#total thyroidectomy

I want to reach out to those who had their thyroid removed. How’s life after thyroidectomy (sub or total)? For me recovery was relatively fast ---  but I don’t think I have the right dosage with my hormone replacement. I believe that’s where the trial and error comes in, yeah?

Since the operation, I’ve been put on meds that are supposed to balance out what my body won’t naturally produce anymore. Adjusting those meds to make sure the rest of my body is working properly... it really takes a lot out of me.

I’m supposed to start a new dose soon, and hopefully it makes me feel a lot better than I’ve been feeling lately.

I’m just exhausted all the time, and my mental health is pretty bad too. Like, it’s so bad that I hardly want to get out of bed. I don’t feel like doing anything, literally.

I’m home from the hospital, and everything sucks. I mean, it could be worse, but I hate not being able to do simple things for myself. Can’t wait until I’m all healed up, man.

After my operation, I was afraid I’d feel like a burden to everybody, and that sucks. I shouldn’t feel guilty for needing help, but I do. And, I feel guilty for wanting people to talk to me and check on me because I’m afraid I might be taking up their personal time, so I haven’t said much to anyone. That shit sucks.

(Had issues during my thyroid surgery.  It was supposed to be something like 5 hours long, and ended up like 12.  I was then put into a medically induced coma. Then, my back was forever fucked up. Awesome.)

Evening of surgery everyone comes by to visit, I'm all excited cause I feel so good.

I even show off my drain thingy. Showed them this anemone-looking thing that drained into one of the bottles:

Dr. Sunwoo's residents team stopped by, I asked them what's coming out the drain. One of them takes a look and tells me not to worry, it's just fat.

Fat? There's fat in my neck? I didn't think so. But okay, these are residents so whatever. I'll wait for Doctor to stop by and ask him. There's no way I have chunks of fat in my neck. I know I'm not your fittest person but still.

Dr. Sunwoo stopped by, says everything went well. I am feeling very good as well. I showed him the thing in the drain, he proceeds to cut off my clear liquid diet. Downgraded to just sips of water. He is concerned that it might be chyle leak but hopes it is just liquid weeping from my incision.