You are healing up so well. Your scar is really minimal. I don’t heal well as I keloid. No matter what they do I just form keloids. I have Hashimotos since I’m 31. The thyroid does so much people have no idea. 💕🤗
So very true! I know people are so sweet to try and make you not worry and dismiss the thyroid like ohhhh it's just the thyroid but no the thyroid has very important functions and you are going to not be doing well if your thyroid is acting up!
MARY! So good to see you happy & healthy, my love❣️ You are EXACTLY right, with advocating for yourself and your loved ones' health care. I thank GOD everyday, I taught my daughters to self exam their breasts monthly, once their cycles started. My youngest at 16 found a pea sized mass in her breast. Within 6 months it was the size of a tangerine! We were in process that 6 month period getting all of the ducks in a row, including finding a Pediatric surgeon that would remove the mass. We did not do a biopsy, regardless a mass that size needed to come out! So, the surgeon said we made the right decision, had we left the mass, it could've turned into something far worse down the road. She remains clean of any masses, but, will have to have ultrasounds yearly until the doctors feel mammograms are in order. She's 22 years old right now. I'm relieved, all of us girls stay pro-active with breast exams. Just thought I'd share our story. Someone else out there may read this and save their daughters or themselves. Remain BLESSED, sweet friend. ❤Love❤ ya, TOODLES❣️Kimber(Your Austin, Texas Sister)🙏🤗🥰😘
Mary, sorry you had to have a thyroidectomy. Glad you are cancer free. You might try vitamin E cream on your scar. I have three small nodules on my thyroid. (2/5mm and 1/6mm) My ENT doctor sends me for an ultrasound yearly. Thank goodness they haven’t changed in years. I also take Levothyroxine. Thank God you didn’t loose your voice. My voice is a little lower since my recent surgery too. They found scar tissue and had to use the smallest incubator tube. Glad you are getting better day by day. Love and Kindness, Teresa
I think your surgeon did a great job! I had extreme hyperthyroidism related to my Graves’ disease. I also had a thyroidectomy. It takes a long time to completely heal. My scar got thick and ropey. It took maybe two years but it is hardly noticeable now. I have to point it out to show someone. Be sure you see your doctor regularly for your blood tests. I need to get my thyroid medicine raised pretty much yearly. You will defiantly know if you need it raised. I know by my energy level. If it’s too low I get extreme exhaustion. Anyway, I am glad you are doing so well afterward. That surgery is NOT a piece of cake. I also want to say…I love your channel💕
Thank you so much, it's so good to hear these kinds of reports. A few weeks ago somebody who has not seen my videos before and on a completely unrelated video remarked that they had Graves and said she feared by looking at my neck that I should get checked?? I answered her and asked what did she see because I've never noticed a thing and she didn't answer me back but I have been wondering what she would have seen! I'm so glad you that keep yours in check ❤ 🤟🏻❤
I think your scar looks fantastic. I used lavender essential oil on mine. It's antibacterial, calming and healing. My voice still is different after many years. I used to sing supranio but no more....I squeek...LOL Oh well, glad it wasn't my career....you are doing great!!
Hi Mary, I'm thankful that your surgery was a success and that no cancer was found. I am mad that the incompetent x-ray tech didn't put that in her report, what if it had been cancer and it had been growing for a year! What a dingbat. I hope you have a good weekend
Thank you so much Lynne, I so appreciate it and you know I'm trying hard to think maybe she had been told "if it doesn't have to do with THIS procedure..." but even that is wrong in my book. Thank goodness when they do CT's and MRI's radiologists (so many of them) will note anything else they see because truly this is how MANY people have found something was wrong❤ 🤟🏻❤
I have Graves’ disease and it took me basically begging at multiple appointments to get my doctor to do more tests before finally getting a correct diagnosis. I’ll spare you all the details and my frustrations with that. I’ve been on medication because I’m scared of surgery. Your video helps me reconsider a thyroidectomy. Thank you for sharing your journey with all of us!
I was just staring at that kiwi and then the racquet ball with my jaw hanging open. It's amazing to me that you couldn't feel it. Our bodies are incredible, and I'm glad you're healing well overall and that the growth was benign. Oh, and plain old Vaseline is the best thing to help that sensitive scarred skin to heal. I learned that when my dermatologist removed some skin cancer from my decollete.
Gotta love Vaseline I tell you! I know what you mean on the Kiwi...I'll never look at one the same way LOL and wouldn't you think I'd miss it being gone? I mean literally NOTHING has changed for me I still feel exactly the same as I did with it in there LOL Gotta say I did ask for a picture because I just couldn't believe it but apparently they aren't allowed to do that LOL
@@GlitzyFritzy That's bloody unbelievable. It's your anatomy, you grew it and you paid for its removal, so you should be able to do what you want with it!
@@GlitzyFritzy - A few years back I had what I thought was a large marbel-sized cyst in my right armpit that wouldn't heal. My dermatologist diagnosed me with hidradenitis suppurativa and referred me to a surgeon to have it removed since it was so close to major lymph nodes. When I finally awoke from anesthesia, the surgeon told me she removed a mass slightly larger than the size of two golf balls, and actually showed me the tissue she'd removed. I was stunned by how large that mass was! She then asked if I'd be okay with her keeping the mass in a jar for teaching purposes and offered to let me visit it whenever I wanted to, LOL!
Mary, thanks for sharing your experience! My father and one sister have hypothyroidism, and their symptoms before going on medication were fog-brain and excessive tiredness (normal "senior moments" probably don't count). Neither of them has had thyroid surgery, though. Our choir conductor had thyroid cancer and his entire thyroid was removed, then his voice was raspy for a long time afterwards. You sound worlds better than he did after his surgery! He also had radiation to the area, which I'm sure didn't help his voice recover. That was 10 years ago and he's still doing fine. So glad you're doing so well!!❤
I'm sooooo thankful for real I've had no issues at all ALTHOUGH I do have to say you would think if I didn't notice that thing being IN there I would notice it being OUT right? Nope LOL
The surgeon did an amazing job Mary. It looks like he cared about the cosmetic result for you. That scar will heal beautifully, especially if you keep up the massage and silicone application. After 6 weeks you can start using silicone medical patches or tape that usually come in different skin tones. It will help protect the incision whilst keeping the scar hydrated. I have a scar from ear to ear across the top of my head. Some areas healed well, but other areas have small keloid lumps and bumps that I'm still treating with silicone gel and patches/tape at night. I also lost a fair bit of hair. You can tell that the surgeon didn't care so much about the cosmetic result. I still feel a bit butchered and like frankenstein, but all of the swelling and redness has gone now. However, it does affect my confidence and self esteem. You're so very brave and resilient Mary. I think I'm still suffering with a bit of depression and PTSD to be honest, but I just take each day as it comes. Thanks for sharing your journey. It's great to see you looking so well. Sending lots of love from across the pond. Anna x
Praise God Mary! I’m so glad it wasn’t cancer! And yes, I think those are beautiful battle scars❤you had me laughing and singing along with your funny Fritziness!😊❤️💄
Mary, it looks BEAUTIFUL! I'll say it again, our bodies & the abilty to heal....wow! Thank you kindly for sharing this part of your life & like all of us here I support you & your ongoing recovery.❤❤❤
Wasn't that so amazing about that hole? I mean it looked like I'd taken a slug from a 22 LOL and I'm thinking NO WAY is that closing tomorrow! I cut myself all the time and it's nothing like a HOLE and that doesn't heal that fast so how could it? LOL
I’m getting ready next week to have a complete blood workup, bone density, and lung scan. I just turned 70 in September and it was time to do a new, full medical workup. I’ve been having some wonky, off balance spells since this summer and they started after I got too hot mowing in late June. I feel much better now, but I knew I needed to have a new baseline.
