Hemi thyroidectomy

[Df92rt]

Good morning,

I had the left side of my thyroid removed on Friday as I had a u3 cyst thy1 there that kept growing after every aspiration. The surgeon has told me the cyst measured 7cm x 5cm so bigger than even I thought! We knew it was pushing my trachea to the right, guessed it was big but not quite that big. Anyway I’m feeling ok, I am having a lot of pain behind the left shoulder blade and back of my head...is this normal? Any advise of things that can help will be appreciated.

Many thanks in advance

D x

[Nanaedake]

You might find gentle heat helps your shoulder blade. Have you got a wheatbag you could use? You warm it in the microwave as per instructions or you could use a covered hot water bottle. Mention it at your follow up if still painful or ring GP if you need to discuss pain relief.

[Df92rt in reply to Nanaedake]

I’ve been warming up a wheat bag which I have been placing that over the sore area. Thank you I will contact gp as it’s worse than the pain from the operation. Is this normal though?

[Nanaedake in reply to Df92rt]

Everyone's different but it's not something I experienced. I would contact your GP.