Thyroid Cancer
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tired and scared
I was 31 years old in 2006 when I was diagnosed with an aggressive variant of papillary-follicular thyroid cancer. I had tons of surgery and RAI. They also found out that I had Hashimodo's Thyroiditis when they took my thyroid out. What this means to me today is that I have antibodies against thyroglobulin so my…
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post-TT TSH levels
Hi, I am new to this board but hope someone can help. Had Total Thyroidectomy on 3/20/08 due to papillary thyca nodule that was very small (8 mm on ultrasound, thyroid cancer confirmed via FNA biopsy). My surgeon elected NOT to do RAI post-surgery, since it would do little to improve outcome for such a small nodule and…
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day 2
Today I take my sister to the city again for her second thyroid shot. Yesterday after the shot she was loopy and driving the 1and half hours home was very intence. She said she felt very high and off balance so I had her lay back on her car chair and was smart enough to take a pillow with us, she was so loopy and tired by…
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Radio Active Iodine Treatment
Does anyone know the normal dose of RAI Radio Active Iodine Treatment that is given for thyroid cancer? I was given 153. I'm trying to find out if this dosage is high. It's been less than a year since I had the RAI treatment. Since late March of this year and I have been in a great deal of pain in the jaw area. It all…
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4 Years Remission Papillary Thyroid Cancer
Thyroid cancer is scarry especially when you do not know a thing about it. My family and I googled so much about this disease but nothing tells you how to deal with the radation pill, how people treat you after they find out you have cancer, your life turned upside down from blood test, scans and then the lifetime…
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We only just begun
My sister has Thyroid Cancer, we live in a small town and starting this week I have to take her to a bigger city 1 hour and 45 minutes away for 3 days 2 days for the thy shot and on the 3rd day she will stay for the RAI treatment before she will be allowed to come home and be quortined for 16 days, I will stay with her the…
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Radio Active Iodine Treatment
Hello All: My name is Debbie age 49 from Chula Vista, CA. A year ago this month I had thyroid surgery to remove a nodule. After removal the surgeon found thyroid cancer and removed the whole thyroid. This was unexpected. The typical treatment for thyroid cancer is RAI (Radio Active Iodine Treatment) Taking the little blue…