Chronic Fatigue after Thyroid Surgery

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I had my thyroid removed in June, 2020 due to Graves disease. Here's some information on what to except when it comes to fatigue after surgery, as the research shows!

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Citations:
Rosato L, Pacini F, Panier Suffat L, Mondini G, Ginardi A, Maggio M, Bosco MC, Della Pepa C. Post-thyroidectomy chronic asthenia: self-deception or disease? Endocrine. 2015 Mar;48(2):615-20. doi: 10.1007/s12020-014-0353-4. Epub 2014 Jul 18. PMID: 25033997.

Mary Kate Luddy, Rachel Vetter, Jessica Shank, Whitney Goldner, Anery Patel, Anupam Kotwal, Abbey Fingeret, Patient Reported Outcome Measures of Health-Related Quality of Life and Asthenia after Thyroidectomy, Journal of Surgical Research, Volume 264, 2021, Pages 394-401, ISSN 0022-4804, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2021.02....

Hughes DT, Reyes-Gastelum D, Kovatch KJ, Hamilton AS, Ward KC, Haymart MR. Energy level and fatigue after surgery for thyroid cancer: A population-based study of patient-reported outcomes. Surgery. 2020 Jan;167(1):102-109. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2019.04.068. Epub 2019 Sep 30. PMID: 31582311; PMCID: PMC6904434.

Lumpkin ST, Button J, Stratton L, Strassle PD, Kim LT. Chronic Fatigue After Thyroidectomy: A Patient-Centered Survey. Am Surg. 2022 Feb;88(2):260-266. doi: 10.1177/0003134821989054. Epub 2021 Jan 31. PMID: 33517685.