I’m so happy to hear it was benign. You are so pretty and funny. Such a pleasure to watch and listen to you. Stay healthy. I was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer in June 2021. Had Whipple Procedure and 2 years later, I’m doing great. So I have a very pretty scar from my boobs to my navel! I’m very proud of that scar! ❤
I'm so glad you are doing great. Pancreatic cancer is bad but you beat it. You can be an example to people who are diagnosed with that dreadful disease that it can be beaten and all is not hopeless. God bless
Wow!!! Can't believe the tumor was as big as a kiwi. Glad everything is OK now and you are healing. Decapitated??? I could handle seeing a lot, but not that😮. You were in my thoughts and prayers 🙏 ❤️. Happy Friday!!! Much love, ❤❤❤😊
Somewhere on my channel I have told the story about that decapitation and I mean it was traumatic. Thank you so much Christina I always smile when I see you 😀
Oh my, Mary, I’m so sorry you and others here had to go thru this with the thyroid. This is fascinating to learn about. I know a woman who actually had thyroid cancer, but it was caught in time, thank goodness. I’m 67 and know I need a good physical. I just wish my insurance paid a bit more, but still, it needs to be done. You are an amazing example of being your own advocate, and “just do it!!” God bless you as you and those here move forward. Aren’t women just amazing!!! We can do anything with encouragement from each other! 💗💕👏🏻🙏
So good to see all is good. Wow Mary Kiwi size? The pictures are incredible. So sorry you had to go through this. Glad it wasn't cancer. Love you! XOXO
Hi Mary, I’m so glad it was negative! I have 8 nodules on my thyroid, I’ve gone through biopsies, and yearly follow up, your scar is healing very nicely 💕
8 is alot to keep track of right? Like my wedding ring LOL I know you are scratching your head right? LOL When ShyGuy asked me to marry him and INSISTED I have at least 1 carat diamond I finally gave in and said OK but I don't want 1, break it up into a lot of littler ones so it didn't look so big right? Well that just made more to look after LOL I'm glad you are OK Clara!
Thank you very much for sharing this medical procedure and the photos. It was all very interesting. Also, I've had a similar event with my thyroid. The ENT found it when he was checking something else in my throat (I can't remember what now -- it was something like ten or so years ago). He said, "Can't you feel it yourself?" Nope! I had an ultrasound-guided needle biopsy that came back 99.99% probably not cancer. I suppose I should have it checked again.
That's me LOL I was thinking...well if I didn't feel it IN there you'd think if it was that big I feel it OUT right? Nope LOL Yes please do get it checked...I bet you are fine but just to be safe ;)
I mean like WHERE ... how right? Wanna hear something weird? This total stranger to the channel watched one of my hair videos a few weeks back and it was filmed a year ago maybe. She says I don't want to worry you or anything but please get your thyroid checked because she thinks I have a problem from looking at my neck and it took them forever to diagnose her so naturally I was like WHAT...what do you see and told her a bit about what was going on but she never answered and I still keep looking at my neck from before all this and I just don't SEE anything!
Your neck looks great and I’m thankful it has all turned out so well for you, Mary! Thank you for sharing your information AND the pictures. Real life!! Love you❣️🤩😘
I'm blown away by the tech's not saying anything to your physician. Unbelievable. I would have done the very same as you. Take it out. I'm so glad that it was benign. Thank God. I knew that you'd pick at the glue! I think your neck looks fabulous. I'm blessed to be a part of your family. I love you dearly, you sweet, funny lady!❤😊🥰
Right? I mean I sort of get it because after you’ve been in the field for a while, you tend to think well that’s not the exam that I’m doing it for so I bother. Also, sometimes there are radiologist who are like stick to the facts for what you were supposed to be doing. So you never know but something about me made her remember that right? Anyway, I love you so much give Henry a big kisses for me. 💋💋💋💋💋
@@GlitzyFritzySome I guess don't want to step on drs' toes, but I've has many technicians tell me what they did or didn't see, and I was so grateful to them. As you said, we have to be our own advocates, and I've been through so much medical issues, that I appreciate when people tell me things and I calm down. Ugh. Thank you, my sweet friend. I'll see his Royal Highness on Tuesday. He's 23 months today. One more to go until the big 2. Unbelievable! ❤❤
Greetings Mary! Thank you so much for sharing your journey with us. I am truly happy that it was not cancer! Your healing process seems to be coming right along. Yay! Love and blessings ♥️🙏
So grateful for the good news and that you are happily on the mend! I'm the same, re: scars. I told my Orthopaed that, "Nah, I'm not worried about scars, I consider them well earned Trophies", to which he cracked up out loud! LOL! TFS! (HUUUGS) and Melekalikimaka Hau'oli Makahiki Hou!
@@GlitzyFritzy all my love and prayers my sweet friend ... I think we have an anniversary-ish around here, you and me? I think I'm the oldest subscriber virtually and literally?! LOL! Have the BEST Christmas and New Year's, yet! 💖💖💖🙏💖💖💖
I’m so pleased that it was negative. You’ve been in my prayers. I don’t blame you for wanting to have it removed. If you’re anything like me, I would have a tendency to self diagnose. Your neck looks great and I don’t think anyone would notice it unless you brought it up. My daughter has had thyroid issues since she was 10 and just recently there was a diagnosis of Hashimoto disease. Truly a blessed Christmas. 😊❤
Hey you...I feel bad that I don't get around to commenting on you more Suzs I watch on the TV and then I never make it back :( I love what you've done with your new home .... never had a doubt though! Love you!
@@GlitzyFritzy I truly love you my friend...after 9 years I think it's beyond the curtesy comment... I come here to see you because I miss you! Who has time these days for anything? Being over 50 is a FULL TIME JOB!!!!! I know you are there and I hope you know, I am here if you ever need me. Big hugs!!! Sues
Hey Mary! Your surgeon did an excellent job and you are healing fabulously! Yes Rub! Rub as often as you think about it. You don’t want a keloid. I have what looks like a zipper going up my left leg from surgery. The surgeon used 37 staples. That was fun!😂 I’m just so thankful that it’s not cancer. There’s to much of that devil in this world. I have four more that I have surgery on next month. At least they’re not on my face. I think the 4 on my face is enough! Thanks for the documentation. Anything medical related intrigues me, though I wish it wasn’t you. Much love my friend!❤ Edit: I’ve been on synthyroid over 40 yrs.
