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New Diagnosis
My mother was dx in Nov. 07 with colon cancer and is currently in treatment so I'm usually on the colon cancer thread, not this one but sad to say I'll be here too now. While having a pet scan, her thryoid lit up. A biopsy confirmed that she has papillary thyroid cancer. She does not know yet and will find out on the 6th.…
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Radioactive Iodine for Follicular Cancer
I was diagnosed with follicular cancer in October and had two surgeries to remove my thyroid. My surgeon is an ENT who referred me over to the Endocrinologist immediately after my surgery. The surgeon had advised that we would be doing the radioactive iodine treatment followed up with scans peridiocally. Two weeks after…
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1st. scan after RAI treatment last year
In about a month I am going for my 1st. scan since my surgery and susequent RAI treatment last Nov.07. I am trying and hopefully will succeed in establishing a support group south of Boston. I know I wish I had a support group near me last year.My thoughts and prayers are with all of us cancer survivors!
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newly diagnosed
i am 29 and diagnosed with medullary with mets to lungs. no one has explained anything to me and all i know is online research. i'm scared and it appears there's not much treatment for this type. can anyone shed any light on this? thank you.
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Survey
Hey everyone, my name is Paul Hogan and I am currently a psychology student at the California State University in Fresno. I am currently conducting research on the life outlooks of cancer survivors. If you could spare 10 minutes of your time to take a survey, I would greatly appreciate it. I myself am a past cancer…
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I am on my 3rd day of RAI treament but can I be around my little 12 year old dog when I go back home
I am headed back home tomorrow after being in a hotel room for 3 days.I know we are supposed to still be careful for about a week after but can I get close to my 12 lb. doggie. when I go back home?
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Looking for insight/answers
Hi everyone. I am new here and newly diagnosed with papillary carcinoma. I meet with my surgeon next week to learn about the surgery/recovery, etc. But I have some questions I wanted to ask of people who have been through this. What I'd really like to know is this: Has anyone experienced leg pain that is a very deep, dull…
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frustration
I just need to vent my frustrations right now. I have been out of work since Oct.6th. I ws diagnosed with thyroid cancer after the removal of my right lobe due to a nodule that when biopsied was cancer. On the 21st I had the rest of my thyroid taken out. I still have no voice after the first surgery and I am getting very…
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newly diagnosed
I just had surgery to remove a nodule that was on my right lobe. When a biopsy was done it showed that I have thyroid cancer. I do not know what to expect. All I know is that my doctor has mentioned having to have surgery to remove the rest of my thyroid. If anyone has any helpful information please let me know.It has been…
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Telling a 10 year old about thyroid cancer
I was diagnosed on 10-9-08 with papillary thyroid cancer. I live with my sister and her 2 children, I practically helped raise them. I have told my 15 year old neice knowing that she would understand it better coming from me but I have not told my 10 year old nephew, I thought it would be better coming from his mother. She…
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FNA Pathology Report Questions
FNA came back as atypical adenoma with bizarre nuclei in Hurthle cells and multinucleated giant cells. There were some colloid cells and some follicular cells. I am 55 with no symptoms and good health. Found 2.1 cm thyroid nodule incidentally on CT scan and then ENT found it on examination - ENT said it was "fixed and…
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tsh levels...
I am currently awaiting RAI treatment so I have to wait until my TSH levels are 25 or higher... Are there any ways to speed up this process or is it just a waiting game? My endocrin wanted to give me thyrogen, but radiology said not with the first scan. I am really nervous about having to go hypothyroid for this b/c I have…
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Colorectal Survivor, Now Have Thyroid Problems
Had colorectal surgery December of last year. 6 months of chemo from January though July, this year. Had a thyroid ultrsound because my early cat scans this year showed some enlargement. After visiting with the endo doctor that I was referred to by my encologist to get the scan results, I have three nodules which are…
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Biopsy Back - Questions
I am looking for information from experienced members. FNA after ultrasound found atypical cells in a 2.1 cm fixed, solid nodule with small cystic component. It is a solitary dominant nodule in multi nodular thyroid. I am 55 year old woman and I may have had radiaton treatment in '50's as a child to treat tonsillitis and I…
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Information Needed
Two months ago a CT scan for a lung nodule (not diagnosed just monitored) found a hypodensity with undifferentiated margins in left lobe of thyroid. First doctor lost all my records. When I finally got to specialist with records this week ENT with specializationin thyroid disease did an ultrasound in office and found multi…
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TSH went down (followup to post-TT)
Hi all...this is a followup to the post I made a few months ago (June) when my TSH had risen to 3.82 despite having a total thyroidectomy in March. I was raised from 100 mcg to 125 mcg of Synthroid, and a few weeks ago (Aug 15) TSH tested at .946, just below 1. Should it be lower to suppress cancer recurrence (or not,…
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ultrasound
Has everyone on this message board had an ultrasound? I have not had one since I was diagnosed in 95. I have had a few scans. I also have read that if you had hashimotos disease that tg levels dont rise. Mine are not at zero if they should be. I have an appt in under 2 weeks. Should I be asking for an US? Thanks, Karen
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spouse refusing treatment, thought it was in lung, but mayo report said thyroid cancer.
