Question 1

if i have hyperthyroid/graves, after a lobectomy is my thyroid function likely to change to hypothyroid or remission? or won't make a difference?

Accepted Answer

Can change: To hypothyroid. Your doctor should periodically monitor your thyroid with blood work.

Question 2

can someone become very sick from a lobectomy?

Accepted Answer

Which lobe?: Are you referring to lung, liver, or thyroid?  All surgeries involve certain risks. This is where a little homework goes a long ways.  Find a surgeon and facility of good reputation and your risk should be reasonable.

Question 3

what kind of complications can occur awhile after lobectomy?

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Variety: Actually the vast majority of patients do not suffer any complications. Most patients will have some degree of post op pain and some will be on oxygen temporarily. More serious complications are rare.

Question 4

need expert advice. after someone has a pneumonectomy what happens next? what's recovery like?

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Depends: depends on how good your other lung is. One would expect to have less exercise capacity but how much you notice this depends on how your lung function was generally pre-op and by how active you are. Someone who is sedentary may not even miss the lost capacity for example.

Question 5

what's a frontal lobectomy?

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A mistake?: Frontal lobotomy, a procedure rarely perfomed in which the frontal lobe of the brain is removed.  A lobectomy generally refers to removal of one lobe of the lung, none of which are frontal.

Question 6

anyone survive right hepatic lobectomy?

Accepted Answer

Most do: Most liver resections are done at high volume centers in the us by surgical oncologists or transplant surgeons.  The centers are required to track their results to have consistent patient referrals from smaller hospitals.  Modern techniques have significantly decrease the operative mortality rate.  Check around for your options.

Question 7

how to treat pneumonia from home after a lobectomy?

Accepted Answer

You can't: treat it yourself, see your doctor ASAP for an evaluation.

Question 8

which type of risk am i taking by not having a thyroid lobectomy to diagnose a nodule?

Accepted Answer

Talk to doctor: Most thyroid nodules are benign.  There are some features on an ultrasound that are more, or less, consistent with cancer.  A needle biopsy may detect cancer cells. Balancing these, one has to make a decision to remove the nodule or watch it.  This is best done with your endocrinologist and a good thyroid surgeon.

Question 9

severe post lobectomy pain

Accepted Answer

What kind?: There are several different kinds of lobectomy: liver, thyroid, or lung.  If you can be a little more specific we would be happy to answer your question.

Question 10

what does it mean to get pneumonectomy?

Accepted Answer

Entire lung: A pneumonectomy is the removal of the entire lung on one side, usually for lung cancer.  Thoracic surgeons now trie to avoid pneumonectomy by performing what are called lung sparing procedures, such as sleeve lobectomy.  See a board certified thoracic surgeon before undergoing a pneumonectomy.

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