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Thyroid Cancer

Archives for September 2010

PapillaryThyroidCarcinomaTreatment
Hi, I was diagnosed with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma. I just became a member and I live in a town and don't know many people I am just looking for some support and anyone that has any clue as to what goes on with Radiation I have to undergo radiation Oct 27th. I had my thyroidectomy Sept 9th. Just wondering about the side…
breast cancer now medullary cancer
In June, I just finished all treatment for breast cancer. Now, I have medullary cancer. I am so scared. I went through so much and now this. Also the nodule in my thyroid is so large. I am afraid I won't survive. I just want to live a normal life.
breast cancer now medullary cancer
In June, I just finished all treatment for breast cancer. Now, I have medullary cancer. I am so scared. I went through so much and now this. Also the nodule in my thyroid is so large. I am afraid I won't survive. I just want to live a normal life.
breast cancer now medullary cancer
In June, I just finished all treatment for breast cancer. Now, I have medullary cancer. I am so scared. I went through so much and now this. Also the nodule in my thyroid is so large. I am afraid I won't survive. I just want to live a normal life.
Amifostine prior to RAI
Hi All, Just hoping someone will read this and answer me. Did you have Amifostine injection before your RAI. I had severe damage to salivary glands last time I had RAi. So, I was thinking about Amifostine . Anyone experience this. Thanks..
Surgery or "wait and see"
I went for my annual check up in June and was sent to an ENT doc due to my voice being hoarse. As my husband had passed away from head and neck cancer on 10-31-09, I thought the hoarseness was due to stress. Turns out my left vocal cord is paralysed. The ENT doc had a CT scan and an ultrasound done. He found a nodule in my…
Very confusing one year after TT & RAI
It seems that I'm lost and I need advice. I got my TT on April 13th 2009 and RAI on May same year. Now finally after a year and half I get to prepare for my whole body scan. The problem I'm facing is that none of my doctors told me that despite I don't have any more cancer I need to go under RAI, when I asked the tech the…
CAN MY HUSBAND DRIVE ME TO THE FIRST 3 DAYS OF TREATMENT/WITH PRECAUTIONS?
I really want to know if he can drive me? I live really far from where my radioactive iodine treatment is,and my car is not the greatest,with precautions,does anyone think its ok?
4th stage Throid cancer
Well never thought I would be in a chat such as this but was just diagnosed with stage 4 thyroid cancer.I went to a specialist my Doctor suggested and tomorrow I start Methimazole 10mg to bring down the thyroid count before surgery can take place.I will admit this is confusing to me.I am looking all over the web to see…
Hurthle Cell questions
I am going to be having surgery since Hurthle cells were found on my biopsy. Haven't had the appointment with the surgeon yet. I read here somewhere that this cancer is slow-growing and aggressive. Isn't that contradictory? I have osteoporosis. If this is malignant and I need treatment, it sounds like your TSH level gets…
Low TSH?
I've been off my levo and on the LID for 23 days and my TSH level is still only 6.6. My oncologist says it needs to be >30 for me to take the RAI. I'm still feeling fine, just sick of the diet. I'm following the thyroid cancer survivors diet very strictly. I have recurring Hurthle cell cancer. This will be my first RAI…
Loss of Saliva glands 7 months after RAI
HI all I had a total TT last October for Papillary CA and then RAI in February. My jaws hurt a bit after the RAI and I was completely exhausted for months. Then in June my mouth just dried up and my paratoid glands got really swollen. The swelling and pain in mostly down now - although after I eat the glands swell up…
Will be going for my 2nd surgery
I have had TT and neck dissection back in 2008.Had 2 RAI done in the past, 150 mci and 100 mci. Recently, i had 5 FNA on my lymph nodes around my neck. The result show that only one of the nodules show up as thyroid cells. A surgery is set on 9/24/10. By the way, in my first surgery, i had 96 lymph nodes removed. Believe…
butterfly 123
I am responding back to your response post. I had my biopsy and it came back negative. My Tg after thyrogen was 5.5 but everything else is coming back negative. When I had my surgery 2 years ago they took out all my thyroid and 8 lymph nodes. Could it be someplace else? Now what?
After RAI, where should I go?
I have an RAI treatment coming up soon, and while visiting with the Dr. she said that I would have to use a seperate bathroom than my husband for several days. I told her we only have one bathroom, and was there any other option. Her reply was."Oh- well I guess you'll figure out something." then she left the room. Does…
surgery scare
Hi everyone, Thank you in advance to any I have talked with on this subject but it has been awhile and my fears are really overcoming me. I am having a TT and a left neck dissection next Wednesday the 15th. I am scared to death. I have never had surgery before and being the mother of five kids (my youngest 5 months old) I…
cancer treatment center of america
anyone have experience with these hospitals
UCSF Thyroid Doctor
Hi All, I was wondering if anyone out there has heard of or worked with a Dr Kenneth Woeber at UCSF. I believe he is a dept head for thyroid cancer. I have heard good/positive and bad/negative things about him. Any insight would be most helpful. Thanks so much..
Reoccurance options...someone help me understand
I've posted recently about me having papillary cancer and had a total thyroidectomy w/lymph node remove (6 out of 8 were cancer) 2 years ago. Had RAI after that. My Tg levels have always been nondetectable. Had a sonogram done and it showed a small mass (7mm) that the sono dr very well thinks it is thyroid tissue. (I've…

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