sure that they had a full picture of my current health. The first time I did it at 75mCi and the second time at 200mCi (lung nodules don't seem to uptake which is annoying, so we tried to hit them with a bunch). The biopsy of the left thyroid nodule was rated as Bethesda category IV (follicular neoplasm), and the lymph node was consistent with metastatic papillary thyroid cancer. Care and Management of Voice Change in Thyroid Surgery: Korean Society of Laryngology, Phoniatrics and Logopedics Clinical Practice Guideline. So many people just blindly trust anyone with an 'MD' in their title, but call people you know who have gone through it, meet with multiple different doctors, make sure your surgeon does hundreds of these a year. Horners syndrome was described in 1853 by French physiologist Claude Bernard and then by the Swiss ophthalmologist Johann Horner in 1869. The usefulness of rehabilitation (i.e., a stretching exercise) for reducing these symptoms after surgery has never been studie Mid summer I saw and felt a lump on the right side of my neck. This was an amazing surgery within seconds of becoming conscious I noticed how loud everything was. 2 Mar 2011 1 year from being told I have cancer. I would characterize what I went through as "mild discomfort." Before my thyroidectomy I experienced ear pain on and off, where it felt like a sharp, stabbing pain around my left ear. So, that worked out OK. So the procedure was to do partial thyroidectomy, and biopsy during surgery, then removed rest if cancerous. Your thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland located in the front of your neck. The muscles in my neck aren't exactly . At the end of the first week, the NPDS scores (mean [SD] = 8.82 [12.23] vs. 30.28 [12.09]), neck sensitivity scores (median [IR] = 0 [.75] vs. 2.00 [4.0]) and pain levels with neck movements (median [IR] = 0 [2.0] vs. 3.5 [5.75]) of the stretching exercise group were significantly lower than those of the control group. We watched tv and I prepared to watch the Monday Night Football game (pretty much normal for me). Family has been very patient with my mood swings, thank God! While doing the setup for the Stapendectomy preparation Dr H. noticed I had a lump in my throat and sent me in for further testing. I apologize in advance for the extreme detail in this that may bore some of you, but since I had no idea what I was facing, different people's detailed accounts really helped me prepare for minor things I may not have thought of. On the 30th I had Fasting Labs for the blood work the nutritionist wanted. My blood pressure which normally is very normal (120 to 125 / 80 to 90) was spiking at that point at 160 over 105 and I know it was just anxiety and ativan would have helped. It was pretty awful. 28 April started my normal visits to mental health. Thyroid function labs were all within normal range. Im a pinch over 2 years post thyroidectomy for what turned out to be a couple small areas of PTC. Korean Society of Laryngology, Phoniatrics and Logopedics Guideline Task Force; Ryu CH, Lee SJ, Cho JG, Choi IJ, Choi YS, Hong YT, Jung SY, Kim JW, Lee DY, Lee DK, Lee G, Lee SJ, Lee YC, Lee YS, Nam IC, Park KN, Park YM, Sung ES, Son HY, Seo IH, Lee BJ, Lim JY. I was also immediately able to have near full use of my voice, which told me that my larangeal nerves were ok - big relief.