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Scared about surgery for thyroid cancer: What helps recovery?

Thyroid Cancer | Last Active: Apr 2, 2023 | Replies (18)
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@littleoreo2021

Have to see a ear nose añd throat specialist scare tissue before surgery. Should I be concerned? Surgery is at the end of April.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Mar 25, 2023

Hi @littleoreo2021, I wanted to check in on you. I see that your surgery has been scheduled for the end of April, but that you've been referred to an ear, nose, and throat (ENT) specialist first. You mention scar tissue.

Have you seen the ENT specialist? What type of surgery will you have? Lobectomy to remove a lobe of thyroid or a thyroidectomy to remove the whole thyroid?

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kevinmk | @kevinmk | Mar 31, 2023

My wife had a thyroidectomy and is seeing an ENT next week just before taking the radioactive iodine pill. Hopefully the ENT will confirm normal healing post surgery of the incision area, scar area and the damaged and strained vocal nerve.

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kevinmk | @kevinmk | Apr 1, 2023

ENT exams were recommended by two of the surgeons that we interviewed so it seems to be standard practice for some surgeons. I don’t think it’s anything to be concerned about as they are being extra careful and thorough.

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