| India provides outstanding thyroidectomy and medical | | | | What happens on the day of surgery? |
| packages to meet up your other treatment outlay and | | | | |
| at the same time guide you to spend the vacation. | | | | If you have been assigned a room and have been |
| Health care problems and treatment packages are | | | | admitted to a hospital bed, then you will be transported |
| very expensive in most of the European and | | | | to the pre-operative holding area about 30 minutes |
| American countries compared to this part of the world. | | | | prior to your operation. Your family may remain in |
| It is essential and is considered as one of the mostly | | | | your room or wait in the Surgery waiting area on the |
| demanding one. In India if anyone desirous of getting | | | | second floor. It would be helpful if family members or |
| this surgery done can do so at a fraction of the price it | | | | friends notify the nurses’ desk or the waiting room |
| costs in the West. The warm staff at the Indian | | | | receptionist of their whereabouts, so that we can find |
| hospitals provides care very different from the | | | | them to let them know that your surgery is over. If you |
| impersonal care the patient might receive in the West. | | | | have not been assigned a room, you would be asked |
| Also, the world class medical treatments available | | | | to go to the second floor registration and from there; |
| here, at a lower price make the country a favorite | | | | you would be directed to Day Surgery pre-op holding. |
| destination for those wishing to undergo the surgery. | | | | In pre-op holding, the nurses will start an IV line and |
| Thyroidectomy is becoming famous day by day in | | | | review your history and medications. They will ask you |
| India. | | | | questions to make sure you understand what is going |
| | | | | to be done and that you have consented. They may |
| What is thyroidectomy? | | | | make you sign the consent forms if you have not |
| | | | | signed them during assessment. They will also mark |
| Thyroidectomy is an operation in which one or both | | | | the operative site with ink and if applicable, write on |
| lobes of the thyroid gland are removed. The most | | | | your neck LEFT or RIGHT so that there will be no |
| common indications for thyroidectomy include a large | | | | confusion as to which side is being operated on. You |
| mass in the thyroid gland, difficulties with breathing | | | | may request a tranquilizer if you are very anxious. |
| related to thyroid mass, difficulties with swallowing, | | | | |
| goiter, suspected or proven cancer of the thyroid gland | | | | When compared to other popular medical tourism |
| and hyperthyroidism (overproduction of the thyroid | | | | countries, India has the advantage of hospital facilities, |
| hormone, Graves' disease). The need for | | | | experienced doctors and cost. Compared to Thailand, |
| thyroidectomy is based on your history, the results of | | | | India on average is 50% cheaper and when compared |
| a physical examination and tests. The most common | | | | to South Africa a sixth the cost. Of course, you can |
| tests to determine whether a thyroidectomy is | | | | get hugely reduced healthcare here, and medical |
| necessary include a fine needle aspiration biopsy, | | | | tourists can also enjoy a holiday in a country that has |
| thyroid scan, ultrasound, x-rays and/or CT scan, and | | | | a huge diversity of holiday options, from the beaches |
| assessment of thyroid hormone levels. The | | | | of Goa, to the mighty Himalayas, diverse wildlife and |
| procedure is usually done under general anesthesia. | | | | thousands of years of culture. In conclusion medical |
| The extent of surgery (removal of one or both lobes) | | | | tourism is here to stay and looks set for spectacular |
| may sometimes be determined in the course of | | | | growth. You can enjoy your holidays and receive |
| surgery after microscopic examination of tissue | | | | services connected to thyroidectomy in India at a very |
| removed during the surgery. | | | | reasonable price. |
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