How to take care of yourself if you have thyroid cancer

How to take care of yourself when you have thyroid cancer? For healthy people, paying attention to care in life will make the body healthier, and for sick patients, good care is also very important. It will not only make the patient's physical condition better, but also help a lot in treatment. So how to take care of yourself when you have thyroid cancer?

What are the nursing methods for thyroid cancer?

1. Nutrition should be balanced: Although cancer patients need to supplement a lot of nutrients, they should also be supplied with appropriate nutrients according to their needs. In the nursing method for thyroid cancer, in addition to sufficient high-quality protein intake, low-fat and appropriate carbohydrates should generally be the main food. Pay attention to supplementing vitamins, inorganic salts, cellulose, etc., which can be obtained from fresh vegetables and fruits.

2. Postoperative care for critically ill patients: By closely observing their vital signs, breathing, pronunciation and swallowing conditions, common complications after thyroid surgery can be discovered early, and the physician should be notified in time to cooperate with rescue efforts; a sterile tracheotomy bag should be placed next to the bed as a routine procedure; and oxygen should be administered as ordered by the doctor.

3. Reasonable recipe structure: Since thyroid cancer patients may experience anorexia after treatment, the recipes in thyroid cancer care should not be monotonous. Family members should pay attention to providing a variety of new and well-structured recipes. When making them, try to combine lightness with high nutritional quality, softness and easy digestion with rich vitamins.

4. Patient position: After returning to the ward, the patient shall lie flat, and after his blood pressure stabilizes or he wakes up from general anesthesia, he shall lie in a high-slope position to facilitate breathing and drainage. Instruct the patient to keep the head and neck in a comfortable position, and use his hands to fix the neck when changing lying position, getting up, and coughing to reduce vibration and maintain comfort.

If you are diagnosed with thyroid cancer, you should pay attention to some lifestyle matters. People should be alert to thyroid cancer in the early stages, because not paying enough attention to related symptoms and signs will cause patients to miss the best time to treat thyroid cancer, which will lead to the worsening of thyroid cancer.