Hello,

 I’m extremely new to this type of communication, so I hope I’m doing this properly.

I’m having a rough time at the moment, recovering from my third major surgery in 16 months. I was diagnosed with Thyroid Cancer in March 2022. My most recent surgery was last week, where they removed as many lymph nodes as possible from the right side of my neck. (A biopsy done a month ago showed cancer in the specimen taken.) I also had the radioactive iodine therapy in December last year, which still freaks me out when I remember the experience.

Anyway I am not doing too well in this first recovery week. My neck has been cut all the way across and up to my ear on the right side. It’s really uncomfortable and I am so tired. Everyone is saying it’s only my first week post surgery, but I feel so out of control and separated from the life I am used to. Last year I had two other similar surgeries to remove the thyroid glands, so I feel like I should be able to deal with this better. But today I’m so upset about everything. I feel like, until last week I was finally living a normal life again and now I’m thrown right back into this helpless state again. My husband doesn’t seem to understand what is going on in my head right now, so I’m feeling very overwhelmed and isolated. 
If anyone has just taken the time to just read this, thank you. You’re very kind. I think it’s helped me to have written down what’s causing me to be so upset. Thanks for putting up with my problems.