I swear I learned more about you every day. You know what I think about you all the time, and I am praying for your journey too. My brother has just had to have another one taken care of. It’s like a never-ending story. Love you! 🩷
Hi Mary, you are looking better, no you won't lose your voice, my daughter went through the same thing, but after she had the surgery, she still had to take her medication, because she has thyroid decease, she has to take it for the rest of her life, hugsssss
Mary, I'm so glad you are outside of this surgery and on your way to recovery! You look great! Dennis lost his voice after his surgery but only for a couple of weeks. The doctor said it wouldn't come back, well, we prayed, and it came back! He's been through so much!! You are both survivors! You're makeup by the way is as always, very beautiful! Love you so much! Jeanie xxoo
Thank you for all of this amazing, wonderful information, and going back 5 years! Your journey, and TELLING us about your journey, is helping SO MANY of us!!!! So THANK YOU Sweet lady. I pray for you and love you! Advocating for yourself.... remember when we just trusted doctors and what they said and saw, or didn't see?? You just can't do that. Now it seems like you have to check, recheck, research, examine, investigate... everything from the initial sneeze to the last payment you make. xoxo
I'm so glad you had it out. I have a scar there because I had my neck fused and they move your vocal cords which hurt more than the surgery. I'm glad it was all good. I take synthetic for my thyroid. It was a bear to get diagnosed. Oh, I also found out the hard way that I'm allergic to surgical glue. Xoxo ~lori
Your recovery is so great to see! Im so happy that it went as well as it did for you. The healing is so good! Battle scar and all! You know the massive uphill battle I am continuing to go thru, and I consider my Subclinical Hypothyroidism one of my least miserable battles that took years of lackluster Doctoring to get to. It’s amazing how quickly that drainage incision closed for you! I have some tube incisions that are still open over 20 years now. My G-Tube is what I call my second belly button! The Drs told me it’s bcz I had it for over a year, same with my picc line. Thank you for sharing and continuing to be such a caring and uplifting friend for me, for us all! Love you so much.
Good grief!! God bless your little heart ♥️ so glad they found it!’ I watch you all the time & Susan and a few other people you guys have suggested, you guys have put me in a such better place and I thank you! Thought I’d get on the phone tonight to say how glad I am your ok! 🥰😘 🙏🏻 Your a warrior!!
Hi! First: your eyeshadow is so pretty! What kind is it? Second: I'm glad everything with your surgery & healing has been so great it looks really good..I hated that glue they use! They used it on me to close my 2nd cesarean closed & it drove me crazy! It didn't even keep the incision closed after like 3 days..fourth: im the same way with songs..i can remember lyrics to songs that came out 50 years ago but not what I needed at the store or why I left the house lol..have a good weekend ❤
50 years ago!!! OMG I can't imagine having a incision like that coming open! I'm wearing the Blessed palette in this video Amanda ... ShyGuy on the lid ;)
@GlitzyFritzy lol yea i listen to all kinds of music..elvis Metallica beetles eminem..I cant wait to get your pallet..which one is it? The deep or the light?
I had a complete thyroid removal in 2010. biopsy (after 5 yrs checkups) was negative for cancer. but because nodules changed in size we agreed it should be completely removed. As it turned out,there was cancer. Im so thankful I didnt just let it sit there. the surgeon stressed to wear sunscreen. after a cruise about 6 months later, i ended up with squamous cell skin cancer in my scar. WEAR THE SUNSCREEN!! Find the one that doesnt itch. BTW: the symptom of skin cancer (squamous) is itching. the smallest pin prick can be squamous cell. Ive had it 7 times now in different places on my body. the worse was my nose! i was a redhead. loved boating, water skiing, etc. tried to cover up but apparently not enough! Good luck, Mary. I take levothroxine daily and occasionally need a dosage adjustment.
I want you to know I take this very seriously and because of what you wrote I am putting silicone scar tape across it every single time that I leave this house so that it is not exposed. Thank you for bringing that to my attention. I actually read it after you put it on. I just am now commenting on it 💋💋
Mary, thank you for sharing. Im so glad that your surgery is over and you are feeling better. I take thyroid medicine. It’s a constant worry. Love from Mississippi 🎄💖
Thanks so much for sharing your experience. Your scar has healed wonderfully. I pray you continue to heal. Surgery is hard physically and emotionally. Hang in there. 😊
Good job you know your stuff. Peter has overactive Thyroid. Peter has a lump on his throat. They did biopsy no cancer. He won't take it further. I'm worried, he just ignores it. I think of you constantly ❤❤❤xxx
I literally had this same thing this past week. I have had multiple biopsies because of new nodules every 6 months. They said could keep doing biopsy’s or take it out. So like you went in they were taking the left and possibly right. Only had to have the left out. Go for one week post tomorrow hoping they take these freaking stitches out . Glad to see someone who has had it recently so I can know kind of what to expect.
I'm very proud of you and your scar 😍 Oh 😔 I thought your 1st song would be "ring my bell" not that one 😂😂😂 Love you girlfriend, never forget that!! 🥰😍💖🤗😘
LOL that's funny LOL OMG can you believe our package is STILL here in the states? What the heck is taking so long to get out of here LOL I keep watching it!
Oh, Mary, the joke about remembering lyrics to 80s songs, but not what you went into the kitchen for? I burst out laughing! That is so funny! Goodness, you've had quite a journey. I'm so thankful that it wasn't cancerous. I had the same experience, starting with a scan for something else, but that similarity ended with the biopsy results. My nodule was small and not cancerous, so I didn't need surgery. That biopsy was incredibly painful! I had tears running into my ears. I wasn't crying outright, but I must have been on the verge. The doctor told me that I have a nerve that's close to the nodule, otherwise it wouldn't have been as painful as it was. Thank you for sharing your experience with us. God bless you, Mary. xo~linda
This was interesting. They found my thyroid nodules a few years ago when having a chest x-ray. I guess they're really common. There are several but the biggest is 2.5 cm, the size of 1 1/2 peanuts they say, but large enough to have to get biopsied. Although nodules are rarely cancerous at that size, it was traumatic to have a needle stuck in your neck four times for samples. So mine are just monitored every year with an ultrasound to see if they are getting larger, which so far not. I've been doing some diy things that probably have no effect, but make me feel better ... taking turmeric for inflammation, eating one Brazil nut a day for the selenium which is supposed to help with thyroid function and I lowered my dose of HRT because estrogen feeds tumors. So did they just take out your large nodule or that side of the thyroid as well. Thanks for the details. Laurie
Had my thyroid removed in 2013. I never lost my voice but my voice changed very deep and crackles . I still crackle to this day and never got my range back . My thyroid enlarged and was 3 grams shy of being a goiter Not to worry you but my endocrinologist says anyone with partial thyroidectomy or full should check their blood pressure at home weekly and keep a diary . I can tell by my blood pressure that labs are off and out of normal range
Thanks for sharing your story and pics, Mary! I had knee replacement surgery three years ago and the scar has faded a lot without me doing anything special. I figure you will see the same thing as time progresses. 😃 Did you have the cholesterol test done again at the five year mark? I was curious as to what those results were…my doc wants me to go on statin too…but no way!!
