My THYROIDECTOMY: surgery; what I learned; my advice

My THYROIDECTOMY: surgery; what I learned; my advice
Hey guys!
Finally! I get sooo many questions about thyroidectomy so I'm posting this vlog to shed some light on what you are gonna go through should you decide to push through with your thyroidectomy.
Questions such as:
Was it painful?
How many days was I in the hospital?
Was it expensive? This will depend on your hospital of choice.
Any complications?
Was your voice affected after the operation?
What about the scar?
I honestly thought I'd be depressed about my scar but nope! Not bothered at all!
The best advice I can give you.. is to watch the vlog! Hehe
I hope that this vlog will somehow lessen your fears.. I am A-OKAY ALL THANKS TO MY DOCTORS.
Insurance was a big help, too! So make sure you have insurance, okay?
Before my thyroidectomy, I had no idea what I was gonna go through.. So maybe that's why I was crying right before the operation! Hahaha
If you have any more questions, please type them in the comment section below and I will get back to you asap!
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  • @rustyandjennyf4985
    @rustyandjennyf4985 Жыл бұрын

    Hello Michelle, taga Davao din ako. My friend (ka batch mo) advised me to watch your video because I was scheduled for thyroidectomy too. Gave me feeling na hindi lang pala ako. Marami pala tayo. Also, was thinking of the scar. But you know what, mas matagal akong nagtiis with a very big goitre, always wearing closed neck tops, noong winter OK pa kase I can wear turtleneck. Now it’s summer na in AU so there’s no way of hiding the lump anymore, cannot wear turtleneck anymore 😂 I had my thyroidectomy done last week lang. And same with you, only after surgery they discovered that the lump had carcinoma. So I am going to do radioactive iodine. Scared but it is what it is. Thanks for sharing your video about thyroidectomy. Makes me feel kayang kaya ko rin ito. 💪🏼 🙏🏻 I now wear tshirts and a silk scarf parang flight attendant to protect the cut from UV rays and the trick works well with the weather. ☀️🌈 Naisip ko, it’s not the scar I should be worried about. To do the treatment kase cancer pala ang nasa loob ng thyroid that was taken out during surgery. Thanks again and take care! 💛

  • @maryjanelin
    @maryjanelin Жыл бұрын

    It’s a lovely video sobrang nka inspired nxt wk my thyroidectomy schedule no more scared n thanks for sharing

  • @AliceYap

    @AliceYap

    Жыл бұрын

    Awww Maryjane!❤️ I’m so glad I could help❤️

  • @clarizamaligaya23
    @clarizamaligaya23 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for giving me the courage. I watched your video because I have an upcoming surgery at sobrang kinakabahan tlga ko. ❤❤❤

  • @AliceYap

    @AliceYap

    Жыл бұрын

    Awwww don’t be❤️ God is with you❤️

  • @jinganton3655
    @jinganton3655 Жыл бұрын

    Hi po ma’am😊 just came across your very inspiring video, I trust all is well with you and congratulations on the success of your total thyroidectomy. God is so good all the time!🙏🏼 I have a couple of questions po if it is okay to ask po as,I have exactly the same symptoms and situation as you did have and will be having my total thyroidectomy din po in a few days. Were you treated po with radioactive iodine after? How many weeks or months po before you were able to go back to work? Hope to hear from you soon.😊 Kindest regards😊

  • @divinateodoro9198
    @divinateodoro91982 ай бұрын

    Hi po I'm going to have thyroid surgery next month and this video will help me soo much and I'm soo worried too about the scar. please post the scar cream that your using....please

  • @jadjau4901
    @jadjau4901 Жыл бұрын

    Nagpa tt then ako last oct. And I'm ok now. Agree po talaga ako na you have to choose the best surgeon. Thanks po ms. Alice kasi at first I'm pity with myself and then when i watch your channel I'm relief. And i thank God that I'm fine now so far😊

  • @AliceYap

    @AliceYap

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello!!! Awwww im so glad you no longer feel that way and thank God we are both okay❤️

  • @ramandjassy
    @ramandjassy9 ай бұрын

    Hello there. :) I was also an FA but with QA and was just recently diagnosed with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma. I had my surgery 3 weeks ago and your videos have been really helpful thank you so much! 😊 I just want to ask if it’s okay, did you have to do the radioactive iodine treatment after? 🙂

