Finally, my doctor's appointment with my surgeon was today. My thyroid doctor is one of those people that has probably been in the industry 20+ years and somewhere along the line he must have forgot that while he deals with this information/situation every day, it's the patients first time hearing the medical terms, etc. He doesn't go into too much detail, so I was thinking that the surgeon was going to be the same. What a wrong assumption to make!
My surgeon and his staff was AMAZING!!! My Mom and I were very impressed the upbeat staff, the no wait,and super clean and modern office.
The surgeon was very informative, took his time to explain the procedure and my test results that the thyroid doctor had sent over. Looks like the surgery will be in the next 3-4 weeks. A surgery scheduler will call me from within the next week to set something up.
A little about the procedure: I am going to have the left part of my thyroid complete removed. That is the side that is enlarged and has the two nodules (growths). During surgery the partial gland will be sent to pathology and if they can detect it's cancerous, they will remove the entire gland during the surgery and I will come back for iodine-radiation following the surgery. If pathology needs more time to review the tissue, then they will sew me up and get back to me in a week with the result. If it is cancerous, I will have to go under the knife again to remove the other half of the thyroid and start iodine radiation following the surgery. Finally, if (and this is the one I am praying for!!!), if not cancerous cells are found during or after the surgery, then I will be away from work for 10 days and not be able to drive during this time. Not bad at all!
Either way, I do have to stay the night in the hospital just in case there is too much swelling or bleeding occurs which can block my air passage. The doctor says it's very unlikely, but more of a precautionary procedure.
Oh and I met the PA that will be there before and after the surgery. She was SUPER cool! She said her job is to do everything beside the surgery, so she will be there before and after my surgery to check up on me and call me once I get home.
6 comments:
I am glad you feel more at ease about the surgery. Sounds like this doctor is a great one and will take good care of you.
You are totally in my thoughts and prayers.
We have a similar situation going on with Big T and it's very scary.
I wish you the best and it sounds like you've got the absolute best doctor around!
What's a PA?
Thanks for emailing me right when you got back. :) Any movie requests for your recovery? Any food requests? There's not gonna be anything you can't eat, right?
Flate Coke - Me too! This docto really put me at ease and I am glad he has done this surgery for a 1000 times.
Diva - Thank you!!! The tyroid is such an important part of the body, but can be such a pain when it is out of wack. I can't wait until it's fixed.
Cindy - I should have put P.A., which is Physcian's Assistant. She can pretty much do everything but the surgery.
You're welcome!I can't think of any movies, but if you wanted to bring me ice cream :) I am always game for it!!! My favorite is chocolate malted crunch and mint n chip. Not sure if there is anything I can't eat afterward, but I doubt it.
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