Yes I did...keeping in mind that in the last 5 years I've had the most HORRID dirty fat diet I think you can have my numbers are still very high but now...it's showing through age and I'm sure what I've been eating I have some moderate build up now so I have to start behaving myself and IT HARD!
I have to smile my thyroid was caught by my eye doctor as it was affecting my eye sight. This was 30 yrs ago. Mine was Hyperthyroidism. Sudden drop in weight.
I haven't had ultrasound in 15 years on my thyroid . I grow nodules too. Hashimoto thyroiditis. When I was pregnant with my first son ,my autoimmune system mistaked it as a foreign antibody and attacked it . I see the dr in Dec and going to ask for one
Hi Mary funnily enough I’m not squeamish either 😂and I thought the surgeon made a pretty neat job of sewing you up considering how large the growth was. With any big growth it’s impossible to say for sure with a tiny biopsy unless it’s a particular form of growth well known to be benign. Pathology always takes a few days no matter what. It is sensible to leave you with some of your thyroid if possible as it does do many things, but synthetic replacement can be effective if needed. Many people need a top up as the thyroid can become less efficient (like everything else as we age) without having a growth etc. It is a safe medication to take for millions of people worldwide. Drains are never stitched on removing unless there is a problem. I can’t tell you how many drains I removed during my nursing career and we just popped a small dressing on it for 24 hours (just in case it leaked a little initially). It does close up on the surface very quickly although takes a bit longer to heal through the whole track it took. I can’t express how glad I am it was benign and that you’re healing up well. Your voice sounds fine and there isn’t a massive difference I can hear. Best wishes x
Hey Mary - Just curious: Did they do CT with calcium index score or CT angiogram? If calcium index, repeating is not helpful except for baseline. If you do therapeutics and want to see coronary artery perfusion/CAD status, angiogram is more appropriate. 😘😘😘 Love always 🤗
Hey, you’re talking above my pay grade Doc 😂 🤣 I’m not sure what all that is 😝 well, the calcium index part I can tell you they didn’t do a CT angiogram 😉
this comment below is not from my hubbs!! im using his computer as we are vacationing. i hate his keyboard! its why this is not perfectly punctuated. my name is Debbie!
Another fun session of Mary-oke!! I get what you mean about remembering 80s lyrics but not why you entered a room! I also remember comedy songs off 78 rpm records my mother played during the 60s, and also Spanish commercials that would play on Mexican radio stations in our neighborhood when I was a kid in Los Angeles. But I keep forgetting where my car keys and eyeglasses are.🥸
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You are healing up so well. Your scar is really minimal. I don’t heal well as I keloid. No matter what they do I just form keloids. I have Hashimotos since I’m 31. The thyroid does so much people have no idea. 💕🤗
So very true! I know people are so sweet to try and make you not worry and dismiss the thyroid like ohhhh it's just the thyroid but no the thyroid has very important functions and you are going to not be doing well if your thyroid is acting up!
MARY! So good to see you happy & healthy, my love❣️ You are EXACTLY right, with advocating for yourself and your loved ones' health care. I thank GOD everyday, I taught my daughters to self exam their breasts monthly, once their cycles started. My youngest at 16 found a pea sized mass in her breast. Within 6 months it was the size of a tangerine! We were in process that 6 month period getting all of the ducks in a row, including finding a Pediatric surgeon that would remove the mass. We did not do a biopsy, regardless a mass that size needed to come out! So, the surgeon said we made the right decision, had we left the mass, it could've turned into something far worse down the road. She remains clean of any masses, but, will have to have ultrasounds yearly until the doctors feel mammograms are in order. She's 22 years old right now. I'm relieved, all of us girls stay pro-active with breast exams. Just thought I'd share our story. Someone else out there may read this and save their daughters or themselves. Remain BLESSED, sweet friend. ❤Love❤ ya, TOODLES❣️Kimber(Your Austin, Texas Sister)🙏🤗🥰😘
My gosh, that is an amazing story Kimber! I am so glad that you advised your daughters about that. ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
Mary, sorry you had to have a thyroidectomy. Glad you are cancer free. You might try vitamin E cream on your scar. I have three small nodules on my thyroid. (2/5mm and 1/6mm) My ENT doctor sends me for an ultrasound yearly. Thank goodness they haven’t changed in years. I also take Levothyroxine. Thank God you didn’t loose your voice. My voice is a little lower since my recent surgery too. They found scar tissue and had to use the smallest incubator tube. Glad you are getting better day by day. Love and Kindness, Teresa
Thank you so much, Teresa 💖💖
I think your surgeon did a great job! I had extreme hyperthyroidism related to my Graves’ disease. I also had a thyroidectomy. It takes a long time to completely heal. My scar got thick and ropey. It took maybe two years but it is hardly noticeable now. I have to point it out to show someone.
Be sure you see your doctor regularly for your blood tests. I need to get my thyroid medicine raised pretty much yearly. You will defiantly know if you need it raised. I know by my energy level. If it’s too low I get extreme exhaustion. Anyway, I am glad you are doing so well afterward. That surgery is
NOT a piece of cake. I also want to say…I love your channel💕
Thank you so much, it's so good to hear these kinds of reports. A few weeks ago somebody who has not seen my videos before and on a completely unrelated video remarked that they had Graves and said she feared by looking at my neck that I should get checked?? I answered her and asked what did she see because I've never noticed a thing and she didn't answer me back but I have been wondering what she would have seen! I'm so glad you that keep yours in check ❤ 🤟🏻❤
I think your scar looks fantastic. I used lavender essential oil on mine. It's antibacterial, calming and healing. My voice still is different after many years. I used to sing supranio but no more....I squeek...LOL Oh well, glad it wasn't my career....you are doing great!!
The word squeak 🤣 shy guy has been calling me squeaky 🤣
Hi Mary, I'm thankful that your surgery was a success and that no cancer was found. I am mad that the incompetent x-ray tech didn't put that in her report, what if it had been cancer and it had been growing for a year! What a dingbat. I hope you have a good weekend
Thank you so much Lynne, I so appreciate it and you know I'm trying hard to think maybe she had been told "if it doesn't have to do with THIS procedure..." but even that is wrong in my book. Thank goodness when they do CT's and MRI's radiologists (so many of them) will note anything else they see because truly this is how MANY people have found something was wrong❤ 🤟🏻❤
I’m so glad everything worked out well with your thyroid surgery and biopsy. Thanks for sharing your experience.
Thank you so much Gail 🤟🏻
I have Graves’ disease and it took me basically begging at multiple appointments to get my doctor to do more tests before finally getting a correct diagnosis. I’ll spare you all the details and my frustrations with that. I’ve been on medication because I’m scared of surgery. Your video helps me reconsider a thyroidectomy. Thank you for sharing your journey with all of us!
