Hi .. back again !! I had partical thyriod removal in Feb .. all went well . Took a whole month off work to recover . Felt great .
It's been about two months since op and now Im feeling a bit low , quite tired and also aches and pains in random areas of the body i.e. stomach , back , lower abdomen also chills
I haven't had any bloods done since op .. which I'm going to asap . Just wondering if anyone has exerienced these symptoms . ?? Thanks to everyone who replied last time .. greatly appreciated. Hope your all doing well .
Many Thanks x
Hi, I'm new to this group and need some advice or anything that will help me decide on my situation! I'm schedule for partial removal right lobe of my thyroid! No findings of thyroid cancer but Endo told me there is a 15 to 30% chance. 1st biopsy no finding bec. not enough cell and 2nd biopsy are inconclusive with follicular lession. My nodule is less thsn 1.5cm in my right lobe and ultrasound result is with microcalcification..My surgery is 3 weeks from now and thinking what if my nodule is benign. advice pls..
Hi!
I'm also 39 and my situation is very similar to yours. I had a partial thyroidectomy 8 days ago. I am just wondering how your recovery has been. Before the surgery I was on a low dose of levothyroxine (25mgs) after the surgery the surgeon told me to stop them. Today I had my stitches removed and the Dr told me to start taking them again because I feel horrible!!!I feel more hypo now then before the surgery. Complete brain fog where I don't even feel like I am in my own body. My body feels so confused....i start sweating for no reason, or get real cold. At times it feels like my insides are trembling. I feel weak and at times I absolutely need to sleep or I can't take it. I also have depression and anxiety. All if this is 100 times worse then before the surgery. Hopefully restarting the levothyroxine will help but I'm worried that it is such a low dose it won't make a dent in the way I am feeling. I am wondering if you have any advise on what worked for you to help you feel better. Thanks!
Hi Pat, I had a partial to remove a benign nodule when I was 34, I'm now 58. I was fine and not on any meds until about ten years ago. I had a lot of tingling and a puffy feeling in my lips. Then I started to get numbness and tingle no in my arm and hands. The doctor sent me for bloods and my tosh was too high. He started me on 50mcg levothyroxne. Things did improve for a while but I had lots of other symptoms crop,up along my journey with hypothyroid. Big weight increase which started before the meds. Feeling of not being me. Bad sleep, headaches and lots and lots of aches and pains, feet,were really bad, random joint pains etc. I read a lot, joined the thyroid Society and armed with more knowledge started to feel that the doctor didn't really know enough to help manage my condition. This came to a head when my levels of tosh came back at 4.9 and she said it was fine when I felt dreadful. She said 'I don't think we can blame everything on your thyroid' . I paid to see a endocrinologist - after seeing him a couple of times and my meds being adjusted my tosh is now round about 1 and generally I feel much better. Join Thyroid Uk, arm yourself with as much knowledge as you can and live the best life you can with this condition - don't let it take over. I'm still struggling with my weight but at least I'm not having all the awful symptoms I was before. Best wishes to you.
You might have orthostaic hypotension which is low bp when you change positions. Tell your doctor maybe from anesthetic. But this is 3months old so....
Last Thursday (12.7.2018) I had a left side hemithyroidectomy because I've been diagnosed with follicular thyroid cancer. I think I have to wait four weeks or so for the results from the histology folks. I'm sitting here feeling tired, fairly spaced out and light headed. Has anyone got suggestions to get me back to myself sooner rather than later? I'm new to all this, so your info, advice and help will be much appreciated! Thanks a lot. Susie
Hi everyone... i had partial thyroidectomy in 2012. I was always an anxious person so I guess I never really thought anything about having anxiety...
Well my levels are normal always they say, yet I am cold all the time, I am anxious and cannot relax at all and for the past year I am dealing with breathing issues, like I can’t breath right.
I have an endocrinologist apple coming up and hope for the best!
I really need to figure out what the hell is going on because i feel horrible!
Does anyone have shortness of breath?
Checked my heart, lungs, allergies, gastro (endoscopy, abdominal ct scan, X-rays for my lungs, blood work) all normal ... yet I still feel like crap.
Thank you
Hope you feel better Betsy I can sympathise as I too had a partial thyroidectomy 4 years ago. I was older than you at 56. The best thing was giving up my strenuous job working part time nights. Relaxation is important. The worst thing I did was attempting to go back to that job at 57. I took vitamins including selenium when I first had it done and it helped. Later I needed to take a good iron and B vitamins supplement. My TSH has remained normal, under 2, however I often feel hypothyroid and have aches. I am going back on the iron supplement and taking magnesium as well as liquid calcium D3 zinc and magnesium. I am older than you, and believe the decline in oestrogen has a lot to answer for. My voice took several months to recover, but I was grateful it was judged to be benign hurtle cell tumour. I have seen how large my friend has got after losing her thyroid and being on levo but she enjoys her life walks a lot and eats good meals, I have to watch my weight constantly, dare not eat too much as I am overweight. My next step is going gluten free as that can help people who have thyroid troubles, I feel cross that the hurtle cell tumour developed due to radiation therapy in 2003 due to breast cancer. I should have insisted on mastectomy and avoided it. But I was persuaded into it. I met a lady who had a partial thyroidectomy and she was slim and busy running her own jewellery design business. Not everyone has problems afterwards. Good luck.
Hopefully you are on thyroxine again and getting better, and a stronger dose too. It's no joke having severe depression and anxiety because of hormonal problems!