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Thyroid Cancer
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Just got a diagnosis of Melanoma Skin Cancer. Very frustrated! Julie-SunnyAZ
Numb lips, hands and arms
I was just wondering if anyone has any advice. I recently switched medical providers and have been on a new perscription of Levothyroxine, but different manufacturers. I am about 35, 5'2 weigh about 150 lbs, I went on a low calorie diet 950 calories a day, I work out and lift weight 4-5 times a week, and I am a size 6.…
Possible Recurrence
For starters, I'm a new member and this is my first post. Thank you for taking the time to read and respond. HISTORY I was diagnosed as hypothyroid in 2005 at age 23. My doctor immediately noticed a large mass in my neck and an FNA was performed. I was told it showed cancer cells in the right lobe. In December, 2005 I had…
Symptoms
What were your symptoms when you were diagnosed?
RAI
I had to get a small dose of 2-4 mCi for a scan. I was just wondering if anyone knows what the breakdown of it would be in hours/days. Would it be safe to go for a blood test after only about 36-48 hours? I have been drinking a lot and using the bathroom more then once per hour at times to get it out of my system but I'm…
had thyroid follicular cancer op 11 years ago. now suddenly i have develloped low calcium levels ple
hi-i am in the uk, england quick history, i had a massive goitre 1995-2001, which eventually started twisting my windpipe, so at that point i had emergency surgery aug 2001 to remove goitre- and afterwards the doctors realised it was a follicular carcinoma, but they had only took the (R) thyroid and isthmus out, as they…
Help with tall cell Thyca
Wel after 8 months of thinking I had pure pap Thyca I had my slides sent to MSK. I had a unifocal 8mm tumor just pap Thyca no extrathyroidal extension or vascular invasion however I had 38 LN removed. 7 positive and two had TCV in the lymph nodes. All I've read are bad things. Right after TT in sept 2011 my tg was.36 and…
recurrent thyroid cancer
I have recurrent thyroid cancer and was told I am non-avid which means rai did not work after two attempts. I get ultra-sounds every 6 months and if growths arise a surgeon removes them in a neck dissection. My Tg levels are checked every 6 weeks and my synthroid levels are kept high to supress Tg levels. On December 7 of…
Just finished RAI
Aloha, I'm new to the forums. Had a TT April 9th, Papillary Thyroid Cancer Stage 3 diagnosis on April 13th. RAI - 209 mCi dose on May 21st. I'm 12 days post RAI now. I'm still feeling not well. I go back to work next week Wednesday and I am kind of nervous about it! I am going back to work 3.5 days per week for the first…
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