In some cases, patients return home the same day as the surgery, but some people spend the night in the hospital. There, the team can observe the patient and monitor calcium levels in the blood. When the thyroid gland is surgically removed, the body still requires thyroid hormone to keep vital functions in balance. Thyroid hormone replacement therapy involves taking synthetic or naturally derived thyroid hormones in pill form.
Health Home Treatments, Tests and Therapies. What You Need to Know Thyroid cancer, thyroid nodules and other conditions may require thyroidectomy. Why might I need a thyroidectomy? What are the risks of thyroidectomy? Your healthcare provider will refer you to our Tobacco Treatment Program if you smoke. You can also reach the program by calling Sleep apnea is a common breathing disorder that causes you to stop breathing for short periods of time while sleeping.
The most common type is obstructive sleep apnea OSA. With OSA, your airway becomes completely blocked during sleep. OSA can cause serious problems during and after surgery. Please tell us if you have sleep apnea or if you think you might have it. If you use a breathing device such as a CPAP device for sleep apnea, bring it with you the day of your surgery.
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You can also invite your caregiver to create their own account so they can see information about your care. They work closely with anesthesiology staff specialized healthcare providers who will give you anesthesia during your surgery. Your NP will review your medical and surgical history with you. You may have tests, such as an electrocardiogram EKG to check your heart rhythm, a chest x-ray, blood tests, and any other tests needed to plan your care.
Your NP may also recommend that you see other healthcare providers. Your caregiver plays an important role in your care. Before your surgery, you and your caregiver will learn about your surgery from your healthcare providers. For support resources and information, visit www. The person you identify is called your health care agent. You can also read the resources Advance Care Planning and How to Be a Health Care Agent for information about health care proxies, other advance directives, and being a health care agent.
Practice taking deep breaths and coughing before your surgery. Your healthcare provider will give you an incentive spirometer to help expand your lungs.
If you have any questions, ask your nurse or respiratory therapist. Try to do aerobic exercise every day. Aerobic exercise is any exercise that makes your heart beat faster, such as walking, swimming, or biking. Exercising will help your body get into its best condition for your surgery and make your recovery faster and easier. Follow a well-balanced, healthy diet before your surgery. If you need help with your diet, talk with your healthcare provider about meeting with a clinical dietitian nutritionist.
If you take aspirin or a medication that contains aspirin, you may need to change your dose or stop taking it 7 days before your surgery. Aspirin can cause bleeding. Stop taking vitamin E, multivitamins, herbal remedies, and other dietary supplements 7 days before your surgery.
These things can cause bleeding. For more information, read the resource Herbal Remedies and Cancer Treatment. These medications can cause bleeding. A staff member from the Admitting Office will call you after pm the day before your surgery. The staff member will tell you what time to arrive at the hospital for your surgery. This includes hard candy and gum. Do not drink anything else. Do not drink anything starting 2 hours before your scheduled arrival time.
This includes water. If your healthcare provider told you to take certain medications the morning of your surgery, take only those medications with a sip of water. Depending on what medications you take, this may be all, some, or none of your usual morning medications. Many staff members will ask you to say and spell your name and birth date. This is for your safety. People with the same or a similar name may be having surgery on the same day. Tell them the dose of any medications you took after midnight including prescription and over-the-counter medications, patches, and creams and the time you took them.
Your nurse may place an intravenous IV line in one of your veins, usually in your arm or hand. A member of the operating room team will help you onto the operating bed and place compression boots on your lower legs. These gently inflate and deflate to help blood flow in your legs.
Once your surgery is finished, your incision will be closed with sutures stitches. The information in this section will tell you what to expect after your surgery, both during your hospital stay and after you leave the hospital. A nurse will be keeping track of your body temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and oxygen levels. You may be getting oxygen through a thin tube that rests below your nose or a mask that covers your nose and mouth.
You may also have a drain in your neck under your incision. Most people stay in the hospital for 1 night. Your nurses and other healthcare providers will teach you how to care for yourself as you recover from your surgery.
Your healthcare providers will ask you about your pain often and give you medication as needed. Controlling your pain will help you recover better. Depending on their job type, most people will need to take weeks off work after thyroid surgery.
Some patients experience a sensation as though there is a lump in the throat upon swallowing; this is normal and it spontaneously subsides over time.
Some patients may notice subtle voice changes or the voice may tire by the end of the day; these voice alterations generally resolve within months. If voice changes persist, the surgeon or endocrinologist should be advised, as further evaluation may be necessary.
During the operation, the parathyroid glands most people have four are separated from the thyroid gland and hopefully preserved. However, the parathyroid glands may be located within the thyroid gland or attached to the thyroid capsule. Therefore, one or more of the parathyroid glands might be injured or removed. Calcium, and sometimes vitamin D, supplements may be required, especially if both thyroid lobes are removed. In most cases, these supplements can be stopped within several weeks, once the parathyroid glands heal and their normal function returns.
This content does not have an English version. This content does not have an Arabic version. Overview Thyroid gland Open pop-up dialog box Close. Thyroid gland Your thyroid gland is located at the base of your neck, just below the Adam's apple.
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