  • @AliceYap

    @AliceYap

    3 ай бұрын

    Yay! So happy to hear this. Yep, might need to do RAI soon

  • @francisalbertarambulo6926
    @francisalbertarambulo6926 Жыл бұрын

    New subscriber here... napanood po kita sa tiktok.☺️ Thats why im here. ☺️

  • @AliceYap

    @AliceYap

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello! Thank you for the support! :)

  • @zoe_carpio
    @zoe_carpio4 ай бұрын

    Thank God I see this video. I’ll have my thyroidectomy in 2weeks and I’m so scared. So much fear of the unknown. This video helps me to have a peak of what will happen. I’m less scared now.

  • @AliceYap

    @AliceYap

    3 ай бұрын

    God is with you❤️

  • @JenniferRojo-ru9gv

    @JenniferRojo-ru9gv

    Ай бұрын

    Tama ka mam di nakakahiya ang peklat dyan kc ang mahal nyan,ako din po thyroidectomy din po 2 months palang, at dadaan pa ako ng RAI , praying na malagpasan ang lahat.

  • @JenniferRojo-ru9gv

    @JenniferRojo-ru9gv

    Ай бұрын

    No pray lang po kaya at makakaraos din kayo

  • @swedenrichele
    @swedenrichele Жыл бұрын

    Hi Ms. Michelle. New subscriber here! 😍 Love your energy and kwentooooos. I hope everything is well. I have a question po pala. Do you think naging factor yung work nyo before as FA sa thyroid lumps nyo, ano po sabi ng doctor about the cause? I'm planning to apply sa EK pero im hesitant now due to health reasons. Will appreciate your insights po. Thank you!! More power to your channel. 💕

  • @AliceYap

    @AliceYap

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello! This is such a good question!!!

  • @maryannbontia797
    @maryannbontia79726 күн бұрын

    Thank you for sharing.. Complete removal of thyroid po ba sa inyo or part lang?

  • @anne19geronimo90
    @anne19geronimo90 Жыл бұрын

    Haha omg while watching this nka smile ako til the end😂 but deep inside sobrang worried ako kasi nadiagnose ako ng papillary carcinoma cancer sa thyroid last nov

  • @AliceYap

    @AliceYap

    Жыл бұрын

    Awww just follow your doctor's orders. Due ako sa pet scan this March. A bit worried but I know God is with me

  • @user-fs6gd1qx6c
    @user-fs6gd1qx6c7 ай бұрын

    Tomorrow I'm going to have hemi thyroidectomy ...I have benign nodule in left lobe..

  • @tobbyviewerjourney650
    @tobbyviewerjourney650Ай бұрын

    Hi, ask lang po, my wife did the surgery as well, but her voice was affected its like no more high notes...i can hear you have not covered any of this issue?

  • @SimplyNottie
    @SimplyNottie Жыл бұрын

    Hi Ms. Alice, my mom had her total thyroidectomy last January and turned out Papillary Thyroid Micro-carcinoma.. 🥺🥺🥺 question po- Total Thyroidectomy ka rin po? Meron ka po tinetake na maintenance?do you have any treatment before the annual petscan? ofw kasi ako, im not there sa pinas para ma kausap personally dr ni mama 🥺 salamat..

  • @zedrickapolloshorts6515
    @zedrickapolloshorts6515 Жыл бұрын

    So proud of you!!!❤❤❤

  • @AliceYap

    @AliceYap

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @RealConzales-us3ck
    @RealConzales-us3ck9 ай бұрын

    Hi po! Pwede po malaman magkano lahat ang hospital bills niyo po for your thyroidectomy?

  • @CatherynJoieSantos-ny7uw
    @CatherynJoieSantos-ny7uw2 ай бұрын

    sa ultrasound palang po nalaman na non cancerous? di na po kayo pina-biopsy?

  • @elviemael.maliao8527
    @elviemael.maliao85272 ай бұрын

    Hello po, I'm from CDO my suspicious Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma ako base on my biopsy and waiting for my schedule ng surgery this month total thyroidectomy din, I'm so scared really, nilagyan kaba ng tube in the OR po?

