Comments on: What can I expect after a thyroid lobectomy surgery ? http://thyroidsurgeryrecovery.net/what-can-i-expect-after-a-thyroid-lobectomy-surgery/ Relax. Take A Deep Breath.Thyroid surgery recovery and all you need to know about it here. Sat, 24 Apr 2010 06:09:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: cmary http://thyroidsurgeryrecovery.net/what-can-i-expect-after-a-thyroid-lobectomy-surgery/comment-page-1/#comment-30 cmary Thu, 18 Feb 2010 04:47:19 +0000 http://thyroidsurgeryrecovery.net/what-can-i-expect-after-a-thyroid-lobectomy-surgery/#comment-30 I had this done 3 years ago - my whole thyroid was taken out b/c unlike your situation they thought it was cancer (and turns out it was). I was in the hospital for one night. Honestly it was much better than I expected. I felt fine afterwards, not really any pain just like I had a giant lump in my throat. It was very sore to swallow for about 3 days. They offered me pain medication but I never took any since I didn't feel like I needed it. I didn't have any voice problems and could talk right away. In about a week I was completely back to normal. Though I didn't go back to work for another week since they had told me to expect a two week recovery period. My scar is a very thin straight line at the base of my neck, it's about 2.5 inches long. You can still see it 3 years later but I don't think it's very noticeable. Good luck, hope it all goes well for you. I had this done 3 years ago – my whole thyroid was taken out b/c unlike your situation they thought it was cancer (and turns out it was). I was in the hospital for one night. Honestly it was much better than I expected. I felt fine afterwards, not really any pain just like I had a giant lump in my throat. It was very sore to swallow for about 3 days. They offered me pain medication but I never took any since I didn’t feel like I needed it.

I didn’t have any voice problems and could talk right away. In about a week I was completely back to normal. Though I didn’t go back to work for another week since they had told me to expect a two week recovery period.

My scar is a very thin straight line at the base of my neck, it’s about 2.5 inches long. You can still see it 3 years later but I don’t think it’s very noticeable.

Good luck, hope it all goes well for you.

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