1.Q: 15 days after nail cancer surgery, slightly swollen on the incision, after lifting the head and neck is tight and swollen, is it normal? A: It should be normal, you can take a look at our post-operative care guide for some functional exercises. Note: Thyroid cancer surgery is usually a transverse curved incision in the middle of the neck, which is like a dam on a river, stopping the small blood vessels and small lymphatic vessels that return to the heart from the skin and subcutaneous tissues, and the swelling above the incision is normal in a short period of time. The body has a compensatory mechanism and will recover over time. You can take drugs such as abortifacient and mai zhi ling to help reduce the swelling. In addition, functional exercises should be started from postoperative period. This platform has ever released post-operative thyroid incision care, in which it is mentioned that: after wound healing (2-4 days after surgery), you can do head nodding, head tilting, stretching and rotating the neck from side to side, doing full joint activities of the neck (flexion, hyperextension, lateral activities) and practicing every day. We may want to look at it in more detail. 2.Q: Healthy diet after thyroid surgery? A: Generally speaking, patients after thyroid surgery can maintain a healthy diet, such as a broad-spectrum diet, more fresh vegetables and fruits, iodine in moderation, etc. However, the diet after thyroid surgery may vary in the short term or at different times due to the disease, surgical procedure, post-operative complications and subsequent treatment, as summarized below. 1. After lateral neck lymph node dissection for thyroid cancer, a light diet and low-fat diet is required to avoid foods such as eggs and milk for several days because of the prevention of lymphatic leakage. After thyroid cancer surgery, if you have hypoparathyroidism, you need to take calcium tablets and osteopontin, etc. You should avoid high phosphorus diet, including milk, cheese, all kinds of dairy products, animal offal, ice cream, cereals, soy products, peanuts, almonds (large), chocolate and raisins, etc. High phosphorus diet affects calcium absorption. After the function of parathyroid gland is restored, you can resume normal healthy diet. 3. After thyroid cancer surgery, if radioactive iodine treatment is needed, a low iodine diet is required, which usually starts 2-4 weeks before and continues until after radioactive iodine treatment. Generally speaking, patients can resume normal diet after discharge from radioactive iodine treatment or after starting oral euthyroidism. For specific diet, please refer to the low iodine diet in this public platform. 4. For those who take Eugenol after thyroid cancer surgery, generally speaking, a normal healthy diet is sufficient, but it is necessary to avoid foods that affect the absorption of medication when taking Eugenol. For details, please refer to the public platform of Eugenol. 5. Other cases, such as hyperthyroidism patients need low iodine and high calorie diet before surgery, but when the hyperthyroidism is cured after surgery, they can resume normal diet. Patients can choose a normal healthy diet.