Hi I’m just recovering from neck surgery to remove recurrent papillary thyroid cancer and they have confirmed mines is particularly aggressive. As this is my third dance with C they are discussing external radiotherapy as an option. I wondered if anyone...
I had RAI (low dose) last Tuesday (exactly one week ago) for papillary cancer and everything went fine in hospital. I had no real pain or nausea, just a mildly tight sensation the second day. But in the last few days I’ve had an increasing bit of pain...
Anyone else get or had swollen lymph nodes in armpits that keep coming up and going every few days? I don’t have a cold/virus or anything like that, so am beginning to wonder if this is something I need to be keeping more of an eye on? Or am I just panicking...
Hello everyone, my mum has been struggling to breathe for six weeks, seen her own gp he said possibly silent reflux, went back following week chest X-ray, went back following week antibiotics, that Saturday mum had a do where she couldn’t get her breath...
Hello everybody. On a recent ultrasound of my neck, they found cyst and nodules on both thyroids, a couple which looked like they needed further investigation. I was given an urgent referral and just managed to see the specialist at the end of the two...
Has anyone had a EBUS test for chest biopsies with sedation wondering what to expect and how much of it I will be aware of once sedation is given thanks
Hi I had a total thyroidectomy and radio Iodine in 2021, an ultrasound after the treatment showed some lymph nodes that were suspicious, I had these biopsied and they are cancerous, a CT scan has also showed some in my chest, things seem to take so much...
Hello, I am due to have thyrogen injections on Saturday and Sunday and will be having a medium dose of RAI Monday and am predicted to stay in hospital 2-3 nights. Im just wondering when others had RAI how long did you have to isolate away from people...
Hi everyone Had TT feb 2022 with left and central neck dissection , 1st dose of Rai April 2022, 2nd dose of Rai january 2023 diagnosed with poorly differentiated….. there is currently a area below thyroid bed that isn’t taken up much iodine so they...
I had treatment for oesophagul cancer last year and am in remission, I am delighted to say, but during scans before treatment thyroid cancer was detected and I am now booked in to have the operation in October. I was diagnosed with Hashimotos disease...
