Thyroid cancer surgery

MFP has a Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism group: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/770-hypothyroidism-and-hyperthyroidism

I am sorry your daughter has to go through this.To give you hope, I had my thyroid taken out completely just a little over a year ago because of thyroid cancer. I just had my one year check-up and there is no sign cancer. My surgery went really well and I healed up so the scar barely shows. The first dosage of Synthroid they put me on kept my levels even for almost a year, I just had to go a lower dosage last week. I am 46 and have had 2 C-sections so the surgery and after care were not as scary for me as they would have been when I was young. Two things they didn't warn me about that I found troubling after the surgery were: First, the stress on your system from the surgery can make ALOT of your hair fall out. At first I thought my thyroid levels must be messed up because I lost so much, but they were normal and eventually the loss stopped and my hair has begun to grow back in. The second issue was the pain medication gave me nasty headaches that were even worse for 24 hours after I quit taking them. I quit taking them after 5 days because the headaches were worse than the incision pain. They put me on vitamin D and Calcium (Tums) after the surgery in case the parathyroid glands stop working temporarily. Once you get the OK to apply anything to the incision, I recommend extra virgin coconut oil. It worked great and doesn't have any additives. If any lumpy scar tissue starts to form she can gently massage it with the coconut oil several times a day as she can tolerate it. I had one lumpy area but that made it disappear completely. They didn't use stitches for me but instead they used a surgical tape that eventually wore off on it's own. Make sure she doesn't pick up anything heavy for several weeks afterward. I know I started to feel better before the incision was "set" enough to carry a bag of groceries or a gallon of milk so it was hard to remember to let someone else do those things for me. I hope her surgery and recovery go as well as mine did. You will be in my prayers!

I know this is an old post but I was glad to read it. I have been told that my thyroid goiters are cancerous and that my thyroid will have to be removed completely.Reading these posts gave me a little insight and some comfort that everything will be alright. I hope you are all still doing well.