I agree with you about being fortunate to have a great surgeon and a benign diagnosis. I am very grateful. I actually was so fond of my surgeon for what he did. Medical people amaze me but a quick relationship he and I had though. I told him my scar was like his signature art work. And although my levels are exactly the same before my thyroidectomy, I feel fabulous so I can’t figure it out. Maybe it’s the lack of Methimazole in my body. Even though I took it long enough, I hated it. Now I just have a really raspy, weak voice but you know, I feel so great I don’t even care that I have that side effect! I am sure it will clear itself up. Here’s to feeling fabulous!
emmtee wrote:
Congratulations on your thyroidectomy. I was so happy to get mine. I was kind of the opposite of you – I’d actually chosen TT when I was first diagnosed, but had issues (finding a surgeon, becoming euthyroid) and just got comfortable on the methimazole and stuck with it for four years. I only got my TT after developing a suspicious nodule. I was so happy to have my thyroid removed. Afterward, it was such a relief. When I originally contemplated thyroidectomy 4 years prior, I was worried about the scar, but after it was over, I found myself taking every opportunity to admire in the mirror. It reminds me that I really am so fortunate to have had a great surgeon and a benign diagnosis.
