hello there everyone.Thankyou for all your good wishes.I am still in hospital but due to go home today.I thought I was to stay in 1 night but I got it wrong.The thyroidectomy itself was nothing to worry about.Under anasthetic and it seems like you wake a minute later
I don't know yet much about my operation as apparently it will all be discussed at my post operative check in about 6 weeks.The surgeon said I was his only operation that day and he expected it to take most of the morning and maybe even over lunch time.Apparently graves can distort the thyroid and it could be attatched to other things and has alot of blood vessels so he wouldn't really know until he got in there.It was about 6pm when I came out of recovery onto a ward.My voice is a bit like when you have a cold, a bit hoarse and my necks a bit tight and swallowing is a bit sore but I haven't needed painkillers.I was sick after the operation but I think it was a migraine because I had to starve before the operation and that isn't good for me.An anti sickness injection stopped it.I have a drain in which will be removed today before I leave.I had tingling and pins and needles in my hands, arms and feet so they started me on calcium tablets, first 2 a day but now gone up to 4.I don't know yet how long I need to take them.I am also starting on steroids today to help protect my eyes.They will taper down for 6 weeks.I hope they don't send me like my dad when he had Bells Palsy.He drove my mum mad sneaking out to bookies when he was supposed to be isolating, saying he thought they should decorate front room and broke a corner off bathroom sink trying to sort a cupboard out.He's decided to leave my thyroxine same for the time being and will test when I have my post op in about 6 weeks.I feel a bit shaky but obviously I've had an operation and I think a migraine.Can't wait to get home and sleep in my own bed.Will keep posting along the way.