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modified radical neck dissection
Hi there. I had a total tyroidectomy 1 year ago and now June 6th I will undergo a left lateral modified neck dissection. If anyone has recently had this surgery, I would love to hear your experience with surgery, drainage tube and recovery. Specifically loss of movement, numbness, edema, etc. etc. Thank you!!
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Thymus radiated in infancy
I just discovered this forum. I was radiated as an infant for an "enlarged" thymus as a newborn in 1953 in Morristown, N.J. I was diagnosed with malignant thyroid cancer and had a thyroidectomy in 1978. I'm 66 years old now and thought I was long "out of the woods" as far as problems related to that early radiation, but…
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How long should I wait to father a child
I will be having radioactive iodine soon but do not know the doage. How long should I wait to father a child and what millicurie or dosage level is considered high?