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Sore throat from thyroid cancer?

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I have papillary thyroid cancer, small tumour only one centimetre. My throat is always so sore, all the way from my collarbone to my chin, and sometimes my ears. Is this a cancer symptom? I am embarrassed to say I forgot to ask the doctor at ...

AndreaZed Category Thyroid Sep '21

Thinking of declining surgery for thyroid cancer

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I have been diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer. I have an appointment with a surgeon this week. However I am also expecting a diagnosis of Cushing's Disease which would need to be treated by surgery on the pituitary gland. Has ...

AndreaZed Category Thyroid Sep '21

Thyroid Cancer Metastasizing

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Hello, I haven't been on here in quite some time but have a question and figured this was a good place to ask. I had high risk thyroid cancer in Jan - March 2020, was resected and treated with RAI. Fast forward to last week when I had go for a CT ...

Mara5 Category Thyroid Sep '21

Post thyroidectomy with papillary carcinoma - ...

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Hello can anyone here relate or maybe provide support with your own experiences, if after having post thyroidectomy experiencing a lot of weightloss & muscle loss. I am a male patient, it has been very challenging trying to find ways to ...

Mondeo Drive Category Thyroid Apr '21

How long is the wait? Will it ever end?

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I was brought to the hospital because I was having really bad dizzy spells. After a CT scan to rule out a stroke they found a 6cm mass on my thyroid. I had an ultrasound and after this all the doctor said was "Cancer.... Cancer... ...

debbiedo Category Thyroid Feb '21

TT Surgery 5 weeks ago and RAI scheduled for January

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I'd like to know more about others' experiences with RAI and their thyroid cancer diagnosis. How did it go for everyone? How was prep? What foods did you eat? During treatment, did you massage your face to reduce salivary gland ...

Mar123 Category Thyroid Dec '20

Thyroid Cancer markers UP!!

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Hi everyone, I am new to this forum's boards. I was just looking to find some people who are going through or have gone through the BIG C-word. I had thyroid cancer taken out in April 2017, they removed my whole thyroid. I have been able to ...

Sherry-Lynn Category Thyroid Oct '20

Daughter's possible thyroid cancer

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Hi all... My daughter is 24. Last September she was having a host of health issues and the dr ran a bunch of lab tests. One came back with an indication of thyroid cancer. She then received an ultrasound for her thyroid and they found a lump ...

Hezz Category Thyroid Sep '20

5 year post-op for thyroid cancer - AMA :)

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Hi all, I haven't been to this site in awhile and thought I'd check in. The good news is the reason I haven't been on the site because I've started to forget that I even had cancer. Life went pretty much back to normal after a year or so (with ...

Lia Category Thyroid Jul '20

Intense pain- Feel so alone

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Hello, I have my surgery scheduled for next Friday to remove my large tumor on my right thyroid. For months I have had a "dull roar" headache / ear / jaw pain, then about 10 days ago it intensified on my left side. Came on fast and stopped ...

THawk Category Thyroid May '20

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