  • @rurv5798
    @rurv57983 ай бұрын

    Good pm po..tanong LNG po mag gano po na gastos ninyo sa pag pa opera ng thyroid gland..sana po masagot nyo salamat 😊

  • @MILSigua
    @MILSigua11 күн бұрын

    Saan po kayo nag pa opera?magkano po nagastus nyo?

  • @karenpasensyosa7378
    @karenpasensyosa7378 Жыл бұрын

    Since na napanood ko yung mga tiktok story mo po, i checked your youtube acct and then nag decide na ako mag pa opera. Now, 2 days na after my thyroidectomy. Thank youuuuuu mam❤

  • @AliceYap

    @AliceYap

    Жыл бұрын

    Awww Karen❤️❤️❤️ I’m so glaf nakatulong ako❤️ I hope everything went well❤️ Take it easy and don’t worry about your scar, okay? ☺️

  • @karenpasensyosa7378

    @karenpasensyosa7378

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you again mam for being inspiration to everyone na meron thyroid. ❤ 3 weeks healing process na po ako.

  • @AliceYap

    @AliceYap

    Жыл бұрын

    @@karenpasensyosa7378 awww big hug, Karen❤️ dont worry about your scar, ok?☺️

  • @margor9577
    @margor9577 Жыл бұрын

    hello ms.alice sa wakas napanood na din po kita🥰

  • @AliceYap

    @AliceYap

    Жыл бұрын

    Helloooo☺️ Thank you for the support ha🙏🙏🙏

  • @margor9577

    @margor9577

    Жыл бұрын

    @@AliceYap lakas mo po sakin🥰more positive videos pa po or more kapupulutang aral na videos po🥰🥰

  • @AliceYap

    @AliceYap

    Жыл бұрын

    @@margor9577 yesss. Thank you ha🙏

  • @sheenmagallanes5067
    @sheenmagallanes50673 ай бұрын

    Hi, I agree with you first things first need to find the right doctor…please help me answer my question😅, sino po doctor nyo and what hospital?thanks

  • @AliceYap

    @AliceYap

    3 ай бұрын

    Dr Rolando Chiu - Davao Doctors Hospital

  • @JD-pc6ht
    @JD-pc6ht Жыл бұрын

    ka cute nimo ma'am woi, muhilak makaremember kay magka scar 😂.... amping kanunay ma'am

  • @AliceYap

    @AliceYap

    Жыл бұрын

    Haha ang babaw noh😂

  • @JD-pc6ht

    @JD-pc6ht

    Жыл бұрын

    cguro ma'am but still very honest 😂 btaw congrats na officially monetized na imo youtube ma'am, truly fortune favors the bold 💪

  • @AliceYap

    @AliceYap

    Жыл бұрын

    @@JD-pc6ht thank you sooo much🙏🙏🙏

  • @jaquelyndejesus8075
    @jaquelyndejesus80756 ай бұрын

    Thanks for sharing I'll be going Total Thyroidectomy in a week.. Thanks nawala ung Kaba❤️❤️❤️

  • @AliceYap

    @AliceYap

    3 ай бұрын

    Hope all went well!❤️

  • @makethatglow8390
    @makethatglow8390 Жыл бұрын

    I'm glad i found this vid. I'm scheduled to have my total thyroidectomy on nov 9 sa the medical city and I'm super scared. Like, I can't even sleep anymore just thinking about it. Grabeng overthinking everyday kasi i have a 1 yr old daughter kaya mas lalo akong scared that something might go wrong (God forbid). Watching this vid somehow put me at ease. Still anxious though T_T

  • @AliceYap

    @AliceYap

    Жыл бұрын

    Awww So happy nakatulong ako kahit konti. God be with you❤️ I know it’s scary kaya talk to your surgeon ha. Most important thing talaga. Tell him/her your fears and all.

  • @makethatglow8390

    @makethatglow8390

    Жыл бұрын

    @@AliceYap Share ko lang that my operation is done and everything went well. There's discomfort but minimal lang. I hope yung scar ko maging tulad din nung sayo na very faint na lang hehe thank you again for your video kasi it really put me at ease. God bless! 🥰

  • @AliceYap

    @AliceYap

    Жыл бұрын

    @@makethatglow8390 oh woooow!!! Big hug!! I’m happy to hear na everything went well☺️ Take it easy, okay? And don’t worry about the scar, ok?

