Not good news really, I'm getting really anxious about her condition.Best way I will try and combat it will be to run it off!
She saw the surgeon yesterday and he showed us the CT scan image, what we were first told that the inflamed thyroid nodule the size of a satsuma, well we fell through the floor! Looking at the image it's about the size of a grapefruit! A goiter, probably growing unknown for many years, and instead of it growing out from the neck has grown downwards, so I leave it to your imaginations how it has to come out! I don't want to go into the explanation of this, but I think you may have an idea, so it makes the removal harder and she has to have it done in the coming months as it pushing over the windpipe and told it would start to affect her breathing. Luckily she is fit and will keep up her walking & dancercise for now, remains upbeat and tough, as she said to me, oh well! I've already had one grapefruit removed on a hysterectomy so may as well make it a pair!😂
It's probably a benign tumour, just so strange how some people keep getting these things growing inside. Anyway the prognosis looks good, just will take time for her to recover after😖
Peeps! Keep an eye on your neck area where the thyroid gland is, and feel for any swelling there, if so, then see your doc sharpish!
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Gosh, I can imagine that being a shock but it is amazing how adept our surgeons are today at putting these things right. I am glad she can have the surgery soon and start to move on with things again. Best wishes and thoughts with both of you.
My mum had a lump taken out of her neck/throat. It looked like she had an Adam's apple. She never had any problems at all afterwards I hope Slinky won't either 😊
She's fit and looks after herself, which is good and will speed up her recovery. We'-ll be routing for her Dave ☺
Goodness Dave, poor Slinky. Really hope the surgery isn't too traumatic for her and that it all turns out to be benign in the end. She sounds like quite a lady with her 'can do' attitude.. Take good care of her, and yourself too, at this scary time for you both. xx
She sounds as well placed as it is possible to be for a good recovery - positive but not silly positive attitude, a level of physical fitness too... and you have a strategy in place to deal with your own very understandable anxieties.
Keep us updated eh? We'll be thinking of you both.
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