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Thyroid Cancer Surgery

Question: how long does it take to recover from thyroid cancer surgery?

Answer: I had Thyroid cancer on my left thyroid and the Doctor removed it,since the left side had cancer the Doctor thought it would be best to remove the right side to see if it had cancer to so i had it removed five days later {no cancer on the right side}. It took me a couple months to recover. I hope i was able to help you.


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