When I first started this journey I read that thyroid cancer is a good cancer to have and I told my family this to ease their fears (and mine). Bookshelf I was in an intense state of fear at this point after calming down somewhat in the original hospital room. My biggest node was 3.5cm, with a couple other in the 2-3cm range, plus ~30 cancerous lymph nodes. Also on the 4th I have a physical therapy appointment with one of the technicians and he did another wonderfully painfully session but the next 2 days there was basically no knee pain. This is very long and is intended for people new to the group who haven't had surgery yet. They say it looks bigger than it is because its inflamed from surgery and RAI it is 2x1x1 CM in both beds, cancer was only on right. 2. Facial and Jaw pain - Thyroid cancer - Inspire It just takes the right approach. The scar is 5cm long and as of now looks good. Kappeler mentioned Horners syndrome as a complication of thyroid surgery in 1865, and Kaelin reported a case of the syndrome following thyroidectomy in 1915. 2022 Feb;15(1):24-48. doi: 10.21053/ceo.2021.00633. As his caregiver I am feeling so helpless. But, I wasn't really all that coherent, so I asked if I could have some water (remember, nothing to eat or drink from midnight the night before so, I'm getting on 23 hours without food or drink) CRUSHED GLASS IN ACID MIXED WITH GRAVEL couldn't have felt that horrible. Stabbing neck pains after RAI - Thyroid cancer - Inspire So, they gave me another shot of something for pain. So, here is a more detailed experience of what just the thyroidectomy was like. That's not what happened. The type of pain that you will feel greatly depends on the kind of surgery you've had. Before my thyroidectomy I experienced ear pain on and off, where it felt like a sharp, stabbing pain around my left ear. This site needs JavaScript to work properly. On the 18th of June I went back to Dr Ch., Endocrinology at Madigan for follow-up on my CT scans and to check the balance on my thyroid meds. Now, remember, I chose the doctor who does up to 500 thyroidectomies per year over the one who only does 50. Learned its horizontal vertigo or thats what Co. (my torturerphysical theraphist) said. Post-op is a bit of a blur. Also we will have to delay the sleep Apnea testing till after I get my vestibular training done and I can sleep on my back and side. For the first 14 days I showered from the armpits down and washed my face and hair in the sink to keep the stitches and steri-strip dry. Some of it still doesn't make sense to me (in that the sequence of logic fails me), but then again I was on strong pain killers for part of the time and I didn't go to medical school.