What should be paid attention to after thyroid surgery? How to take care of yourself after thyroid surgery

Sometimes, if there are some lesions in the thyroid gland, such as thyroid adenoma or malignant cancer of the thyroid gland, we should need surgical treatment. In order to make the wound heal better and ensure the success of the operation, we should pay attention to the postoperative medication, postoperative care, postoperative diet and postoperative activities after thyroid surgery.

If the thyroid gland has some obvious symptoms, sometimes we need surgery. Most surgical treatments for the thyroid gland involve the removal of tumors or nodules. There are many things to pay attention to after thyroid surgery. So what should you pay attention to after thyroid surgery? We can learn a little bit about it through the following content.

1. Pay attention to medication after thyroid surgery. After some thyroid surgeries, you need to take some post-operative medications for care and conditioning for the needs of the body and the surgery. For example, if a single or double lobes of the thyroid are removed, we need to take some medications containing levothyroxine. If a single lobes of the thyroid are removed, the supplementary amount of levothyroxine is 50 mg, and if a double lobes of the thyroid are removed, the supplementary amount of levothyroxine is 100 mg. Some thyroid surgery does not require medication, such as the removal of some benign nodules, and you do not need to take medication after the surgery.

2. Pay attention to nursing after thyroid surgery. After thyroid surgery, you should pay attention to the recovery of the thyroid surgical incision. If there is suppuration, bleeding, inflammation, etc., go to the hospital for treatment in time. If there are no special circumstances, we can remove the wrapping gauze about a week after discharge. Pay attention to the dryness of the wrapping gauze and the dryness of the wound, and do not let sewage and other dust enter the wound.

3. Pay attention to activities after thyroid surgery. After thyroid surgery, there will be wounds in the neck. So in order to make the wounds heal better, it is best not to make our neck move too much for about a month after the operation, including backward, forward, and left and right movements. In order to prevent the neck from being too stiff, we can move our shoulders and back appropriately.