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Thyroid cancer or mononucleosis
Hi I am 15 yrs. old and feel that i may have thyroid or mono. To be honest my boy-friend would always want to kiss. I guess it's my fault for feeling sorry!!! I am afraid i have thyroid because my sypmtoms compare exactly. I think i have the hypo thyroid disease. Very inactive!! If anyone would like to feed me information,…
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Body Scan
I had Papillary Carcinoma diagnosed Nov. 1999 and have had Body Scans each summer since. Has anyone had this happen to them. Two years ago I had to have another RAI treatment as activity was found. I am wondering when this will all end. The hardest part is going off the Synthroid and getting so tired again. Cindy
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No insurance!
I will be having my second round of 131 in June. We do not have insurance and have not had insurance since my throid was removed September 2003. We are tired of all of the medical bills. Have written to several cancer societies but have been told that we do not qualify. The only people that are happy about this is the…
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What does this mean?
Hello, I have just received a call from my doctor that my thyroid scan (taken one week after an ablation dosage of I131) has come back showing some uptake in the thyroid area but nowhere else. The doctor said that this was normal. I go back to see him in three weeks and wonder what questions I should be asking him. Do I…
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"confused"!!!
hello! everybody! Well yesterday i went to see my doctor, and i amm a little confused because well on june of last year i went through surgery to remove limphnodes they found on my neck i had 8 on my left side and 1 on my right side all had papillary cancer and so like a month later i went through my 3rd dose of radiation…
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Help the research
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NEW MEMBER WOULD LIKE A FRIEND
HI I HAD A NEEDLE BIOSPSY IN DEC 2002 AND IT CAME BACK UNCONSLUSIVE. SO THEY DID SURGERY REMOVED HALF OF MY THYROID KEPT TELLING ME OH IT CANT BE CANCER ITS RARE IF IT IS. WELL THEY DID A FREEZE DURING SURGERY CAME BACK OK SO THEY SEWED ME UP WELL 3 DAYS LATER GUESS WHAT I HAVE THYROID CANCER PAPILLARY CARCINOMA. SO NOW I…
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problems with synthroid
hi. i had a total thyroidectomy two weeks ago and was started on synthroid 125mcgs the next day. since then, i've had all sorts of problems ranging from chills to feeling feverish to having muscle aches in my arms and legs. just recently i started getting pretty short of breath (3 days ago) too. has anyone had these…
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Hopefully someone out there can help me
Four months ago I had surgery to remove my entire thyroid. I had three tumors, and cancer was found in 2 of them. My doctor said they caught it in the first stage, so I'm truly thankful for that. I've been through idodine radiation, a body scan, and am now on a high dosage of levoxyl. I have several questions, and…
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Thyroid Remanent
I would so appreciate any feed-back from anyone out there!!! In Jan. of 1991 I had the left lobe of my thyroid removed because of a goiter. The Surgeon told me it looked like a benign situation when he opened me up. When I went for my follow-up visit he said they found a pathologist's finding of incidental papillary…
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New - What Should I Expect?
I have Hashimoto's Disease - which I understand is autoimmune system destroying thyroid. I had a 1 cm nodule. Dr and surgeon recommended removal of thyroid - which is growing and of weird consistency (from Hashimoto). Biopsy of nodule is follicular variant of papillary carcinoma. Surgeon out of town - don't know if he…
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Radioactive Iodine Therapy (I-131)
I am having Radioactive Iodine therapy on the 29th of this month. My endocrinologist informed me that following my therapy, I would need to stay in the hospital or a similar facility for 3 days, to avoid radiation exposure to family/friends because we only have 1 bathroom at home. However, the secretary at the nuclear…
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Is I131 treatment necessary?
