How long does it take for thyroid cancer to recover from a half-section

The length of recovery time after hemiresection for thyroid cancer is usually related to the surgical method, such as total resection, subtotal resection, subtotal resection, and laparoscopic surgery. Different modalities have different effects on postoperative recovery time, which needs to be analyzed on a case-by-case basis.

1. Total resection: total resection refers to the removal of the trachea, esophagus and recurrent laryngeal nerve in the neck, because lymphatic dissection is required for surgery, and tracheal intubation is also required after the tracheal resection of the neck, which will have a certain impact on the patient's breathing and swallowing function.Total thyroid cancer surgery, which generally takes 2 months to recover;

2. Subtotal resection: subtotal resection refers to the dissection of the original thyroid gland plus the 6th group of lymph nodes, due to the relatively small scope of surgery, and the number of lymph nodes dissected is relatively small, the surgical wound is smaller, the recovery time is faster, and most patients can recover 2 months after surgery;

3. Subtotal resection: subtotal resection refers to the addition of the 5th group of lymph node dissection to the original thyroid site, because the surgical scope is relatively large, and the number of lymph nodes dissection is relatively large, so the surgical wound will be relatively large, and the impact on the patient's respiratory and swallowing function is also relatively large, and the recovery time of such patients is relatively long, which may take 3 months;

4. Laparoscopic surgery: Laparoscopic hemiresection of thyroid cancer is an incision in the neck to remove the part of the thyroid tumor, compared with total resection and subtotal resection, the wound is smaller and the recovery time is faster, but due to the large scope of surgery, complications may occur after the operation, such as hoarseness, choking on drinking water and other symptoms, which need to be treated in a targeted manner.It usually takes 3 months to recover.

Patients are advised to visit the hospital regularly after thyroid cancer surgery to check thyroid function to determine whether there is any thyroid hormone deficiency after surgery. At the same time, attention should be paid to the healing of the surgical incision, and whether the postoperative drainage tube is unobstructed to avoid infection.