Uncertain Cancer Diagnosis

Boldandbright2025f78d8a 1 month ago

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I’m waiting on a diagnosis between papillary or follicular cancer. I had an indeterminate ultrasound and FNA biopsy so they went ahead and removed half my thyroid. 9 weeks later and they have told me it is cancer but are awaiting a second opinion to aid diagnosis. They removed 4cm of cancer but the lump itself was bigger.

I am scheduled in to remove the other half of my thyroid and radioactive iodine treatment about a month after.

How long does it take for everything to settle and get back to normal? How long after treatment would I be back at work roughly?

TrinityTrace 1 month ago

RIA your looking at 1-2 days in hospital maybe 3 if stronger dose, 3 days isolating from people at home.

Surgery, depending on your work I'd say 3 weeks at least if everything is going ok depending on healing.

Sometimes RIA is done months later. My TT was September and had RIA February 14th! I have follicular variant. So if it's the same for you then could start work again after TT and go off for the RIA.

Boldandbright2025f78d8a 1 month ago in reply to TrinityTrace

Thanks! How long did you experience symptoms for the RAI after having it?

Also, does it take a long time to adjust to levothyroxine or can you just go back to ‘normal’ quite quickly?

TrinityTrace 1 month ago in reply to Boldandbright2025f78d8a

I didn't have any tbh, I have symptoms from levo itself but none from RIA.

Erm I have my TT in September 23 and I'm still not settled on it unfortunately,but I'm still being supressed.

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