  • @joanaparas8159

    @joanaparas8159

    8 ай бұрын

    Naoperahan po last dec 11,2022 taga medical city ang dr ko pero sa biyaya ng Dios wala akong scar di halata na thyroidectomy ako.

  • @yannebee71
    @yannebee71 Жыл бұрын

    Had my TT last April. And until now, i still dont have my normal voice😢 although the doctors said my vocal Cords are ok… i have super dami lumps:( so talagang “kinayod” my neck:( stage 3 papillary carcinoma.. i have a question though, it seems like you didn’t gain weight? I stopped exercising (jumprope) last April. I still feel weak:(

  • @SimplyNottie

    @SimplyNottie

    Жыл бұрын

    hello kumusta po? hope you are well. ung Mom ko po, na TT last January, stage 1 Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma… until now po ung voice nya husky/hoarse … kayo rin po?

  • @user-vc5wl7uq2x

    @user-vc5wl7uq2x

    11 ай бұрын

    I had a voice complication too after my thyroid surgery. I am 1 month post op. I only had thyroid lobectomy. Mine is very hoarse, high pitch and in low volume. May times nasasamid ako whenever I drink water. Almost everyday I’m having panic attacks thinking when will I get my voice back.

  • @gracepanila7579
    @gracepanila7579 Жыл бұрын

    Hi Ms Alice? Just wanna ask po if pina RAI po kayo ng doctor nyo after malaman na cancer sya?

  • @AliceYap

    @AliceYap

    Жыл бұрын

    No need na raw sabi ng endo ko :)

  • @kjmtraveler2493
    @kjmtraveler2493 Жыл бұрын

    OMG ashley is so cute ❤️❤️❤️

  • @AliceYap

    @AliceYap

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello! Awwww thank youuuuu! Love her so much! :)

  • @ventolerojonniza7556
    @ventolerojonniza7556 Жыл бұрын

    Hello po! May I ask po ano name ng Surgeon niyo po? si Doc Rolando Chiu po ba?

  • @AliceYap

    @AliceYap

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes!☺️

  • @nengtoledovlogs6450
    @nengtoledovlogs6450 Жыл бұрын

    Wla Po bang gamot sa scar

  • @kenrey3949
    @kenrey3949 Жыл бұрын

    Hi Mam, just watch your vid. Same case po na mjo ntatakot pa magpa surgery. Tanung ko lang po after thyroidectomy, hindi naman daw po magkaka problema in the future pag gusto nyo magka baby? Kakakasal ko lang po kase and wala pa kami baby. Thanks po

  • @AliceYap

    @AliceYap

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello. Please talk to your endocrinologist. That's exactly why I had my thyroidectomy last year, kasi we're planning to have a baby na. I didn't want my condition to worsen habang preggy ako. I want to be 100% healthy before ako ma-preggy.

  • @samdionisio5973
    @samdionisio597311 ай бұрын

    hope you reply to this. Did you gain weight after?? or was having difficulty losing weight? that is really one of my biggest concerns 😞 and your experience with levothyroxine. I just had mine taken out 5 days ago. Thank you! I love your uplifting spirit :)

  • @AliceYap

    @AliceYap

    11 ай бұрын

    I was at my fittest after my thyroidectomy. But I was also very active (i work out 6 days a week) and I’m used to meal planning kasi. I also count my macros - give it a try😊 Plus, you’ll see your doctor every 3 months naman so he or she will monitor your TSH.

  • @bontoylono3611
    @bontoylono3611 Жыл бұрын

    Sa akin mam cancer kasi malignant thyroidism tsaka myroon pang 3 lymnodes mam...pero ok yong operation mam succesful ...mdyo utal pa ako kasi di pa nakarecover boses ko last jan21 2023 surgery ko mam..ang bait at galing ng doctor ko mam c doctor chan dito sa bohol..

  • @busur1192
    @busur11927 ай бұрын

    ❤❤

  • @clairepardillo5668
    @clairepardillo5668 Жыл бұрын

    Hello ma’am Alice. Nag lifetime kana ng levothyroxine?? Since thyroidectomy kana I mean kinuha lahat ng thyroid mo ma’am?

