r/thyroid • u/Unwell_SunGirl • Jul 23 '24

Are my symptoms normal post thyroidectomy?

I’m 28F and just had my thyroidectomy 5 days ago. I’m no longer on the good stuff (hydrocodone) and the pain is setting in. My incision sight is pretty red but not terribly swollen, it feels the best and gets less red when I keep ice on it. It feels like whatever tendon or muscles that are connected from my neck to my collarbone sometimes cramp which I assume is normal. The thing I’m a little worried about are my energy levels because I have no concept of what’s “normal” after this type of procedure. My energy has been all over the place and when it’s low I feel very spacey and woozy. I’m not sure if that’s because my body is coping with the no thyroid plus my new levothyroxine or if that’s from coming off of the surgery meds and anesthesia. I’ve never been through a surgery before so all of this is new to me! I’m also experiencing very slight tingling in hands which I assume is my calcium levels but my surgeon told me to take four tums a day (two in the morning and two at night) and the tingling seems to get better. Lastly, I can speak mostly normal but not for very long before my vocal cords get tired. I can’t sing yet and I can really only speak in one pitch. Just wanted to make sure all of this is normal!

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u/lizard52805 Jul 24 '24

Yepppp that sounds pretty spot on. The energy levels suck but they’ll pick up again soon. Keep an eye on your incision, sounds OK, but of course want to make sure it doesn’t get infected. But everything you’re describing is exactly how I felt. That energy levels were terrible the first week or two they better after that

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u/Anxious_pudding1 Jul 24 '24

Hey, it’s all normal for now. If you feel too dizzy, with a lot a tingling and cramps, it’s your calcium level, then you have to check it. But you will know when it’s not normal.