#thyroidectomy

[atarahderek]

Does anyone else believe Martin Kratt had a thyroidectomy?

Evidence:

He gained a major dad bod in a relatively brief amount of time, despite still being physically active. To be fair, he was in his late 40s when that happened.

I'm certain I saw a thyroidectomy scar on his neck at one point, starting in show episodes that aired in 2015. To me, there is nothing else it could possibly be.

Chris has done multiple zoology shorts solo, and they often involve traveling. Martin has not done any solo shorts that I'm aware of (please link a video if I'm wrong). Chris' solo shorts also involve a lot of physical activity, including some things that Martin is known to love, such as swimming with rare marine creatures. This could be because Martin no longer has the energy he needs for those kinds of adventures.

Martin no longer seems to have an Adam's apple, which is formed by the cartilage shield that protects your thyroid. It flattens out and basically disappears if the thyroid is removed.

[curvymommy70]

Thyroidectomy: 11 years later. No make up.

[imafraidoftomorrow]

It was 6 years ago today that my life changed.

6 years ago today that I touched my neck and felt a huge, hard lump. 6 years ago that I looked in the mirror and could see it clearly.

I went to the ER and, after waiting for hours, was told that I was the perfect demographic for thyroid cancer. I was 20 years old. I was told that I needed surgery because the tumor was at risk of suffocating me. Suffocating. The pain became so unbearable that I was on opioids for 2 months. For 25 days I had to wait to find out whether the mass was benign or malignant. Whether or not I had cancer.

It was bigger than the surgeon expected. She had to cut deeper into the muscle; had to take more of the gland along with several of my lymph nodes. It hurt. I woke up with a blood-filled bag hanging from a tube laced through my throat. The first time I saw myself after surgery, I cried. I felt, and looked, like Frankenstein's monster.

I've been sick ever since. A body can't function properly with only half a thyroid. I'm tired all the time, yet I can't ever sleep. I have brain fog and joint pain and heart palpitations. The medication that I need to live costs $350 out of my pocket.

You might think this post will end heroically - that it will read, "but despite all of that, I'm still alive and I'm grateful!" And I wish that it did. But the truth is, I grieve this day every single year. I wish it had never happened to me. I hate being sick, and I hate looking in the mirror and seeing my scar. When I notice it in photos, like in the last picture, I sometimes still want to throw up.

I guess what I want to say is, sometimes hardships just fucking suck. A tragedy is just that - a tragedy - and what doesn't kill you can, in fact, leave you frail and broken. And it's okay to mourn for your old self, because I certainly do. I mourn for her every single day. And I mourn for my present self, too, for all that she has had to endure.

[skylerlovesyou]

i got diagnosed with thyroid cancer yesterday, and i have mixed feelings about it.

usually i use my other blog to vent but i’m feeling the need for validation i guess

on one hand, it’s papillary thyroid cancer, it’s incredibly treatable and the prognosis is so close to 100% that i’m feeling like it’s silly to be scared about it.

on the other hand, it’s fucking cancer and it’s by the grace of whatever power fuels the universe that i found it when i did. i don’t know what my life’s gonna look like, but i know i’m gonna be really tired for a long time, and i already am chronically ill. i’m just already so exhausted and i’m gonna be having to recover from another surgery (i already had most of my thyroid taken out) and also adjusting to synthetic hormones that i’ll be on forever. i’ve already done a lot of grieving for my abled body, so that part isn’t unfamiliar. i just forget a lot of the time that i’m allowed to be upset about this.

i’m gonna have to do the surgery, and the treatment, and it’s gonna suck and i’m gonna have next to no money from the time i’m going to have to take off work. it’s a lot. i’m 21. i’m overwhelmed.

thank god i have the best friends in the fucking universe because i don’t know what it would be like right now if i didn’t.

anyways, at least i’m gonna get a sick ass butterfly tattoo on my chest after this is all over. (the thyroid is a beautiful gland in ur neck that looks like a butterfly) that’s gonna be sick as hell.

[2screamingpears]

i feel like my body has betrayed me :(

[gdbatbitch]

I'm so so so manic today. I sat here from the time I woke up at 9 til about 1:00 all twitchy and restless. I have so many things I could be doing and I've done.....none of them. Task procrastination paralysis had me fretting over 9000 problems until I felt my blood sugar getting low. So food. Yes. That needed to get in my belly.

