Re: , surgery procedure and duration for my sister

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Hi, ,

Surgery might be a good option for people who want to get pregenant

soon. Hope someone who actually went through the surgery will give

you some more detailed description which would be more helpful.

My sister went through near total thyroidrectomy this spring because

of stage I papillary thyroid cancer. My good friend's classmate was

the chief neck and head surgeon who did the operation. The procedure

was done under local anesthesia, which allows the head and neck

surgeon to talk to her through the operation to minimize the chance

to damage to the recurrent laryngeal nerve that controls the vocal

cord. Usually with subtotal thyroidrectomy, hypoparathyroidism is

extremely rare. My sister's sugery took 4.5 hours for , which

involved frozen section and sampling lymph nodes which are usually

not required in surgery for Graves. So, the surgery for Graves should

take less time.

The questions listed by Fay might be helpful for you to go through. A

search in medline might give you some clue. Do not get intimidated

when you ask for such information. After all, it is your health that

really matters.

Best wishes,

Liang

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> At 10:45 AM 10/26/2003, you wrote:

> >Hi all .. I am new to this group. But, not to Graves. I am a 28

yr

> >old female. I was diagnosed w/ Graves 8 yrs ago but seriously

> >started treatment 2.5 years ago. Low and behold the impossible

> >(according to my Dr. and the makers of ortho novum) I wound up

> >pregnant. After an extremely high risk pregnancy and battling food

> >along w/ PTU to stay down. I had a " normal " healthy, happy baby

> >boy. He is now 1 yr old and still " normal " although I have his

> >levels tested every 6 mos. I would like to have another child

some

> >day in the near future 2yrs or so. But refuse to go through

another

> >pregnancy like this one.. So I have been seriously researching all

my

> >options. RAI doesn't seem like the right choice for me. (although

> >valid and helpful to others including my brother who went through

it

> >2 yrs ago.) I am leaning towards surgery. I would like imput from

> >others who have gone through surgery. I do not need supporters of

> >RAI trying to sway my decision. But, I would like to hear about

> >their experience.. recovery time.. how they are doing now. I know

> >everyone is different and bodies react differently ..

> >

> >Also if someone can explain to me how to not receive e-mails every

> >time someone posts that would be helpful.

> >

> >Sincerely,

> >

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