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Hi, I’m just looking for some advice/reassurance from anyone who has been through something similar. I had my thyroid removed in July 2026 and was started on 125mcg of levothyroxine. I’m now coming onto my third prescription, but I haven’t had a review...
Hello . I think I'm posting to tell myself that for now I'm entering a shaky wait and see period in my life. unfortunately as posted before my lateral neck dissection was not completed during the second surgery although I have n1b in lower lateral...
Back in September of 2023 my husband had a diagnosis of papillary thyroid cancer in the left lobe after an FNA following regular episodes of thyroiditis for a couple of years and developing noticeable by touch swelling. In the December that year he...
Hi everyone I thought it was all done two operations and a bumpy ride with T4 levels still ongoing but early days so quite optimistic. I cannot think why but the surgeon for whatever reason has made what appears to be a this stage a massive mistake...
Hi folks, I haven't posted on this forum for some years. I am now 10 years on from two hemithyroidectomy surgeries and radioiodine therapy for Stage 2 follicular thyroid cancer diagnosed in 2016. I worked my way up to taking 150 ug daily levothyroxine...
Probably not a good idea that at my two week blood test and telephone discussion I rejoiced that my blood readings for T4 and TSH were in range. So has anyone else had a T4 reading of 34 and TSH 0.03 . I found myself on the floor breathing heavily at...
Hello, I’m Char, 28, and I have just this week been diagnosed with suspected papillary thyroid carcinoma following an ultrasound and FNA. My consultant has advised me the next steps will be either partial or total thyroidectomy and I feel really scared...
I have just gotten back from a CT scan, which has driven my anxiety through the roof! I had a biopsy on 13th August and ever since then, I have been having pains into my shoulder, up my face down my back, arm and my thyroid is more enflamed! I had no...
Hello. I'm new here. I have Oncocytic thyroid cancer and am facing my second operation full thyroidectomy early August . I'm just seeing if anyone else can share information with me about scar pain, RAI success or otherwise and anything they found...
Hi everyone, I’m new to this forum: I’ve come searching for people that understand as I feel really alone in all this. When I was diagnosed back in June, no one prepared me for how I feel right now. I’m a 47-yr old - otherwise totally fit and healthy...
