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Lung biopsy
I will have my lung biopsy tomorrow at 1pm. I am very scared of the outcome and procedure. Hopefully it will be fine. I'm asking for your prayers.
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mucus problems
Hello everyone I am a daughter of a survivor who is seeking help on behalf of her dad. My Father was diagnosed with Papillary Thyroid Cancer in May 2012. He is a 64 year male and has already had a full thyroidectomy (July 2012) all lymph nodes removed, very small part of his esophagus removed, radioactive iodine (Aug 2012)…
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Going for Biopsy tomnorrow and would love some feedback
Hi, I have nodules on my thyroid that were discovered through a CT Scan with Dye. An ultrasound was done and it was determined one was begign, one very small one was likely benign and the largest one was heterogenous, hypoechoic with unknown cells and indeterminate. I would not be too worried as my research shows that most…
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MTC thyroid specialist in Asia
Hello, I am a MTC patient in India and need help in finding a MTC specialist doctor/clinic in Asia. Let me briefly describe my treatment summary. I was diagnosed with medullary cancer of thyroid in 2009. I had surgery for total thyroidectomy, bilateral and mediastinal node dissections requiring sternotomy. After a few…
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swollen and pain in the parotid gland
I had Bells Palsy 6 years ago, a year after I started having pain in my parotid gland below the ear. The pain comes and goes,now I am face with a problem, I am not sure about getting the RAI treatment. I understand from the doctor and the research I have to eat sour candy to keep the salivary glands active, I can't, sour…
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Baking for Low Iodine Diet
Hello everyone, I am a pastry chef and a friend of mine has asked me to bake stuff for her while she's on the LID. This is her second time through and she says finding treats is almost impossible. She also wants me to bake her some bread to eat with the peanut butter she makes using the recipe from the ThyCa cookbook. If…
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Internal scar tissue problems
I had my first operation, to remove the right hand side of my thyroid and a large tumour, in April 2011. A second operation, on the same scar site, to remove the remaining thyroid took place a month later. Following difficulties with my blood results, and being unable to have RAI, a small remnant of thyroid was found and…
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Looking for Surgeon
Hello!My name is Elena and I am new to this blog. My 16 year old child was diagnosed with "suspicious" for thyroid cancer. Her doctor recommended surgery. I am looking for recommendations for great surgeons in California. Thank you for your help. In the meantime, she is taking PolyMVA and some vitamins. She is eating a lot…