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Anyone wait 5 weeks to discuss results of FBS?
I am so fed up. I have YET to hear from MD regarding my WBS on 3-27 (yes, over a month!) He decided to take a 3 week vacation before calling me with results, I DID have the nurse tell me that my TG is at 4.2 & she wanted me to wait for him to come back instead of going to other dr from practice. Well, now he's back a week,…
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thyroglobulin
OK. I need advice. After thyroglobulin post thyrogen it has been 5.1 & 4.2 two years in a row. My Doc not majorly concerned 'unless it goes above 10' Any thoughts?
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Hearing/Vision Loss after I-131 treatment
Almost immediately after radioactive treatment following removal of my thyroid due to malignant tumor, I noticed a marked change for the worse in vision and hearing. During subsequent hearing test ordered by my primary care doc, audiologist mentioned in an off-hand remark that sometimes the kind of medication used for the…
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Anyone tried mederma?
I am tired of wearing scarves around my neck and just started using Mederma on my scar. Has anyone else tried it?
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I am struggling one year later
Hi, I am new to this site. I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer January 2008. Had surgery, RAI, and now am a year out. I am just so frustrated that I have to go thru more checkups a year later, esp. off thyroid for a month, then RAI, then body scan. I just want to say it's done and be over. I am so frustrated I have to go…
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fvptc
I'm 49 just had a Thyroidectomy 3 weeks ago. Pathology was FVPTC .7cm which is good fuly encapsulated excellent prognosis. Anyone else out there? I had a terrific surgeon but my voice is still week, not sure when that will get better. My endo thinks I'm cured and do not need any RAI...Does this sound familiar???
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thyroid cancer's spread to spine nd lungs.....plzz help
Hi all of you, My mom had her total thyroidectomy(for papillary carcinoma with follicular variance) in August 2006.She had no major symptoms , just some swelling in her neck..After the surgery she had been quite regular with her RAI scans and nothing came up in those scans..But she started having some pain in her lumbar…
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Craving Ckicken Kitchen? Come see
I've been craving lots of foods right.. who does not? with this diet!! I was craving Chicken Kitchen an this how I got as closed as I could and still being faithful to the diet Mexican Chop Chop Yellow Rice, Lettuce, tomatoes, Guacamole, chicken, Sour Cream and cheese of course were avoided. Lettuce and tomatoes you can…
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Taste/Nausea/Smell
Hello, I am a caregiver for my husband who was diagnosed with Papillary Thhyoid Cancer in Oct 2005. He has undergone Thyroidectomy, removal of his left parathyroid glands, and removal of the vocal chord nerve. Has received 3 RAI treatments, and another left neck disection, and resecting a nodule on the trachea. In Jan of…
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Alternatives to lemon drops?
I am going in for RAI ablation at the end of April, and I am curious.. has anyone found any good alternatives to sugary candies? I'm not fond of sucking on sugar - not just for my health, but for my teeth as well. I am thinking of bringing in a container of lemon wedges, but I'm interested to hear if anyone has other…
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What can I bring? I need to refresh my memory
Ok so I will be going to the hospital on April the 16th.. They said i'll be there for 2 days but I am not sure.. last time I spent 3 so.. maybe this hospital is different. I know everything you bring in the room gets contaminated.. so I am thinking to bring magazines and word puzzles books that I can throw away when I am…
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Poorly Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
I'm looking to hear from anyone who has been dx with PDTC. Rare and aggressive and not much info out there. Anyone???
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Finally got full use
I went to the ENT today and had my throat scoped to check my left vocal chord. With my 2nd surgery a parathyroid was nicked so I had lost the use of my left vocal chord. Now finally after almost 6 months I got the good news that I have full use of it. May not be as strong as it was but hopefully that will also change at…
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Am I nuts?
Ok, I just did the whole 2 week diet thing, thyrogen shots, i-131 whole body scan I called today for results only to find out my dr on a 3 week vacation! His nurse isnt in until tomorrow. I am not waiting 3 weeks for results! My thyroglobulin went up slightly last yr so we are back to thyrogen scans. Do you think he…