Hiya. I had thyroid cancer five years ago and...well, the endocrinologist's comment was "oh, it's not the worst situation in the world". Which yeah, was a weird comment, but he did kind of have a point. Obviously, nobody wants any form of cancer but it's rarely life-threatening and doesn't require ongoing treatment. They basically just remove your thyroid and there is a pretty good chance that will cure it.
The tablets for life just replace your thyroid function. Apparently some people have difficulty getting the dose right but...I felt no difference whatsoever.
I was in hospital for nearly a week after the surgery because I had all the lymph nodes on one side of my neck removed as well as my thyroid. I do now know if you will need lymph node removal or not. My nodule was 10.5cm (yes, cm) and of that, apparently, 6.7cm was cancerous. So they were taking no chances.
Hi did you still have some tightness I neck mainly when tilting head backwards and when swallowing I had my surgery in july 2024. I was supposed to mention it to thyroid consultant but forgot I've been discharged now. Parathyroid just gone back to normal so no more calcium. I guess it will get better in time. Maybe I should carry on with the neck excersices.
I still do occasionally, but it improved gradually. Now, it happens like once every few months if I haven't done the exercises for a while, I guess. I now do them once every two or three days, whereas in the beginning I did them about 3 times a day.
I mentioned it to the physio a year or so after my operation. They rang and asked if I was having any problems before they discharged me, so I mentioned it and they said so long as it wasn't getting worse, it was nothing to worry about, that it was normal and that if it started disimproving, I should contact the hospital who would give me a physio appointment but as long as it was improving/staying the same, that was all good.