Please help, my husband just wants me to accept that he will die soon. He said he'd see the onocologist if it would comfort me and help me accept this. The trouble was the pulmonary dr. told him he had stage IV lung cancer, and the next day the report came from mayo that his biopsy showed it started in the thyroid. She…
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cough and hoarseness after RAI
I had a total thyroidectomy 14 years ago. In June, I had a thyrogen scan that showed a recurrence. I went into the hospital last Wed. (8/13) for radioactive iodine treatment. On Thursday I noticed that I had developed a cough and by Friday night (after I was discharged) I became very hoarse. It is slowly getting better…
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Mood swings
I was wondering if there is any advice out there for spouses of thyroid cancer patients. My fiance has stage 3 papilary and had his thyroid removed in March. We were warned about his mood swings but sometimes they are unbearable. Lately, he just wants to die he begs God to just kill him. I don't understand and I blame…
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Second scan
I am about to have my second scan to see if any tissue is left. I had my thyriod taken out in Nov 2007. I just want to know if any one out there had a good or bad scan??? I was told that is any tissue was left I will have to have treatment again. I start that wonderfull diet again next week, for 11 days then go in and get…
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Friend with Papillary Throid Cancer
Please be watching for a new poster to your Board called DrummerboyJohn or similar to that. I am a recent tonsil cancer survivor and he is just now"coming into the fold". I suggested he join the CSN and he plans to post pretty quickly I think. I know you guys have a wealth of knowledge to share with him and help him out.…
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New to this...
Hello all my name is Jaye. I just returned from Iraq 4 months ago to discover I have thyroid cancer. I want to thank you all very much for all the information that you have already posted to the site. Most of my questions have been answered by reading your discussions. Thanks for helping me to realize there is a lot of…
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day 2
Today I take my sister to the city again for her second thyroid shot. Yesterday after the shot she was loopy and driving the 1and half hours home was very intence. She said she felt very high and off balance so I had her lay back on her car chair and was smart enough to take a pillow with us, she was so loopy and tired by…
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We only just begun
My sister has Thyroid Cancer, we live in a small town and starting this week I have to take her to a bigger city 1 hour and 45 minutes away for 3 days 2 days for the thy shot and on the 3rd day she will stay for the RAI treatment before she will be allowed to come home and be quortined for 16 days, I will stay with her the…
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Radio Active Iodine Treatment
Hello All: My name is Debbie age 49 from Chula Vista, CA. A year ago this month I had thyroid surgery to remove a nodule. After removal the surgeon found thyroid cancer and removed the whole thyroid. This was unexpected. The typical treatment for thyroid cancer is RAI (Radio Active Iodine Treatment) Taking the little blue…
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2nd dose of RAI
My Endo. just told me that I would need to have second dose of RAI. I had total thyroidectomy in Oct 2007, had first RAI treatment in January. When I asked why I had to go through the whole treatment again, so soon, she said it was "procedure". I'm sorry but becoming hypo just to go through actions that are "procedure"…
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Does it get better?
I am 20 years old and in university at the moment. I was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer in october after going through about 5 months of testing and waiting for results. I had a total thyroidectomy about 2 weeks after i was diagnosed and had the iodine treatment. Now all this happened very fast and i was never…
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Thyroglobulin level 23.0
I am 20 years post near total thyroidectomy/RAI ablation for papillary thyroid cancer. I just found out that my last thyroglobulin level (with TSH suppressed) was 23.0. I am now scheduled for a neck ultrasound. After doing a lot of research, I've pretty much figured out that a level that high has to be indicative of a…
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Newly diagnosed
Hi everyone. I am 5 days post total thyroidectomy for papillary thyroid cancer. My right recurrent laryngeal nerve was damaged during surgery. Now I can hardly speak and I am having lots of trouble swallowing. Has anyone else been through this? I'm wondering if this is ever going to improve.