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Does Thyroidectomy Lead To Further Sickness?
I had a total thyroidectomy 9 months ago from cancer. The surgeons rupted an artery and I lost almost 2 litres of blood. Nine months on I sometimes feel tingling in my fingers and extremely light headed and almost faint like where I almost black out and feel sick. What could this be
Thu, 27 Aug 2015
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Thank you for choose Health Care Magic. I read carefully your query and I understand your concern.
The total thyroidectomies mean the excision of thyroid gland but also the parathyroid gland that are behind the thyroid gland.
Thyroid gland produce thyroid hormone T4(thyroxine) and T3(triiodothyronine) that are important for the metabolic rate and other function of your body, with the excision of it you don’t made the production of this hormones that mean that you have hypothyroidism that cause tiredness, constipation, high blood lipid, weight gain etc for these reason you should take synthetic thyroid hormones e.g. Levothyroxine and monitor the dosage of this pill with the TSH blood level during all the time after the removal of thyroid gland.
Parathyroid gland release PTH (parathyroid hormone), it regulate the amount of calcium in the blood. The removal of parathyroid gland cause hypocalcaemia, hypocalcemia signs are numbness or tingling in the fingertips, toes, or lips. To treat this signs you need calcium supplement and monitor the calcium blood test.
Hope I give answer to your problem. Feel free to ask me again
Take care,
Dr .Marsida JANKO
Thank you for choose Health Care Magic. I read carefully your query and I understand your concern.
The total thyroidectomies mean the excision of thyroid gland but also the parathyroid gland that are behind the thyroid gland.
Thyroid gland produce thyroid hormone T4(thyroxine) and T3(triiodothyronine) that are important for the metabolic rate and other function of your body, with the excision of it you don’t made the production of this hormones that mean that you have hypothyroidism that cause tiredness, constipation, high blood lipid, weight gain etc for these reason you should take synthetic thyroid hormones e.g. Levothyroxine and monitor the dosage of this pill with the TSH blood level during all the time after the removal of thyroid gland.
Parathyroid gland release PTH (parathyroid hormone), it regulate the amount of calcium in the blood. The removal of parathyroid gland cause hypocalcaemia, hypocalcemia signs are numbness or tingling in the fingertips, toes, or lips. To treat this signs you need calcium supplement and monitor the calcium blood test.
Hope I give answer to your problem. Feel free to ask me again
Take care,
Dr .Marsida JANKO
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