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Any one gone through a thyroidectomy and parotidectomy together?
Thyroid Cancer | Last Active: Mar 13 6:39pm | Replies (11)Comment receiving replies
@gangcarotid1
It sounds like you have something more complex going on than I do/did. I was only in the hospital a few hours after the surgery. They discharged me to the care hotel across the street, which was really nice to be not in the hospital setting. But I did have drains in both my incisions and that was tricky and I’m so thankful my husband helped me with emptying them and just generally watched over me. The care hotel room had an electric recliner which was sooo very nice.
I don’t think the two masses I had removed are related to each other, unless maybe it’s systemic from perimenopause, but probably not. I know I’m in good hands at the mayo and trust their conclusions and recommendations. I hope all goes well for you. With the paraganglioma did you have lots of pain? It sounds like something my uncle had where his blood vessel was right up next to a nerve and every time his blood pumped he had shooting pain.
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@artishot92
No, not alot of pain b4 resection of the tumor. Was small, benign. The autumn before, I had 2 tumors removed from a kidney that they'd found because the endocrinologist Dr Bancos said I had too many symptoms for a small benign tumor so she ordered a full body CT scan where they found the tumors. After
my neck tumor was removed, I also had a drain which was removed the following morning when I was released. Dr Moore also removed a large swollen lymph node, and suggested FNAs of thyroid area because I do have some larger nodes. Now, I also have plenty of swollen, painful lymph nodes on both sides of my neck--the other side developed lymph nodes about a month ago. The day before my carotid tumor surgery, I had a coil placed to reroute the blood away from the tumor. I had to be awake (barely sedated) during it. I can say it was Hell. They went through my groin, and through my wrist artery with coil in 1 and guider in the other. Throughout procedure, they asked me various questions as they went past various parts of my brain, checking to make sure no damaging any part of my brain. Dr Moore said the vagus nerve was uninjured during the tumor resection, but it 'pitched a fit' for months afterward, missing its close neighbor the tumor. Still trying to manage the intermittent dysphagia, which ive had since the day before when they placed the coil. Anxious for next appt. Also will be checking kidneys; unoperated kidney was suspicious for neoplasm in Oct checkup, but labs were good. At any rate, I have 100% faith in Dr Sharma, Dr Moore, Dr Link for whatever we decide is next.