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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

Surgery tomorrow

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Well I got the call on Friday and I am going in for surgery tomorrow, thyroid removed and a right central compartment neck dissection. I don’t know a lot about the dissection part, that showed up on my paper work. I am placing my trust in the ...

jb67 Category Thyroid May '20

1 week Post Thyroid Cancer Surgery

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Hello, I’m not sure this is the right place to post these questions if not please direct me. I am just one week post surgery, in these scary times. I feel blessed to have had it done given it spread. Today I had the dressing removed. The ...

FeckC Category Thyroid Apr '20

Swelling post Thyroidectomy

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Hi, This is my first post. I was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer in December 2019, had my Thyroidectomy and left neck dissection which I was told removed 80-90 lymph nodes and some neck muscles, 3 weeks ago today, Feb 7th. My ...

Butterflydaisy Category Thyroid Feb '20

Thyroid Cancer - sometimes active surveillance is an ...

Posted by ACH2015 on Feb 8, 2020 7:40 am From CBC News February 07, 2020 Should I have kept my cancer? "I kind of wish I still had cancer". "I'm well aware of the inflammatory (and insensitive) nature of that statement: it shocks me too. But ...

ACH2015 Category Thyroid Feb '20

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