Second follow up with surgeon

May 6, 2010

Had my second follow up with Dr. Kriesel today. He said that I was healing extremely quickly. Which honestly is very unusual for me. I a normally the slowest healer and major scarrer. But not in this case. So, that has me wondering, if my body was battling against my thyroid as a foreign body has this always caused me to be a slow healer because the white cells, and antibodies and what-nots that handle the healing process have been busy fighting something that was suppose to be there? And now that that battle is "over" they can do what they are really needed to do? Just a thought....

He said I had some swelling in the throat. I'll need to remember to take my ice pack with me to work. We discussed my feeling tired in the afternoons/evenings (boy wish I'd known how bad it would be in the early evening...OMG! to the point of tears!) Since I it has only been two weeks since I'd been on Synthroid he said to watch it for two more weeks and if things don't improve to let him know and he'd take it from there. So we will wait and see.

We discussed the radioactive iodine and he agreed that the usually down play it's affects on a person. So again, realize that I've put my body through a lot in a month. (Gee...where have I heard that...oh yeah. Jeff!)

I asked what they did to my arm during surgery and explained to him the pains and issues I'd been having with it. I figured it may have been hyper extended but unlike other surgeries where my arms are stretched out he said they were down at my side. So I'm wondering if something didn't happen during the transfer from the OR table to the recovery bed or something. It is my left arm and that would have been the side that I would have been moved too. So who knows. He agreed that it would be good to have my chiro and massage therapist have a look and go at it.

He also agreed that adding my chiro back into my care routine is needed. I haven't been able to schedule an appt with them since the end of July before I left for New Mexico. I have SO needed it and have missed my appts and massages as well as that who office crew! I even missed out on their big "We've Moved" office warming party. Which sucked cause it was the day before my surgery and I was a wee bit busy. So I need to get that all figured out.

So what's the take...call him is things don't improve, get back in with my chiro, and keep on keepin' on! Oh and he and Jeff can't wait for the World Cup. Hummm...I have been missing my daily futball and/or rugby matches. LOL!!! That part of returning to work sucks!