Partial thyroidectomy

[Taliana87]

Hi, i am booked in to have the right side of my thyroid removed this month and i am starting to get nervous. I am overweight already, recently lost a stone and scared that i am going to pile the pounds back on after the operation. I was also wondering how peoples recovery went and how long people stayed in hospital? Thanks

[Taliana87]

Hi, i have a nodule that swells and puts pressure on my air way when ever i am poorly and the last biopsy was inconclusive so they suggested taking the tight lobe off to be safe.

[Taliana87]

Oh wow, how are you doing now?

[Taliana87]

Thank you. I haven't had much surgery before only my tonsils when i was in my early twenties so just nervous i think... glad you had a great result with yours! How was your recovery, did it take long to heal?

[Sand21]

Hi I had my thyroid out 2013 and I wasn’t bothered about the operation and the stuff after that but I done something silly I picked mine and it hasn’t gone the same on both sides

[Taliana87]

Hi, yeah when it swells it really presses and as my asthma usually flares up at the same time, it does get quite hard to breathe at times. My surgeon said a full one is a harder op and recovery.

[Lillywing]

I had left side of my thyroid removed six weeks ago. I was more nervous than any other operation but it was very straightforward. Very little pain. I felt well within days just tired. I feel better than I have done in two years. I had nodules. They found follicular variant papillary cancer but no further treatment just monitoring as it’s been removed and hadn’t spread. Good luck!! You will be fine I’m sure.