Is anyone had goiter operation? how long the operation?

What to expect when you have your surgrey!

Taking Vital Signs: These include your temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and respiration. A stethoscope is used to listen to your heart and lungs. Your blood pressure is taken by wrapping a cuff around your arm. The tests may be performed hourly.
IV: A tube placed in your vein for giving medications or liquids. It will either be capped or have tubing connected to it.
Blood: Samples for testing are taken from a vein in your hand or the bend in your elbow. When blood gases must also be evaluated, additional samples may be drawn from either the wrist, elbow, or groin.
CT Scan: Computerized axial tomography, also know as a CAT scan, may be used to obtain a picture of the thyroid gland.
Anesthesia: Prior to the operation, you'll probably be put to sleep with medications given by injection and through a tube placed in your windpipe.
Surgery: The surgeon will make an incision along the skin lines in the neck, then remove all or part of the thyroid gland. Some normal thyroid tissue may be left in place. Surrounding tissue is then returned to its normal position and the incision is closed.



*-*-*-*-The length of the surgrey will depend on your age, the size of the tissue, etc. it just always varries talk to your physican to get a more detailed answer.