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After the RAI treatment
I have completed my RAI treatment and the scan looks good; no sign of cancer any where else. I am now taking Levoxyl (112 mcg) and will have my first blood work at the end of October. My pre-treatment thyroglobulin level was low, so the endo is optimistic. I had some neck pain/tenderness, sore throat after the RAI, but…
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Round #2
Round #2 Well, tomorrow I begin the week long trek to the radiologist for shots, capsule, and body scans. This isn't the theraputic dose, it's to make sure I am cancer free. I'm not nervous at all. I am keeping a positive outlook. My friends are wonderful. They want to come with me tomorrow while I have my first shot in my…
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Thyroglobulin Level Elevated After Thyroidectomy and Radiation
I just talked with the nuke medicine doc. He told me my body scan came back "relatively clean" with a few spots in my neck. He said he was a little concerned because my thyroglobulin levels were high. I had the radiation about a week and a half ago, surgery 6 weeks ago and body scan 3 days ago. What does this mean? Is the…
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vit pill on diet
Has anyone found a vit. pill that is safe to take when you are on the low iodine diet?
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Shortness of breath after total thyroidectomy
Had total thyroidectomy on 9/18/09 - prelim diagnosis of pappilary thyroid cancer. Immed. aftr waking up in recovery experienced shortness of breath and feeling of no being able to get a satisfying breath. Stat cxr and ekg done - were normal. came home 2nd day still feeling that way but not quite as bad. Also a lot of…
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need a person to help this lady in virginia i posted under ovarvian cancer no one answered -linda or
this is Paula's letter to me...she is 39 single...she went to doc was told she had disease and woke up with complete hysterectomy....i think maybe a language barrier..cause we know we all sign for complete hystewrectomy...she is scared..has no clue where she stands and the doctor is telling her options and telling her to…
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Thyroglobulin level elevated...what does this mean?
I am not a cancer survivor, but feel as if I am about to go down that road. I am hoping all of you can help me understand this process as I enter the early stages of trying to find a diagnosis. My primary care physician did an ANA test and it came back positive for an autoimmune deficiency. After visiting a Rheumatologist…
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FDA meeting to discuss trial drug
If there are any others on here in the clinical trial for pazopanib you might be interested to know there will be a FDA public advisory committee meeting (open to the public) on October 5, the purpose of which is to gather information the FDA needs to make a decision about approval of the experimental drug pazopanib. The…
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Hurthle Cell with Blood Vessel Invasion - Anyone Else?
Is there anyone that has had told by the pathologist that blood vessels appear to have been invaded? This happened to me last Thursday. My surgeon told me that I have to wait 3 months before I get my thyrogobulin tested. Is anyone else in the same boat? Originally, I thought the good news was that we caught the Hurthle…
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Coughing after thyroidectomy
Hello, I just had my thyroid removed last Friday due to Hashimotos & goiter and found out today that there were cancer cells in it. Luckily they were small so I don't need the Chemo or Radiation treatments. I do have one question though. Since the day I woke up I have had this nagging cough that will not go away. Has…
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nodules on thyroid goiter?
ok im confused here can someone help me i went to see the speciist because an ultersound showed somthing growing onmy tyroid, the doctor says have a lot of nodules growing and he called it a goter... he says my thyroid is working fne. so well wait 6 months to c if its growing if so a biopsey. there to small to biopsy he…
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low calcium levels after thyroidectomy
I had surgery one week ago for a nodule on right thyroid, turned out to be papillary thyroid cancer. Parathyroids were preserved, however I have had low levels of calcium, magnesium and potassium...calcium still is problem. I have been to ER twice because of twitching and spasms, and now they have me on…