Guest guest Posted January 21, 2003 Report Share Posted January 21, 2003 jfd032000 said: > My name is Joanne and this is my first time on this site. It has been > 2 years since my surgery. I had a total thyroidectomy and left neck > disection. Unfortunately I had cancer. The good news is the surgeon > got all of it. I had to have radiation about three months after to get > rid of any remaining thyroid tissue and two years later I am still > cancer free. The most complications I have encountered was having all > of my parathyroid glands damaged in the surgery and that means I have to > be on calcium amd rocatrol medications as well as the thyroid pill the > rest of my life. So make sure you tell your surgeon to try desperately > to leave them in tact. --- Welcome Joanne~! It's always good to hear of positive outcomes. Thank you for sharing. To let you know, there is support specifically for hypoparathyroidism out there. Visit our informative website: http://www.hypoparathyroidism.org We also have a support group at: http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/HPTH/join Best to you, in OH -- dx 1965 P/F thyca & hypoparathyroidism Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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