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Does Thyroid Surgery Cause Sore Pain In Shoulder Blade?
Hi I had surgery on Monday to remove my whole thyroid and surrounding nodes for Papillary cancer. I am recovering well but have a very sore pain in my shoulder blade, would this be from the surgery? Just wondering if the muscles would be sore. Thank you
Mon, 6 Jun 2016
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No the pain is unlikely because of the Thyroid problem. However, a thyroid surgery can potentially damage another important organ which controls calcim metabolism called Parathyroid. I would advise you to get done you Serum Calcium , Serum phosphorus and iPTH and get back to us with the reports.
Regards
Dr. Om Lakhani
No the pain is unlikely because of the Thyroid problem. However, a thyroid surgery can potentially damage another important organ which controls calcim metabolism called Parathyroid. I would advise you to get done you Serum Calcium , Serum phosphorus and iPTH and get back to us with the reports.
Regards
Dr. Om Lakhani
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