RECENTLY DIAGNOSED.NOW WHAT?

Hi The lesion on my thyroid was found on a pet scan i had done.  I also have a malignant slow growing mass in the upper part of my lung.   will the having a biopsy of my thyroid done this Wednesday.  Did you have one done.   and yes feeling tired and no energy is exactly how i feel. will you be having surgery  My prayers are with you during this time i know how you feel  it is overwelming

Sorry to hear about the cancer. I was diagnosed with papillary thyroid carcinoma in December of 2013. I had a total thyroidectomy in Jan 2014. All my levels were right where they were supposed to be but like you I had no energy and could not focus very well. In march of 2014 they did an ablation dose of radoactive iodine to kill whatever thyroid cells were left. Both the surgery and the rai ablation was not too bad at all. It took quite awhile to get the right dosage of levo but now I am feeling pretty good. I had to have whole body scans every 9 months but now I am cancer free and don't have to do another scan for 5 years. They check my thyroglobulin levels once a year. I willbe praying for you. I know you will come through it just fine

I gained weight before it all began and then I had to fight like the devil just to maintain my weight but now all of a sudden I am losing weight. I am having female problems; post menopausal bleeding and an abnormal pap. 

Hi how are you? When I  was first diagnosed it wasn't like I went to the doctor to get a regular check up the tumor had grown so fast and they died it closed my airway and I woke up throughout the night gasping for air I couldn't breathe so my has been rushed me to the hospital they did an afternoon biopsy and it came back  positive for papillary thyroid cancer with metastasis to the lymph node.  Prior to my diagnosis I was feeling extremely fatigued and tired all the time I had even gotten our B 12 injection shot because I'm lots of energy not knowing that it was my thyroid that was causing the symptoms.  Once after being diagnosed I had a total thyroidectomy and then I received radioactive iodine radiation I was hospitalized when I did the radiation and I was in complete isolation doing the radiation I can be around anyone my son my husband  or family. After surgery that's when I really began to feel the symptoms I was so very fatigued and tired all the time because after surgery I wasn't allowed to take the medication Synthroid until after my radiation.  Your thyroid controls mainly everything in your body so forgetful near the tiredness is all contributed to that it controls your metabolism so these are side effects of having this illness. I pray that all goes well with you and your treatment and I will be thinking of you and your family.