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I just had my TT for Graves on 01/14/16 so 3 weeks tomorrow. I feel a little tired, but other than that I can already tell my heart rate is much lower.
I was a nervous wreck about the surgery, but they give you some meds to calm down if you ask for them. I honestly don’t remember anything once I was wheeled into the O.R. I stayed overnight in the hospital and my calcium levels dropped because they had to transplant one of my parathyroid glands. They still let me go home though with calcium pills.
I didn’t want to eat anything for a couple days because my throat was sore. By day 3 I felt a lot better, but take it easy. I stayed out of work for a week, but with the weekends it ended up being 10 days.
I get winded from time to time, but overall I am so glad it is over. My thyroid was really large and nasty and they even found a small bit of cancer in the right lobe.
My scar looks amazing after just a few weeks. Still have a hoarse voice, but it gets better each day.
Good luck and I am sure you will do fine!
