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RAI treatment at home
Hi everyone! I am now 3 weeks post thyroidectomy and don't have a endocrynologyst appt until next week. I know from the surgeon that the plan is to do the RAI treatment and I thoroughly am in agreement but was shocked to hear that the treatment is done at home and not in a cancer center or hospital! I am really worried…
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How to deal with the foul odour during Radiotherapy
Hi everyone, I was diagnosed in August 2014 with Medullary Thyroid Cancer. I have had 3 operations, but it was decided that I should have radiotherapy to try to blitz any remaining cancer cells. I'm now 4 days into the Radiotherapy Treatment but have been really suffering because of the foul odour (it smells a bit like…
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Increased TSH 4 years post thyroidectomy
i was diagnosed with thyroid cancer ( follicular variant -papillary carcinoma) in November 2011. I had the thyroid removed and my TSH levels were maintained at around .4 or so. About a year post-thyroidectomy, I was diagnosed with lupus. So, I have been taking 137mcg of synthroId (no generic) 5x per week, 10 mcg cytomel…
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jaw pain 3 years post thyroid cancer
I had thyroid cancer 3 years ago and had a total thyroidectomy and radioactive iodine treatment. I had a large cancerous tumor growing off my pancreas last summer and had surgery/treatment for that. For the last three weeks, I've gotten severe headaches and incredible jaw pain on both sides. I haven't had headaches like…
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NEED RECOMMENDATION FOR A SURGEON IN SF OR BAY AREA
Hi, I was just diagnosed with TC (papillary); I have three nodules, the primary located on the Isthmus (2cm) and two smaller nodules on the left side. I just had a baby and was fluctuating from hyper to hypo with a weird sensation in my throat. Fast forward, my doctor from UCSF (Dr.Gartner), recommended four surgeons, all…