Hi again, I have just come back from my appointment regarding I131 treatment and the doctor surprised me by saying that he really didn;t think that it was necessary. I have had a total thyroidectomy (2 surgeries) and only 1 tumour was found. (1.8cm papillary)I am 54 years old. I was prepared to have the treatment and the…
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papillary cancer
what tsh numbers do I need to be concerned about . I also heard that the iodine treatment is not 100 persent acurate
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total thyroidectomy recovery
I just had my thyroid removed las thursday. I'm feeling very sluggish and extremely tired. I just started cytomel yesterday. How long does it take to recover from the surgery and start feeling like myself again? I still haven't gotten the radiation treatement yet and am scared because I have a one year old and a four year…
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high cholesterol after thyroid surgery
Hi, I just got a phone call from the doctor saying that my cholesterol is high. (5.9) I have never had this problem before and wonder if it is related to my thyroid cancer/surgery. At the time of the blood test I had had 1/2 of my thyroid removed and was on no medication. (nor had I had any blood work to see if I needed…
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questions on recurrence
HI! I was just wondering if anybody who ha s had a recurrence of the pappillary thyroid cancer has had a recurrence after that, and how long after since the second recurrence also what dose of sinthroid are you on, I am on 2 different pills one is .088 and one is .02 is this a very high dose or is it ok. I would really…
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Salivary/Parotid gland problems anyone?
I had papillary thyroid cancer removed in 9/03; a total thyroidectomy and partial neck dissection. I recieved a large dose of I131 in 10/03. Since I have been struggling with my sythroid levels. I now have what the docs think is an infection in my Parotid gland. I have pain when I eat, and I am running a fever on and off.…
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New to Board
Hi. I am new to the board & would like to help. I had a total thyroidectomy (papillary & dif. ca.) 7 lymph nodes removed & parathyroid resection & 1-131 rx. In Spring I will be 10 years cancer free. If I can help ease anyones fears, I would love 2 help. Back in those 'olden days' when I was diagnosed we didn't have a pc in…
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Soy Products and Thyroid Meds?
Does anyone have any answers on this one? I have come across some issues on this that state that soy can affect Synthroid.
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Help MD wants to do biopsy of lymphnodes after total thyroidectomy?tommorrow!
My doctors office called today and said that I have to come in to the medical center tommorrow and have an ultrasound with biopsy done to check for residual cancer and cancer in my lymph nodes. (I did have malignant lymph nodes removed during my first surgery) I am so surprised because this is the first time that I have…
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Thyroglobulin Levels
Is there anyone that the Doctor is keeping close watch on this. This is my target. he tells me that thyroglobulin is protien and that I should not have it. It is five years since my surgery and when I go off Synthroid for Body scan the level goes up. When on Synthroid it is on range. Is there anyone dealing with this?
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external beam radiation!!
Hello! everybody! Well i just wanted to ask anybody, if they have been on external beam radiation, well i have already had three radiations my last was 4 months ago, I also had my limphnodes removed cause i had a reoccurance, my doctor found 7 tumors on my left side of my neck and 1 on my right, and all of them were…
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Radioactive Treatment Recovery
I am having my thyroid the final half of my thyroid removed in 10days. (it is cancer) In January, I will receive treatment with radioactive iodine. I have a few questions about this treatment. Is the body scan typically done before or after the treatment? How long after the treatment will I start to feel well again? How…
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papillary cancer
I am a 35 year old male and had my thyroid removed. I also had iodine treatment . What can I expect and will this cure me ? What will be the quality of my life after this .
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anaplastic thyroid cancer - need help
Hello, My mother has anaplastic thyroid cancer. We live in Italy and she is being treated with chemio therapy and radio therapy. My mother also had breast cancer 5 years ago. Some doctors have told us that she may only live for another 3 to 4 months. From what I have read that can be true. Our family does not know what to…
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nausea anyone?
Hi, I had a total thyroidectomy 9/10/03. I am currently going through the low iodine diet in preparation of the radiation therapy. I am extremly nauseous and in the last few days I have diarreah. Has anyone else had these type of symptoms. I have spoken with nuclear medicine and the suregeon and both do not think it is…
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Mass Under Thyroidectomy Incission
I have recently noticed a mass under my thyroidectomy incission. I've been thyroid cancer free since 2000. Has anyone else experienced this?
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Pregnancy
Hi, I was diagnosed with papillary variant folicular cancer last August, right now I just started my low iodine diet yesterday and stopped Cytomel too. I am scheduled to have my RAI on 11/15. I am really concerned and worried about having babies. I am 29 years with no children, in fact we were thinking to start doing the…
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Is Cytomel Necessary?
I had a total thyroidectomy August 12 of this year. I was given Levothyroxine the day after surgery, and continued to take it for a month before being switched to Levoxyl. I did have complications with electrolyte imbalance after surgery, and was readmitted 2 days after my initial release. I was given calcium suppliments…