Before and After Thyroid Surgery- Dr Valeria Simone

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Before and After Thyroid Surgery- Dr. Valeria
Simone

• SOUTHLAKE GENERAL SURGERY

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OVERVIEW

• Before and after thyroid surgery, patients are
  often faced with a variety of emotions and
  questions. Anxiety about the surgery itself and
  concerns surrounding the recovery process can be
  overwhelming, while the potential lifestyle
  changes that come with a thyroidectomy can cause
  trepidation in some individuals.

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OVERVIEW

• It is essential for patients to educate
  themselves about the surgery, understand the
  recovery timeline, and follow the physicians
  advice for post-surgery care to maximize their
  chances of a successful outcome. By doing so,
  patients will be better equipped to navigate the
  challenges associated with before and after
  thyroid surgery and take steps towards a
  healthier, more fulfilling life.
• In case youre planning thyroid surgery, its
  important to know how to prepare yourself for the
  procedure and what to do while you recover. This
  incorporates any tests youll require
  before Thyroid surgery, is just like what to stay
  away from post-surgery to help ensure its success.

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What should I do to prepare for thyroid surgery?

• Post your thyroidectomy or thyroid lobectomy is
  planned, youll get a pre-operative assessment
  with individuals from your thyroid surgery care
  team or your surgeon. That assessment may
  incorporate blood tests, an electrocardiogram
  (EKG), X-Rays, or other imaging reports.
• Well give you explicit guidelines on when to
  stop eating, drinking, and taking drugs before a
  medical procedure. Significantly, you follow
  these instructions for your well-being, and
  youll have to have an empty stomach before any
  surgery that requires anesthesia. If the
  instructions arent followed to the guidelines,
  your thyroid medical procedure may be postponed.
  If youve any specific queries, please contact us
  at https//www.southlakegeneralsurgery.com/make-a
  n-appointment/

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How is recovery after thyroid surgery?

• Post your thyroidectomy or thyroid lobectomy, you
  may feel a transitory sore throat, neck pain,
  trouble swallowing, or a frail voice.
• Your eating routine will be limited for the night
  of your surgery, however, in many cases, patients
  can return to their daily routine the following
  day.
• While you leave the hospital, well be scheduled
  a follow-up appointment, explained the guidelines
  for your at-home recovery, and go over any
  medical prescriptions.
• Many people are prepared to discharge from the
  hospital within one day of surgery yet take off
  around fourteen days from work to recover. Youll
  have to avoid hard work or various tasks that can
  strain your neck for as long as three weeks after
  your surgery. Soaking or scouring the area of the
  incision is likewise prohibited for at least one
  week to speed up the healing and recovery
  process. Showering is commonly permitted after
  around one day.
• Pain at the incision area will improve in a
  couple of days however may continue for a week or
  more. If you notice unexpected swelling in your
  neck, which could indicate an infection, contact
  our office at 1 [phone].
• Because of the aggravation of the parathyroid
  glands, which manage calcium balance, your
  calcium level may drop after surgery. If the
  level of calcium drops, you feel numbness and
  tingling in your fingers or around your mouth.
  Well screen your calcium levels through blood
  tests, and prescribe instructions about taking
  calcium substitutions if necessary.

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Complications after thyroid surgery

• After complete thyroidectomy, you will be
  prescribed lifelong thyroid hormone
  substitutions. Since your whole thyroid gland is
  taken out, it will no longer contribute to the
  hormone you have to control your bodys metabolic
  cycles. You may likewise need to take supplements
  post-thyroidectomy to adjust your calcium levels.
• Post a thyroid lobectomy, youll have to have
  your thyroid hormone levels checked and will be
  recommended a thyroid hormone substitution, if
  necessary.
• Post your thyroid surgery, you may feel pain in
  your neck, soreness of vocal cords, or a dull
  voice for some time. These symptoms are normally
  transitory.
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Appointment

• For more information on Thyroid Surgery, please
  contact our healthcare expert today at 1 (817)
  748- 0200. You can also make an online
  appointment with us.
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