It is so scary to what degree we have to be our own advocate isn’t it? I am so glad that you stuck with it Andi!! 🩷🩷
I was just staring at that kiwi and then the racquet ball with my jaw hanging open. It's amazing to me that you couldn't feel it. Our bodies are incredible, and I'm glad you're healing well overall and that the growth was benign.
Oh, and plain old Vaseline is the best thing to help that sensitive scarred skin to heal. I learned that when my dermatologist removed some skin cancer from my decollete.
Gotta love Vaseline I tell you! I know what you mean on the Kiwi...I'll never look at one the same way LOL and wouldn't you think I'd miss it being gone? I mean literally NOTHING has changed for me I still feel exactly the same as I did with it in there LOL Gotta say I did ask for a picture because I just couldn't believe it but apparently they aren't allowed to do that LOL
@@GlitzyFritzy That's bloody unbelievable. It's your anatomy, you grew it and you paid for its removal, so you should be able to do what you want with it!
@@GlitzyFritzy - A few years back I had what I thought was a large marbel-sized cyst in my right armpit that wouldn't heal. My dermatologist diagnosed me with hidradenitis suppurativa and referred me to a surgeon to have it removed since it was so close to major lymph nodes. When I finally awoke from anesthesia, the surgeon told me she removed a mass slightly larger than the size of two golf balls, and actually showed me the tissue she'd removed. I was stunned by how large that mass was! She then asked if I'd be okay with her keeping the mass in a jar for teaching purposes and offered to let me visit it whenever I wanted to, LOL!
Mary, thanks for sharing your experience! My father and one sister have hypothyroidism, and their symptoms before going on medication were fog-brain and excessive tiredness (normal "senior moments" probably don't count). Neither of them has had thyroid surgery, though. Our choir conductor had thyroid cancer and his entire thyroid was removed, then his voice was raspy for a long time afterwards. You sound worlds better than he did after his surgery! He also had radiation to the area, which I'm sure didn't help his voice recover. That was 10 years ago and he's still doing fine. So glad you're doing so well!!❤
So glad you are feeling better. Thank you for sharing your journey.❤
I'm sooooo thankful for real I've had no issues at all ALTHOUGH I do have to say you would think if I didn't notice that thing being IN there I would notice it being OUT right? Nope LOL
The surgeon did an amazing job Mary. It looks like he cared about the cosmetic result for you. That scar will heal beautifully, especially if you keep up the massage and silicone application. After 6 weeks you can start using silicone medical patches or tape that usually come in different skin tones. It will help protect the incision whilst keeping the scar hydrated. I have a scar from ear to ear across the top of my head. Some areas healed well, but other areas have small keloid lumps and bumps that I'm still treating with silicone gel and patches/tape at night. I also lost a fair bit of hair. You can tell that the surgeon didn't care so much about the cosmetic result. I still feel a bit butchered and like frankenstein, but all of the swelling and redness has gone now. However, it does affect my confidence and self esteem. You're so very brave and resilient Mary. I think I'm still suffering with a bit of depression and PTSD to be honest, but I just take each day as it comes. Thanks for sharing your journey. It's great to see you looking so well. Sending lots of love from across the pond. Anna x
Awwwww I love you Anna, I'm sorry that happened to you. I did not know about this silicone patches...I will look into that!
Praise God Mary! I’m so glad it wasn’t cancer! And yes, I think those are beautiful battle scars❤you had me laughing and singing along with your funny Fritziness!😊❤️💄
Thank you so much Tammy ❤ 🤟🏻❤
Mary, it looks BEAUTIFUL! I'll say it again, our bodies & the abilty to heal....wow! Thank you kindly for sharing this part of your life & like all of us here I support you & your ongoing recovery.❤❤❤
Wasn't that so amazing about that hole? I mean it looked like I'd taken a slug from a 22 LOL and I'm thinking NO WAY is that closing tomorrow! I cut myself all the time and it's nothing like a HOLE and that doesn't heal that fast so how could it? LOL
So happy all turned out so well for you. Being proactive is so important!
Don't we know it!
Thank you Mary, for sharing your story ❤ I was diagnosed with Graves 17yrs ago and am thankful I have a wonderful Endocrinologist 🙏🏻
Thank you so much...I'm so glad you do too ❤ 🤟🏻❤
I’m getting ready next week to have a complete blood workup, bone density, and lung scan. I just turned 70 in September and it was time to do a new, full medical workup. I’ve been having some wonky, off balance spells since this summer and they started after I got too hot mowing in late June. I feel much better now, but I knew I needed to have a new baseline.
Oh I'm so glad that you are smart enough to follow through with that and not brush it off Jan!
@@GlitzyFritzy 👍🏻🤟🏻💞
I’m so happy to hear it was benign. You are so pretty and funny. Such a pleasure to watch and listen to you. Stay healthy. I was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer in June 2021. Had Whipple Procedure and 2 years later, I’m doing great. So I have a very pretty scar from my boobs to my navel! I’m very proud of that scar! ❤
I'm so glad you are doing great. Pancreatic cancer is bad but you beat it. You can be an example to people who are diagnosed with that dreadful disease that it can be beaten and all is not hopeless. God bless
Oh my goodness Patricia thank goodness you were able to get the whipple and are doing well...praise the lord and I'd be so proud of that scar too!
Glad your thyroid wasn’t cancerous and that you are recovering very well!!🤗
Thank you so much ❤ 🤟🏻❤
Wow!!! Can't believe the tumor was as big as a kiwi. Glad everything is OK now and you are healing. Decapitated??? I could handle seeing a lot, but not that😮. You were in my thoughts and prayers 🙏 ❤️. Happy Friday!!! Much love, ❤❤❤😊
Somewhere on my channel I have told the story about that decapitation and I mean it was traumatic. Thank you so much Christina I always smile when I see you 😀
@@GlitzyFritzy 🙂
Oh my, Mary, I’m so sorry you and others here had to go thru this with the thyroid. This is fascinating to learn about. I know a woman who actually had thyroid cancer, but it was caught in time, thank goodness. I’m 67 and know I need a good physical. I just wish my insurance paid a bit more, but still, it needs to be done. You are an amazing example of being your own advocate, and “just do it!!” God bless you as you and those here move forward. Aren’t women just amazing!!! We can do anything with encouragement from each other! 💗💕👏🏻🙏
Thank you so much Dee! ❤ 🤟🏻❤
So good to see all is good. Wow Mary Kiwi size? The pictures are incredible. So sorry you had to go through this. Glad it wasn't cancer. Love you! XOXO
Thank you so much Heba....love you too ❤ 🤟🏻❤
Hi Mary, I’m so glad it was negative! I have 8 nodules on my thyroid, I’ve gone through biopsies, and yearly follow up, your scar is healing very nicely 💕
8 is alot to keep track of right? Like my wedding ring LOL I know you are scratching your head right? LOL When ShyGuy asked me to marry him and INSISTED I have at least 1 carat diamond I finally gave in and said OK but I don't want 1, break it up into a lot of littler ones so it didn't look so big right? Well that just made more to look after LOL I'm glad you are OK Clara!
