Total Thyroidectomy

April 2012, my friends noticed that my neck starts swelling. But I just let it that way because I don't have money, but that made my night sleepless for 3 months. August 2012, a really good friend (my super hero) starts helping me with everything I needed. The first thing I did is I went to an ENT (Ear, Nose, Throat) doctor, and she suggested that I should have a biopsy and so I did. The result was benign. Still not convinced of what is really the problem, I went to another doctor called Endocrinologist (thyroid, goiter, diabetes) specialist. She suggested some more test, like CBC, TSH, neck ultra sound, etc., so I did it again. The ultra sound shows that multiple nodules on both sides of my thyroid is growing so she suggested for a total thyroidectomy, meaning she needs to cut out all my thyroid glands. I went to some other hospitals and talked to several doctors and they all suggests the same, a surgery. I even went to Bumrungrad Hospital in Bangkok (with the help of my friend) and the doctor there still tells the same, that I need a surgery.  

So, here we go, surgery time. 

Manila Doctors Hospital, admission day November 23,2012. 
Surgery day, November 24, 2012 (11 am).

My hospital watch!

Smiling, but I was actually nervous about the surgery the next morning. :( 

Smile no more :( This was after my surgery when I returned in my hospital room. 

My surgeon and his assistant was trying to squeezed the liquids (blood) out of  my neck the day after my surgery. All I can say is OMG, ouch!!! Few hours after that squeezing happened, I had a high fever. :'(

Despite of what was happening in me, there's these people that you can always count on. My sister (in black) from my sorority and brother (in blue) from my fraternity) visited me and stayed for a day and night to help my sister from taking care of my needs. A good friend Maria (in blue) who visited me in the hospital and brought me mamon and fruits. My older sister (in pink) who flew from our province, Bohol, just to take care of me while I am in the hospital. Thank you so much to this kind person who paid for her ticket (back and forth). Raquel, my another friend (who took care of the paper works) and Ate Jho (my land lady that time) and her bf who brought me goodies. Thank you so much guys. 

After that terrible pain I felt when my surgeon squeezed my neck, he went back to my room again to take that plastic tube out of my neck. I'm glad there's no more squeezing.

Finally, hospitalization is over. It's time to go home and continue resting in the house. 

I would like to say thank you so much to this very kind person who made all of this possible. Without you, everything would be impossible for me. Thank you for taking care of me like no else did. I will be forever grateful for all the good things you did. You are truly my hero.