I've had thyroid cancer and had it removed. I've had treatment at UCLH - Radioactive Iodine Therapy - now. home but told to isolate. Again. it's been practically constant since March. I'm finding it hard and my husband keeps tell ing me he wouldn't feel bound to isolate, I think he feels I'm being a wimp. Help.
Hi GailR and a very warm welcome to the online community
I'm very sorry to read that you've been diagnosed with thyroid cancer and that you're again having to isolate.
As the community is divided up into cancer specific groups I'm going to recommend that you join the thyroid cancer group where you can ask questions, share experiences and get support from others who will understand what you're going through.
To join just click on the link I've created and then choose 'click to join' on the page that opens. You can then introduce yourself and post questions after selecting '+New' or '+' (depending on the device you're using) and join in with existing conversations by clicking on 'reply'.
When you have a minute, it would be really useful if you could pop something about your journey so far into your profile as it really helps others when answering or looking for someone with a similar diagnosis. It also means that you don't have to keep repeating yourself. To do this click on your username and then select 'Profile'. You can amend it at any time and if you're not sure what to write you can take a look at mine by clicking on my username.
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