Thyroid Cancer
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Another Cancer
Just got a diagnosis of Melanoma Skin Cancer. Very frustrated! Julie-SunnyAZ
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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.…
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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…
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Symptoms
What were your symptoms when you were diagnosed?
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…