So I finally decided I should go get my car's oil changed. So I rolled over to McDonald's and then over to Valvoline and got that taken care of. And big props to my friend for reminding me Groupon is a thing, so I saved some money too.

Next item on the agenda is fixing those fucking roots. Dex's Ratchet Salon is back in business. As soon as I finish my fries anyway.

Also, this is your regular reminder that I'm going to get bad things removed from my neck in a few days and that's a big deal. You should read up about it: https://tinyurl.com/DexHatesCancer

[drkarimsarhane]

Thyroid Cancer series - All what you need to know about THYROID CANCER TREATMENT (video 4/4) – Thyroid cancer surveillance سلسلة سرطان الغدة الدرقية - كل ما تحتاج إلى معرفته عن علاج سرطان الغدة الدرقية (فيديو 4/4) - مراقبة سرطان الغدة الدرقية

سلسلة سرطان الغدة الدرقية – كل ما تحتاج إلى معرفته عن علاج سرطان الغدة الدرقية (فيديو 4/4) – مراقبة سرطان الغدة الدرقية الدكتور كريم سرحان استشاري الجراحة ورئيس القسم الجراحة العامة والمناظير دبلوم البورد الأمريكي للجراحة زميل مشارك، كلية الجراحين الأمريكية العين، أبو ظبي، الإمارات العربية المتحدة شكرا لكم على المشاهدة، ونتمنى لكم دوام الصحة Karim Sarhane, MD MSc Consultant Surgeon and…

[curvymommy70]

Bi annual check up on my thyroid. Every six months to see if my remnants of a thyroid are still trying to kill me.

Fun fact: thyroids are not typically a regenerative organ...unlike the liver or skin. Mine regenerates and tries to kill me.

[blackacres]

256/366 ✨ 🔪 #instagram #gpoy #mydumbface #thyroidectomy #picaday2024

[frightnightindustries]

I can't wait to start conversations with people by going "Hi, I'm missing an organ!"

[asianentcarecentre]

The thyroid gland is surgically removed in whole or in part during a thyroidectomy. Thyroidectomy is the most common surgical treatment for thyroid tumor and thyroid dysfunction.

What is the thyroid gland's purpose? The thyroid gland, which is located near the base of your neck, produces a hormone that is circulated throughout your body. The thyroid hormone regulates the rate at which your metabolism works. Iodine is used to manufacture this hormone by the thyroid gland. We absorb iodine from the foods we eat.

Surgery The surgeon makes a cut (incision) low in the centre of your neck while you're unconscious. It's commonly hidden in a skin wrinkle where it won't be seen once the incision heals. Depending on the reason for the surgery, whole or part of the thyroid gland is then removed. The surgeon may inspect and remove lymph nodes around your thyroid if you're having a thyroidectomy for thyroid cancer. Thyroidectomy takes one to two hours on average. Depending on the degree of the surgery, it could take longer or shorter.

Following the procedure • In the hospital, you are usually monitored overnight. • A little scar will appear on the front of your neck. • Thyroid hormone therapy may be indicated for you.

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[lady0mandy]

My pain was doing so well and now today I have the worst muscle spasms in my neck I've had to take so many pain killers but they don't want me to take muscle relaxers it hurts to eat and drink and my stomach is upset anyways and my parathyroids haven't caught up yet so I'm not doing so well now

[chromosoid]

I’m getting half my thyroid taken out this month and I have two concerns

A) Will this make me gain weight

&&

B) Will this make losing weight even more difficult

[drkarimsarhane]

Thyroid Cancer series - All what you need to know about THYROID CANCER TREATMENT (video 2/4) –Surgery as the mainstay treatment for thyroid cancer. سلسلة سرطان الغدة الدرقية - كل ما تحتاج إلى معرفته حول علاج سرطان الغدة الدرقية (فيديو 2/4) - الجراحة كعلاج أساسي لسرطان الغدة الدرقية.

الدكتور كريم سرحان استشاري الجراحة ورئيس القسم الجراحة العامة والمناظير دبلوم البورد الأمريكي للجراحة زميل مشارك، كلية الجراحين الأمريكية العين، أبو ظبي، الإمارات العربية المتحدة شكرا لكم على المشاهدة، ونتمنى لكم دوام الصحة Karim Sarhane, MD MSc Consultant Surgeon and Head of Department General and Laparoscopic Surgery Diplomate of the American Board of Surgery Associate Fellow,…