  • @AliceYap

    @AliceYap

    3 ай бұрын

    Yes, may maintenance na

  • @maryjanedaugdaug1829
    @maryjanedaugdaug1829 Жыл бұрын

    Hello Maam after po ng surgery ninyu ninyu bha na experience tightness sa liig at madali manghina,yan kasi na ramdaman ko bumaba din yung calcium ko after TT

  • @AliceYap

    @AliceYap

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes, nahirapan akong galawin ang nexk ko after the surgery so important magstretch

  • @maryjanedaugdaug1829

    @maryjanedaugdaug1829

    Жыл бұрын

    musta naman kayu ngayun maam ? nauna lang kayu cguro sa akin ng 1month po march po ako nag pa opera nawala na po bha yung tightness po sa liig ninyu ngayun? maliban po sa tightness ano po iba ninyu na ramdaman after mai na bago since na operahan kayu?thank you po sa pag sagut maam😊🙏

  • @maryjanedaugdaug1829

    @maryjanedaugdaug1829

    Жыл бұрын

    @@AliceYap nawala napo bha yung tightness ngayun maam after ilang months ng surgery?

  • @AliceYap

    @AliceYap

    Жыл бұрын

    @@maryjanedaugdaug1829 no tightness whatsoever. I’m 100% okay talaga. Zero complications, I’m working out again, lifting a lot again.

  • @Love-fg5ri
    @Love-fg5ri7 ай бұрын

    Hi, sino po Dr. Nag opera and san hospital thank you

  • @AliceYap

    @AliceYap

    3 ай бұрын

    Dr Rolando Chiu - Davao Doctors Hospital

  • @miannyl824
    @miannyl824 Жыл бұрын

    Mam, pwedi mabal an kinsa imu surgeon and which hospital? I have hyperthyroidism and was told na mypa surgery. I’m scared too but watching your vlog really helps. Please let me know. Thank you 🙏

  • @AliceYap

    @AliceYap

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello, Mian. Davao Doc. Endocrinologist - Dra Racho. Surgeon - Dr. Chiu. Praying all goes well sa surgery🙏

  • @rosalyndelacruz3705
    @rosalyndelacruz3705 Жыл бұрын

    I think this is the sign na po. Nung napanood ko po itong video nyo po parang naging decided na po ako mag pa surgery next week. Sobrang natatakot din po ako saka po sa magiging scar ko po talagang nakaka stress po 😢. But I think god’s answered prayer na po na napanood ko po yung video nyo po na mag pa surgery na po ako. Salamat po.

  • @AliceYap

    @AliceYap

    Жыл бұрын

    Awww I’m so glad nakatulong ako. Talk to your surgeon ha. Praying that all goes well sa surgery❤️

  • @JTTMLopez
    @JTTMLopezАй бұрын

    Hi po maam ako nd po ako takot maoperahan pero ang problem po wala po kmi pang opera walang budget sana my makatulong sakin

  • @gladyssicad4927

    @gladyssicad4927

    18 күн бұрын

    Sa gov. Ospital ka paopera wala byad .

  • @HerminiaSanpascual-zh6dd
    @HerminiaSanpascual-zh6dd4 ай бұрын

    Saan Po kayo nagpaopera? Pwde bang irekomend mo sa akin SI doc KC ganyan Po ang sakit ko.64 yrs.old na Po Ako,natatakot Ako KC magpaopera

  • @AliceYap

    @AliceYap

    3 ай бұрын

    Davao Doctors Hospital - Dr Rolando Chiu

  • @ronalyncatamco9988
    @ronalyncatamco9988 Жыл бұрын

    Hi Mam, saw your video on Tiktok. Katatapos lang po ng thyroid biopsy ko now and kung ano man lumabas sa results balak ko pa din po mag pa thyroidectomy, ang tanong ko po, kamusta ang hormones nyo? May maintenance po ba kayo for hormones? Nabsa ko po kase na gain weight, dry skin, and fatigue pwedeng maging effect? Nararanasan nyo po ba yun? Salamat po

  • @AliceYap

    @AliceYap

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello. Please talk to your endocrinologist. I had the same questions before ako nagpa-thyroidectomy. Yes, may maintenance na after your thyroidectomy.

  • @melanyablay8929
    @melanyablay8929 Жыл бұрын

    Mas nakakatakot Po magkasakit Ng ganito kung walang pera😢😢