Thank you for sharing your journey witth us Mary. I have my own thyroid issues so it’s comforting to hear someone else talk about it.
Thank you so much Aimee...it's like if you can help even just one person...worth it❤ 🤟🏻❤
So glad you’re feeling better and doing well!❤️
Thank you so much Meg ❤ 🤟🏻❤
Thanks Mary for sharing your journey with your surgery and healing🤗Hugs
Texas Lady
Thank you so much Linda 🤟🏻♾💌
Bless you Mary. You've gone through so much. I'm glad you're okay. You're in my prayers. You look beautiful as ever. Take good care. Much love, 😘🤗🩷🙏🏻
Thank you so much Mar...so good to see you ❤ 🤟🏻❤
It looks like it’s healed well. I’m glad your thyroid is still working!
Thank you so much Sherry 🤟🏻🌹
Hallo Mary , so happy you are healing well. Sending love to continued healing. Thank you for sharing your journey and warning others. 🫶🪷🫶
Thank you so much Tammi ❤ 🤟🏻❤
That looks fabulous! Thanks for the info on the scans.
Thank you so much Ann ❤ 🤟🏻❤
Thanks for educating us with your story. Appreciate you so much.❤
Thank you so much Deb❤ 🤟🏻❤
I'm so glad to see and hear your doing so great. The pics are not awful at all. Looks like healing gone well. 😊🤶🎅🌲👏👏👏 Thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much 😊😀
Thank you very much for sharing this medical procedure and the photos. It was all very interesting. Also, I've had a similar event with my thyroid. The ENT found it when he was checking something else in my throat (I can't remember what now -- it was something like ten or so years ago). He said, "Can't you feel it yourself?" Nope! I had an ultrasound-guided needle biopsy that came back 99.99% probably not cancer. I suppose I should have it checked again.
That's me LOL I was thinking...well if I didn't feel it IN there you'd think if it was that big I feel it OUT right? Nope LOL Yes please do get it checked...I bet you are fine but just to be safe ;)
Thanks for the in depth info on your experience - the size of what was removed boggles my mind- glad you are on the mend and doing so well ❤❤
I mean like WHERE ... how right? Wanna hear something weird? This total stranger to the channel watched one of my hair videos a few weeks back and it was filmed a year ago maybe. She says I don't want to worry you or anything but please get your thyroid checked because she thinks I have a problem from looking at my neck and it took them forever to diagnose her so naturally I was like WHAT...what do you see and told her a bit about what was going on but she never answered and I still keep looking at my neck from before all this and I just don't SEE anything!
Your neck looks great and I’m thankful it has all turned out so well for you, Mary! Thank you for sharing your information AND the pictures. Real life!! Love you❣️🤩😘
Thank you so much Jan 🤟🏻🌹
@@GlitzyFritzy 🤗💞
I'm blown away by the tech's not saying anything to your physician. Unbelievable.
I would have done the very same as you. Take it out.
I'm so glad that it was benign. Thank God.
I knew that you'd pick at the glue! I think your neck looks fabulous. I'm blessed to be a part of your family. I love you dearly, you sweet, funny lady!❤😊🥰
Right? I mean I sort of get it because after you’ve been in the field for a while, you tend to think well that’s not the exam that I’m doing it for so I bother. Also, sometimes there are radiologist who are like stick to the facts for what you were supposed to be doing. So you never know but something about me made her remember that right? Anyway, I love you so much give Henry a big kisses for me. 💋💋💋💋💋
@@GlitzyFritzySome I guess don't want to step on drs' toes, but I've has many technicians tell me what they did or didn't see, and I was so grateful to them.
As you said, we have to be our own advocates, and I've been through so much medical issues, that I appreciate when people tell me things and I calm down. Ugh.
Thank you, my sweet friend. I'll see his Royal Highness on Tuesday. He's 23 months today. One more to go until the big 2. Unbelievable! ❤❤
It sure is LOL
@@GlitzyFritzy❤❤
Greetings Mary! Thank you so much for sharing your journey with us. I am truly happy that it was not cancer! Your healing process seems to be coming right along. Yay! Love and blessings ♥️🙏
Thank you so much Jean❤ 🤟🏻❤
Looking and sounding great, Mary! 💖
Thank you so much 🤟🏻
I’m so glad it was benign and they did a beautiful job! Nothing gross or scary about it!!
Thank you so much ❤ 🤟🏻❤
I'm really happy for you on your recovery 💖 Have a great weekend!
Thank you! You too Tamara 💋
So grateful for the good news and that you are happily on the mend! I'm the same, re: scars. I told my Orthopaed that, "Nah, I'm not worried about scars, I consider them well earned Trophies", to which he cracked up out loud! LOL! TFS! (HUUUGS) and Melekalikimaka Hau'oli Makahiki Hou!
Awwww LOL I bet he did, you are adorable Bridgette...thank you so much for being here with your alohas :)
@@GlitzyFritzy all my love and prayers my sweet friend ... I think we have an anniversary-ish around here, you and me? I think I'm the oldest subscriber virtually and literally?! LOL! Have the BEST Christmas and New Year's, yet! 💖💖💖🙏💖💖💖
I’m so pleased that it was negative. You’ve been in my prayers. I don’t blame you for wanting to have it removed. If you’re anything like me, I would have a tendency to self diagnose. Your neck looks great and I don’t think anyone would notice it unless you brought it up. My daughter has had thyroid issues since she was 10 and just recently there was a diagnosis of Hashimoto disease. Truly a blessed Christmas. 😊❤
Thank you and God bless you Bonnie and I'm so glad they have finally figured out your daughter too!
@@GlitzyFritzy ❤️😊
This was really interesting! Thank you for sharing. Looks like you had lip gloss on in the first pic in the hospital. That made me smile. 🙂
LOL it was lip balm LOL my lips were so dry LOL thank you so much Brenda!
Thank you for the useful information. The pics were so interesting, especially how the hole closed. So glad you are better!
Thank you so much Elaine ❤ 🤟🏻❤
I am so glad this is behind you...wonderful video that could save lives...love you..xxoo
Hey you...I feel bad that I don't get around to commenting on you more Suzs I watch on the TV and then I never make it back :( I love what you've done with your new home .... never had a doubt though! Love you!
@@GlitzyFritzy I truly love you my friend...after 9 years I think it's beyond the curtesy comment... I come here to see you because I miss you! Who has time these days for anything? Being over 50 is a FULL TIME JOB!!!!! I know you are there and I hope you know, I am here if you ever need me. Big hugs!!! Sues
You are amazing. You have handled everything so beautifully. I love you and have said many prayers for you. ♥️♥️♥️
I know you have my sweet friend...ditto! I love you!
