Guest guest Posted May 30, 2003 Report Share Posted May 30, 2003 Thanks Lori! I have not heard of the transplant idea before, will ck with my Dr. on it. Thanks for the info that your sister is doing well, I have been reading a lot of posts about such negative experiences with all this! Will hope for the best. Tks again! ' > , > > I hesitate to reply without knowing all the facts about a friend's sister > who just went through this in Houston five months ago. I detected " fear " in > your e-mail and felt I could relay the little I know as it seems you have > not received much a response yet ... though I'm sure you will. > > For now, and in this particular case, in addition to the thyroidectomy the > doctor " removed " something from one part of her body and " transplanted " it > somewhere else to ease the aftereffects of the surgery. I'm sure others here > will know more about this procedure. Maybe your doctor has already discussed > this with you. I often ask my friend how her sister is doing. She tells me > her sister is doing GREAT. It sounds like she is on Synthroid since the > surgery. She is married to a doctor, so I am sure she knew where to go for > excellent care. Find a good doctor and you'll get through it. > > Lori > > thyroidectomy > > > Hi, > > Further to yesterday's post regarding the discovery of two nodules, > I have been reading up on thyroidectomy which seems to be the > treatment for thyroid cancer. > > Apparently, after the surgery, there is a lot of weight gain, > emotional distress, puffiness of face and eyes...really scary!! > > Has anyone had thyroidectomy and what problems resulted? > > Thanks for any info ! > > ' > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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