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A member asked:
I am 2 days post op after a total thyroidectomy. what can i do for shoulder and neck stiffness?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Do not disturb: at only 2 days out, you certainly would not want to disturb anything. Best thing is just very gentle active stretching and possibly very gentle massage to the back of the neck but by no means around R over the incision site. This stiffness in all probability is secondary to the way you had to be positioned to get to the thyroid gland.
Answered 3/18/2016
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Call Surgeon: Any concerns should be addressed to your surgeon.
Answered 3/18/2016
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