[sharona219]

in reply to: Post-surgery update #1065298

Glad your surgery went well. Just to chime on on my TT done Dec 5, 2009. I was a nervous wreck before having it. So freaking worried..upset, scared..you know – hyper. The day of surgery I was putting on the brave face and going for it. My surgeon was terrific. His son was my nurse. Too cool. When I woke up I was HUNGRY. Ate a turkey sandwich within an hour of waking. Took two walks around the hosp floor that day. (Maybe overdid it alittle cuz I did get nauseous) They did blood tests every few hours. My neck was loosely bandaged and when they removed the bandage I looked in the mirror. The surgeon left about 2 inches of the stiches material hanging (yuk). The nurse told me it made it easier for her to remove the stiches. My surgeon said my thyroid looked very normal though alittle enlarged and vascular. Whatever. The next morning my blood tests were fine. My calcium level was good which let us know that the parathyroid glands were ok. I was home by noon. I took my pain meds on time so I have know idea if I was really hurting or not. I did worry about turning my head too fast and ripping my neck open. Looking back that was just silly. The scar healing time was about 3 wks for me. I’m a slow healer. Now the scar is minimal. It looks kind of like the normal crease in my neck. I take replacement hormone and that seems fine. Maybe alittle low but I’ve got the eye issues so we’ve decided to keep it that way till the eyes are settled. OK that’s my story.

[sharona219]

in reply to: Glad I’m not alone!!! #1067364

I’ve got 10 days to my thyroidectomy. I’m taking Prednisone, Propranolol, to slow this fast heart, and SSKI – Potassium iodide. I don’t seem to be allergic to any of the meds. Yippeee. My eyes look almost normal. I think I could wear mascara again. Anyway, looking and feeling this good I want to ask if I could just continue taking these drugs and not do the surgery. I’m a wuss. But hey – who looks forward to surgery? Has anyone put off surgery for feeling good? Or is this just cuz the meds are doing what they are supposed to do to prepare my body for the surgery? Anyone??

[sharona219]

in reply to: Scared to eat too much… #1067318

Weight bearing is your best bet for gaining muscle back. But mix it up. Push ups are actually weight bearing. You don’t have to join the gym. 2 milk jugs with varying amounts of water will work.

[sharona219]

in reply to: Glad I’m not alone!!! #1067363

Saw the endo today. He is sure the surgery is the best choice. I have to agree with him. My eyes are too bad for the RAI and the reaction to the meds is too dangerous for me. He is a great Dr. He got on the phone with the surgeon and gave him the particulars about me and the surgeon set up my appt for tomorrow. We all agreed sooner is better as my blood test are fairly normal right now. So I’ll know more tomorrow and will post what’s up then.

[sharona219]

in reply to: An emotional battle #1067294

Someone with more info will give ya the heads up, but just to let you know – you are not crazy. It’s the chemicals in your body. You are still the upbeat, outgoing gal you always have been. It’s just that you body is trying to have a mind of it’s own. I hope the meds will help with some of the ups and downs and get you kinda regular. This forum does help.

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