Hi All I just wanted to share a little good news with this lovely group as when I first joined it was really nice to hear the positives. My daughter has just completed her radioactive iodine therapy. 2 nights in the hospital mostly spent alone without...
Morning everyone! Well the day has arrived and I’m about to go into the building to start my RAI treatment. So glad it is here and I’m going to get over this next step. Thyrogen injections were fine and I had no side effects so that was good. I’ve been...
Hello. I am two weeks after full thyroid removal and left side neck dissection. The wound is healing nicely. I have got it checked few times in hospital since leaving. I have my check up with surgeon in more than 2 weeks but I need some advice ASAP. This...
Hello. 17 days after my full thyroid removal and left side neck dissection. I am healing quite well. I am staying at home as due to the dynamics of my job I will not be able to go back for a while. I just started to worry out of nowhere about RAI treatment...
Hi everyone! I hope you are all doing well! I am starting my low iodine diet tomorrow in preparation for my RAI treatment next week. I do like my bread, so wondering what’s the best type to buy? Just normal sliced brown bread is what I usually go for...
Hi I was recently diagnosed with a rare thyroid cancer, Cribriform Morular Variant of Papillary Carcinoma, has anybody heard of it? I can get very little information about it. Consultant said that this was curable. I had a lump on my right thyroid 5...
I was just diagnosed with low risk papillary thyroid on the right side of my thyroid. They want to remove half of my thyroid. I'm very concerned about this as I am a nutritionist who has treated clients struggling with their diets post thyroidectomy....
Hello Everyone, I’m new here. In June 2021 I noticed a lump on the left side of my neck. After the usual tests, the result was an undetermined Follicular neoplasm of approx 5 cm on the left lobe of my thyroid. I was advised to have an lobectomy, which...
I was diagnosed with PTC in 2018. Had 3 surgeries and two radio iodine treatments. fast forward after being on watch and wait that it is in my lungs. Going for radio iodine but for the first time it sounds scary because they told me I would be having...
Surgery completed. Total thyroidectomy and some lymph glands removed plus long standing large nodule also gone. Glad it's over. MedicalTeam and hospital staff were great!Painkillers good but make me sleepy. Check up in 2 weeks then in 8 weeks meeting...
