About to have a full thyroid removed due to papillary carcinoma and I have questions.
So recently diagnosed with papillary carcinoma. A week and a half ago I went to my ENT. He is out of Loma Linda University in California. It is one of our better hospitals.. I’m not too concerned about the surgery. I do need to make sure, of course that it hasn’t traveled into my neck or vocal cords. My question is about after and what has led up to this. Over the last year and a half I’ve been on a fitness journey. I’ve lost 90 pounds I put on 15 pounds of muscle. I work out a lot five days a week with two days off. I have a very specific amount of food and macros that I will eat. I take supplements, vitamins, creatine whey powder. my concern is afterwards and my metabolism and my testosterone levels. They have assigned me to a endocrinologist that seems far too busy to even get me in. They put me for a virtual meeting sometime mid August. This was after I tried to make an appointment six times to see the guy . I want to know if it is possible after a thyroidectomy. to find a good endocrinologist that will be able to get my hormones in a balance that will let me continue to lose weight grow muscle which believe it or not can be done at 58 years old. Has anybody else in the group dealt with this? My typical workout regime is heavy weights. And some zone two cardio. And I’m just concerned that I am going to lose momentum or energy.. believe it or not that is the worst of my fears. Thanks for listening and any insight you can give me would be great.