I am 5 week post-op and i still can’t feel this part of my neck and it’s so swollen. I know it can take along time to heal but i am frustrated that not one single thing of getting cancer is ”easy”. I have my follow up doctors appointment tomorrow and i really hope they got all of the tumor out.
I wear silicone tape everyday so i am still not used to see the scar on my neck. It is such a bizarre feeling that i have cancer and have to get surgery again and RAI. I try my best to feel my feelings so i don’t get overwhelmed but it is so hard. Like today i just want to get into bed and cry. I know everything will be okay but some days are harder.
I only have the right side of my thyroid left and i don’t know if it has any function (waiting for a date to remove it). I am 4 weeks post-op and have had my first bloodwork post-op and it showed that i have hyperthyroidism due to my high dosage of levothyroxine. But i don’t have any side effects or feel any different. Have any of you had the same experience? ❤️
Did anyone else experience problems with burping or acid reflux after your operation? Every time i eat i burp for like afterwards and i did not have that problem before.
I (f,27) had the best childhood friend. We have known eachother since we were 2, we went to the same school until we were 15 and were neighbors through out or childhood. We remained in touch now in our 20’s but it fizzled out. Our parents hang out all the time but i don’t think she wants to be my friend anymore. I know that people can grow apart but i am really really sad about our ending friendship and i still wants to be friends.
My scar is new, 4 week post-op, and it is so dry and itchy. Can i put some moisturizer on it?
I have my post-op appointment on the 19th and i will get answers on how big the tumor was and how many lymph nodes had cancer cells in them. But i found out before hand that the biggest lymph node was 49 mm. I am kind of freaked out baceause it feels scary that it was so big. I am glad that it is gone and i am kind of excited to have my second surgery so the right side of my thyroid can be removed and i can move on to RAI.
Half of my thyroid and several lymph nodes was removes almost 3 weeks ago. Before the surgery the doctor told me it was FV-PTC, so what why are they testing it again after surgery? Is it just to confirm? I am very confused and since it summer it takes a while to get answers from the doctors.
Hello! I need to know if there are any makeup or cleansing face wipes that works or atleast remove some dirt? I have been struggling with depression and anxiety all my adult life and getting cancer 2 months ago dis not help. I have oily skin and have had acne in the past.
My surgery was 2 1/2 weeks ago, i am still on sick leave and when it ends on sunday i have 4 weeks of vacation. I don’t know what to do with myself, i just want everything to get back to normal. I don’t really know how to handle and process all the anxiety i am feeling.
This may be a stupid question, but do these roots look healthy?🌸
I almost fainted but today i took off the old tape and put on a new one. I thought that the scar would be thicker or bigger but i am so impressed with how thin it is 🎊
1 week post-op and i have 3 days left before i can take off the tape and change it to a new one. But i am so swollen that it feel like i am being choked all the time 😭😭
When did you experience the swelling hit its peak?
My surgery was today, they were able to remove the left side of my thyroid were the tumor was and all the lymph nodes on the left side. Turns out there was not 2 nodes, it was 20 that had cancer.
But my vocal cord was too strained or took to much damage to remove the right side of my thyroid. So now i have to get a camera down my nose to look at my damaged vocal cords and it has to recover before i can get surgery again. Please please please tell me everything will be okay on it’s own because i really don’t want to wait any longer or get surgery on my vocal chord.
Tomorrow is the big day, i only have one day left with my thyroid. But i have been thinking about somthing, how does it feel to wake up? How long do you stay at post-op? And can you eat directly after?
First of all, thank you so much for the respone on my last post! It feels calming to know that i am not ”overreacting”.
Does anyone else experience being light headed or feeling weak in the body when your anxious? It feels like i am going to faint for like 1 second and then i sit down and it just feels like anxiety.
My thyroid is being removed as well as two lymph nodes that the cancer has spread to. I am scared and anxious all the time. Can’t sleep or eat, i have a history of depression and health scared. Please please please tell me that everything will be okay.
I just got my cancer diagnos and will have my operation in 2 weeks. How does it feel to be put to sleep before? And does it feel like you are sleeping during the operation?