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Thyroid Cancer

Archives for August 2013

What can I do to help?
Hello all, My mom was diagnosed with Papillary Thyroid Cancer and had her thyroid removed 2 weeks ago Tuesday. She got the news today that the cells were indeed cancerous, and is going to have to do the radioactive iodine treatment. I'm just curious as to what i can do to help her through this frightening time in her life.…
pet/ct scan
I am 45 and I have had a few nodules that have been being watched the last 3 yrs, they are cold per nuc med scan. I had a FNA 3 yrs ago, biopsy results were the 1.4 cm showed specimen consists of sheets and clusters of uniform follicular cells, some with hurthle cell change, numerous hemosiderin laden macrophages and…
Newly diagnosed/rai treatment soon
Hi, I was recently diagnosed at the end of july, thyroidectomy 3 weeks ago yesterday. rai treatment next fri. I had some questions if anyone can answer. first, i keep asking my surgeron about the low iodine diet. He keeps shaking his head no. Never tells me why when all I read are people going on this before RAI. I am not…
Constantly sick before and after thyrod cancer.
I was diganosed with thyrod cancer when I was 19, before the cancer i was ALWAYS sick, every month twice a month i was in and out of the er. The doctor believed it was because of my cancer. But now being 22 years old. I'm still in and out of the er. twice a month maybe more. I'm always tired and always sick. every time i…
I-131 and Getting Pregnant
On Feb 6th, 2013 I had a total Thyroidectomy, and in March I believe I had 132 of the I-131. I stayed in the Hospital for 2 nights and away from everyone for an additional 3 days. Now I'm almost 6 months out, and have been told that I need to do a follow-up treatment which include the Thyrogen injections so I do not have…
scared for mom
My mother is actually my topic of concern. She was diagnosed a few years ago with thyroid cancer. We took out her thyroid and she underwent the iodine treatment. Cancer markers have been good since, but three months ago, she suffered a bowel perforation as a complication from a spinal fusion surgery. She was septic for two…
Follicular Annual Testing
Those of you that had follicular Thyroid Cancer, I'm wondering what you do annually to follow up?

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