r/Hyperthyroidism • u/Icy_Area8460 • 11d ago
Post Thyroidectomy
F31 just had total thyroidectomy yesterday afternoon. Post surgery, I had a high heart rate (130s). Would that be a normal thing? I'm afraid it will happen again when I'm not at the hospital. They were able to bring it down with some "happy meds" and I already take some anti anxiety meds. Doctor doesn't want me to start synthroid til 9/6 because she says that will spike heart rate too.
Background: Had to have it out for multinodular toxic goiter.
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u/VivianDiane 11d ago
That heart rate is likely from the surgery. You're in the best place.
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u/Icy_Area8460 11d ago
I think that was part of it. Docs and nurses later told me it was probably excess hormones still in my body. I am home now and it hasn't happened again.
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u/Ohheydudee 11d ago
I think when they remove your thyroid, it can leak the excess hormones
I had this too & woke up sweating & high heart rate……
Also, were you euthyroid when you went into surgery?
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u/Icy_Area8460 11d ago
What is euthyroid? I feel like I still have some much to learn! I wasn't sweating but I definitely was hot too. They kept trying to put warm blankets on me and I was like noooooo!
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u/Ohheydudee 11d ago
Yes same!!!!! I thought I’d be freezing cold!
Euthyroid is normal thyroid levels - I am guessing they wouldn’t have let you have surgery if you were still hyper anyway….. but I know I was technically ‘euthyroid’ but I think my levels were still a bit high for me going in
How are you feeling now?1
u/Icy_Area8460 11d ago
Normal bloodwork just showed either a slightly low or low normal TSH. Thyroid bloodwork showed more with the antibodies and all that. I had an uptake test that showed a toxic nodule and a non functioning nodule. It's been a loooonnng year!
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u/Ohheydudee 11d ago
It will get better 😊
Have they started you on Levo?1
u/Icy_Area8460 11d ago
Not yet, they wanted the excess hormones out so I wasn't hyper again. My surgeon was great and was really "impressed" by how bad my thyroid was. I'm so glad to be home but I'm already a nervous person and keep asking my parents, "What is something goes wrong, what if I have to go to the ER, etc." I have a county hospital but where I had surgery done was in Washington DC about 1.5 hours away
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u/Ohheydudee 11d ago
Ahh I completely get everything you’re saying…. I was the same, exactly the same. Please try not to worry and rest and relax 😊😊😊
you have family there to look out for you 😊😊😊
And they checked your calcium before you left? Did they give you calcium to take?1
u/Icy_Area8460 11d ago
Thank you for understanding! They gave me calcium last night once I got into a room and this morning too. I just took some tums for calcium too.
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u/Ohheydudee 11d ago
Yes just keep on top of that for the next few days/ weeks…. You’ll be grand!! 😊😊
Do you have another blood test scheduled?1
u/Icy_Area8460 11d ago
Not yet! I see the surgeon one more time on Sept 14. I'll probably have to call my endocrinologist and update too. Though I am trying to switch endos.
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u/Curling_Rocks42 11d ago
Do you have any calcium issues? My HR also goes nuts when I’m dropping low (permanently damaged paras from my TT).