My scar is alot smaller, but I had the stupid glue also. Glad to see and hear things are getting better...
stupid glue lol Thank you🤟🏻❤
Hey Mary! Your surgeon did an excellent job and you are healing fabulously! Yes Rub! Rub as often as you think about it. You don’t want a keloid. I have what looks like a zipper going up my left leg from surgery. The surgeon used 37 staples. That was fun!😂
I’m just so thankful that it’s not cancer. There’s to much of that devil in this world. I have four more that I have surgery on next month. At least they’re not on my face. I think the 4 on my face is enough! Thanks for the documentation. Anything medical related intrigues me, though I wish it wasn’t you. Much love my friend!❤
Edit: I’ve been on synthyroid over 40 yrs.
I swear I learned more about you every day. You know what I think about you all the time, and I am praying for your journey too. My brother has just had to have another one taken care of. It’s like a never-ending story. Love you! 🩷
@@GlitzyFritzy yeah, probably more than you ever wanted to know! 😂
Hi Mary, you are looking better, no you won't lose your voice, my daughter went through the same thing, but after she had the surgery, she still had to take her medication, because she has thyroid decease, she has to take it for the rest of her life, hugsssss
I hope that my thyroid continues to produce enough but yea there is a chance I could be like your daughter before it's all over
@@GlitzyFritzy ❤️❤️❤️
Thanks for sharing your journey. It looks great! You made me laugh as usual. Be well.
Thank you so much Sheryl 🤟🏻
Mary, I'm so glad you are outside of this surgery and on your way to recovery! You look great! Dennis lost his voice after his surgery but only for a couple of weeks. The doctor said it wouldn't come back, well, we prayed, and it came back! He's been through so much!! You are both survivors! You're makeup by the way is as always, very beautiful! Love you so much! Jeanie xxoo
Thank you so much Jeanie it's so good to see you 🤟🏻🌹
Thank you for all of this amazing, wonderful information, and going back 5 years! Your journey, and TELLING us about your journey, is helping SO MANY of us!!!! So THANK YOU Sweet lady. I pray for you and love you! Advocating for yourself.... remember when we just trusted doctors and what they said and saw, or didn't see?? You just can't do that. Now it seems like you have to check, recheck, research, examine, investigate... everything from the initial sneeze to the last payment you make. xoxo
Sure enough you do Julie!!
Thankful for your negative biopsy. It really looks great and you wear those battle scars well, girl.
Thank you so much Kim ❤ 🤟🏻❤
I'm so glad you had it out. I have a scar there because I had my neck fused and they move your vocal cords which hurt more than the surgery. I'm glad it was all good. I take synthetic for my thyroid. It was a bear to get diagnosed. Oh, I also found out the hard way that I'm allergic to surgical glue. Xoxo ~lori
OMG that must have been horrible!!
@@GlitzyFritzy not that bad. Have a great weekend!
Mary, looks like your doctor did a wonderful job cutting into the line on your neck. Thanks for sharing.
He did didn't he? I teased him and said why didn't you go up to the first one and tighten my neck up? LOL
Good for you, Mary. Thank you for sharing. I just had posterior SCF.
I feel like Meryl Streep in Death Becomes Her…
😂 I love that movie… I’m a girl 😂
Your recovery is so great to see! Im so happy that it went as well as it did for you. The healing is so good! Battle scar and all! You know the massive uphill battle I am continuing to go thru, and I consider my Subclinical Hypothyroidism one of my least miserable battles that took years of lackluster Doctoring to get to. It’s amazing how quickly that drainage incision closed for you! I have some tube incisions that are still open over 20 years now. My G-Tube is what I call my second belly button! The Drs told me it’s bcz I had it for over a year, same with my picc line. Thank you for sharing and continuing to be such a caring and uplifting friend for me, for us all! Love you so much.
Whoa yes you are right...that makes a lot of sense too Fatima! Thank you so much...love you too!
Good grief!! God bless your little heart ♥️ so glad they found it!’ I watch you all the time & Susan and a few other people you guys have suggested, you guys have put me in a such better place and I thank you! Thought I’d get on the phone tonight to say how glad I am your ok! 🥰😘 🙏🏻 Your a warrior!!
Oh thank you so much Marcia 🤟🏻🌹
Thank you Mary. Thankfully is was not cancerous.
Amen! Thank you so much 😊😀
Thank you so much for sharing. God is good!
Yes He is...PTL and thank you Debbie!
Hi! First: your eyeshadow is so pretty! What kind is it? Second: I'm glad everything with your surgery & healing has been so great it looks really good..I hated that glue they use! They used it on me to close my 2nd cesarean closed & it drove me crazy! It didn't even keep the incision closed after like 3 days..fourth: im the same way with songs..i can remember lyrics to songs that came out 50 years ago but not what I needed at the store or why I left the house lol..have a good weekend ❤
50 years ago!!! OMG I can't imagine having a incision like that coming open! I'm wearing the Blessed palette in this video Amanda ... ShyGuy on the lid ;)
@GlitzyFritzy lol yea i listen to all kinds of music..elvis Metallica beetles eminem..I cant wait to get your pallet..which one is it? The deep or the light?
I had a complete thyroid removal in 2010. biopsy (after 5 yrs checkups) was negative for cancer. but because nodules changed in size we agreed it should be completely removed. As it turned out,there was cancer. Im so thankful I didnt just let it sit there. the surgeon stressed to wear sunscreen. after a cruise about 6 months later, i ended up with squamous cell skin cancer in my scar. WEAR THE SUNSCREEN!! Find the one that doesnt itch. BTW: the symptom of skin cancer (squamous) is itching. the smallest pin prick can be squamous cell. Ive had it 7 times now in different places on my body. the worse was my nose! i was a redhead. loved boating, water skiing, etc. tried to cover up but apparently not enough! Good luck, Mary. I take levothroxine daily and occasionally need a dosage adjustment.
I want you to know I take this very seriously and because of what you wrote I am putting silicone scar tape across it every single time that I leave this house so that it is not exposed. Thank you for bringing that to my attention. I actually read it after you put it on. I just am now commenting on it 💋💋
Mary, thank you for sharing. Im
so glad that your surgery is over and you are feeling better. I take thyroid medicine. It’s a constant worry. Love from Mississippi 🎄💖
Thank you so much Debra...I keep worrying about it too so I get that! 💕 🤟🏻💕
Thank you for sharing and God bless you, Mary!
Thank you so much Sharon 🤟🏻
Thanks so much for sharing your experience. Your scar has healed wonderfully. I pray you continue to heal. Surgery is hard physically and emotionally. Hang in there. 😊
Thank you so much ❤ 🤟🏻❤
Good job you know your stuff. Peter has overactive Thyroid. Peter has a lump on his throat. They did biopsy no cancer. He won't take it further. I'm worried, he just ignores it. I think of you constantly ❤❤❤xxx
Oh God bless you Angela and I think it's a "man thing" ... sounds like ShyGuy!
I literally had this same thing this past week. I have had multiple biopsies because of new nodules every 6 months. They said could keep doing biopsy’s or take it out. So like you went in they were taking the left and possibly right. Only had to have the left out. Go for one week post tomorrow hoping they take these freaking stitches out . Glad to see someone who has had it recently so I can know kind of what to expect.
