All surgeries are hard, but mainly in the first few days after surgery, there may be pain in the local wound, especially during drinking or eating, with the swallowing action, there may be pain pulling the wound. There are two main types of thyroid surgery: benign nodules are mostly removed from the affected side, and malignant nodules are mainly removed from the affected side and mostly from the healthy side. After the surgery, due to the large amount of tissue removed from the surgical area, there may be blood leakage, and some patients will have a wound drainage tube left in place after the surgery, and after observation for about 1-2 days and no blood leakage, the drainage tube will be removed, and the patient will feel discomfort during the process of carrying the tube. Secondly, due to the general anesthesia during surgery, tracheal intubation will be performed. In the first few days after surgery, there may be pain and discomfort in the throat, and eating and drinking may cause local pain. However, with the gradual recovery of the disease, the wound area gradually repair, the pain sensation will slowly subside, you should not be too nervous.