limberlizard
July 22nd, 2008, 06:22 PM
I am slotted to have my thyroid taken out on the 5th of august. It might be morbid to say this, but I am super excited and looking forward to it! :rolleyes: I was diagnosed with Hashi's in March of this year. My symptoms were a-typical according to my endo. I have pain that shoots up from the thyroid on both sides of my neck, swollen lymph nodes in neck and under arms, choking feeling, 3 nodules, I have to go days without eating because I can't swallow, etc.
I would go to my endo and tell him it hurt and he looked at me like I was crazy, would feel around and just say, "well your not swollen anywhere". And that was the end of it. So I looked around and found a surgeon who specializes in thyroid surgery, I didn't have to look far though, he did thyroid surgery on my husband twice, he had cancer 3 years ago, he is now cancer free. :D
Talked it over with the surgeon and he is confident that after surgery I will have 95% of the symptoms gone. And I will be able to balance my meds, which has been impossible for me to do. Either to low, or so high I feel like I am having a heart attack. He told me that surgery does not cure Hashi's which I already knew, but it can help manage the more painful symptoms. And he also told me that he has only operated on a handful of hashi's patients, but the ones that he did all had my exact symptoms. My endo is very against any surgery, but I say it is my body and my choice.
So even though the surgery does scare me, :eek: I am looking forward to getting it over with and getting on with my life. Since March I have been to so many doc apps and blood draws, it is just absurd. The only time I have ever been to more doc apps was when I was prego with my two boys!
So wish me luck! :D
I would go to my endo and tell him it hurt and he looked at me like I was crazy, would feel around and just say, "well your not swollen anywhere". And that was the end of it. So I looked around and found a surgeon who specializes in thyroid surgery, I didn't have to look far though, he did thyroid surgery on my husband twice, he had cancer 3 years ago, he is now cancer free. :D
Talked it over with the surgeon and he is confident that after surgery I will have 95% of the symptoms gone. And I will be able to balance my meds, which has been impossible for me to do. Either to low, or so high I feel like I am having a heart attack. He told me that surgery does not cure Hashi's which I already knew, but it can help manage the more painful symptoms. And he also told me that he has only operated on a handful of hashi's patients, but the ones that he did all had my exact symptoms. My endo is very against any surgery, but I say it is my body and my choice.
So even though the surgery does scare me, :eek: I am looking forward to getting it over with and getting on with my life. Since March I have been to so many doc apps and blood draws, it is just absurd. The only time I have ever been to more doc apps was when I was prego with my two boys!
So wish me luck! :D