Thank you for letting me know that because it was for somebody like you that I made the video! I hope all goes well and you get an all clear!
I'm very proud of you and your scar 😍
Oh 😔 I thought your 1st song would be "ring my bell" not that one 😂😂😂
Love you girlfriend, never forget that!! 🥰😍💖🤗😘
LOL that's funny LOL OMG can you believe our package is STILL here in the states? What the heck is taking so long to get out of here LOL I keep watching it!
@@GlitzyFritzy that's what the DM it's about 😬
Oh, Mary, the joke about remembering lyrics to 80s songs, but not what you went into the kitchen for? I burst out laughing! That is so funny!
Goodness, you've had quite a journey. I'm so thankful that it wasn't cancerous.
I had the same experience, starting with a scan for something else, but that similarity ended with the biopsy results. My nodule was small and not cancerous, so I didn't need surgery. That biopsy was incredibly painful! I had tears running into my ears. I wasn't crying outright, but I must have been on the verge. The doctor told me that I have a nerve that's close to the nodule, otherwise it wouldn't have been as painful as it was.
Thank you for sharing your experience with us. God bless you, Mary.
xo~linda
Oh I hope they never have to do that to you again my friend, how horrible for you Linda and thank you so much!!
Btw your incision looks wonderful!
Thank you so much 😊
You’re so kind it looks great. So many ppl can benefit from this my brave girl. ❤
Thank you Sharon!
Good afternoon!! Thank you so much for sharing your journey, I think you are healing beautifully 😊 Have an amazing week, blessings ❤
Thank you so much Sherie ❤ 🤟🏻❤
They may have removed half your thyroid, but, at least, they left all your crazy Fritzyness intact. So happy you’re on the mend.
LOL
Thank you for sharing.
May it all heal 100%
Love from South Africa xoxo
Thank you so much Bets ❤ 🤟🏻❤
Mary thak you for this video. Very informative.
Thank you so much Mary ❤ 🤟🏻
This was interesting. They found my thyroid nodules a few years ago when having a chest x-ray. I guess they're really common. There are several but the biggest is 2.5 cm, the size of 1 1/2 peanuts they say, but large enough to have to get biopsied. Although nodules are rarely cancerous at that size, it was traumatic to have a needle stuck in your neck four times for samples. So mine are just monitored every year with an ultrasound to see if they are getting larger, which so far not. I've been doing some diy things that probably have no effect, but make me feel better ... taking turmeric for inflammation, eating one Brazil nut a day for the selenium which is supposed to help with thyroid function and I lowered my dose of HRT because estrogen feeds tumors. So did they just take out your large nodule or that side of the thyroid as well. Thanks for the details. Laurie
Thank you Laurie...they took the entire right side of my thyroid so I just have the left side now. I didn't know about the brazil nut...might do that!
Had my thyroid removed in 2013. I never lost my voice but my voice changed very deep and crackles . I still crackle to this day and never got my range back . My thyroid enlarged and was 3 grams shy of being a goiter
Not to worry you but my endocrinologist says anyone with partial thyroidectomy or full should check their blood pressure at home weekly and keep a diary . I can tell by my blood pressure that labs are off and out of normal range
Good to know thank you for sharing Cindy 🩷
Thanks for sharing your story and pics, Mary! I had knee replacement surgery three years ago and the scar has faded a lot without me doing anything special. I figure you will see the same thing as time progresses. 😃 Did you have the cholesterol test done again at the five year mark? I was curious as to what those results were…my doc wants me to go on statin too…but no way!!
Yes I did...keeping in mind that in the last 5 years I've had the most HORRID dirty fat diet I think you can have my numbers are still very high but now...it's showing through age and I'm sure what I've been eating I have some moderate build up now so I have to start behaving myself and IT HARD!
I have to smile my thyroid was caught by my eye doctor as it was affecting my eye sight. This was 30 yrs ago. Mine was Hyperthyroidism. Sudden drop in weight.
Oh my gosh… The eye doctor? That is so funny, but you know they can tell so much by looking at the back of your eyes. Even you’re pregnancies!
Thank goodness it wasn’t cancer. I have goiter and have to get blood work and ultrasound every two years to see if there is any enlargement.
Thank you so much Diane and I'm so happy you do that! ❤ 🤟🏻❤
I haven't had ultrasound in 15 years on my thyroid . I grow nodules too. Hashimoto thyroiditis. When I was pregnant with my first son ,my autoimmune system mistaked it as a foreign antibody and attacked it . I see the dr in Dec and going to ask for one
Keep me up on what is going on!
@@GlitzyFritzy I will. Thanks for caring!
Hi Mary funnily enough I’m not squeamish either 😂and I thought the surgeon made a pretty neat job of sewing you up considering how large the growth was. With any big growth it’s impossible to say for sure with a tiny biopsy unless it’s a particular form of growth well known to be benign. Pathology always takes a few days no matter what. It is sensible to leave you with some of your thyroid if possible as it does do many things, but synthetic replacement can be effective if needed. Many people need a top up as the thyroid can become less efficient (like everything else as we age) without having a growth etc. It is a safe medication to take for millions of people worldwide.
Drains are never stitched on removing unless there is a problem. I can’t tell you how many drains I removed during my nursing career and we just popped a small dressing on it for 24 hours (just in case it leaked a little initially). It does close up on the surface very quickly although takes a bit longer to heal through the whole track it took.
I can’t express how glad I am it was benign and that you’re healing up well. Your voice sounds fine and there isn’t a massive difference I can hear. Best wishes x
Thanks for sharing all of that and not just for me 🤟🏻🩷
When I had my neck surgery it looked like this. They had put a compression bandage on and I could not sit up straight or put my head up. It was awful.
Oh no that sounds terrible Beth!
Hey Mary - Just curious: Did they do CT with calcium index score or CT angiogram? If calcium index, repeating is not helpful except for baseline. If you do therapeutics and want to see coronary artery perfusion/CAD status, angiogram is more appropriate. 😘😘😘
Love always 🤗
Hey, you’re talking above my pay grade Doc 😂 🤣 I’m not sure what all that is 😝 well, the calcium index part I can tell you they didn’t do a CT angiogram 😉
@@GlitzyFritzy 😂😂😂😘
My Dr. still thinks I may be having thyroid issues. We’ll see 😉
this comment below is not from my hubbs!! im using his computer as we are vacationing. i hate his keyboard! its why this is not perfectly punctuated. my name is Debbie!
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Hun sent you a DM 😬
Where I don't see it?
@@GlitzyFritzy cause it's still in vanish mode? 😂😂 Will send again on IG 😅
Now let me watch how all started 🙄
Another fun session of Mary-oke!! I get what you mean about remembering 80s lyrics but not why you entered a room! I also remember comedy songs off 78 rpm records my mother played during the 60s, and also Spanish commercials that would play on Mexican radio stations in our neighborhood when I was a kid in Los Angeles. But I keep forgetting where my car keys and eyeglasses are.🥸
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