Hi everyone. My wife has suffered from thyroiditis and has had her left side of thyroid gland taken out. Results came back that she has papillary cancer. First op they also removed a swollen lymph node and some more lymph nodes around the area which were fine. She has to go in to have her other half out as there is nodules on that to. What I want to know is that they are saying we can go on are planned holiday to Germany in four weeks time, then they will operate after. Is this to long? Should we be asking to have the operation sooner? Look forward to your reply and wish everyone all the best.
Hey there Robo,
Welcome to the forum, though I'm sorry you need to be here.
The good news is, no need to panic at all. Go on your holiday, enjoy it, and try to forget about the whole cancer thing.
The one thing you and your wife will learn is that nothing at all moves quickly in the world of papillary thyroid cancer. Patience is definitely a virtue and a gift, because you're going to need it every step of the way.
If you've got insurance for your trip already, you might need to update them. If you've not got insurance yet then you will need to tell them about her cancer. However, I'd recommend calling a normal insurance company and asking them to exclude her cancer in the cover. That will make it affordable, and nothing should happen/change on a holiday in regards to her thyroid cancer.
You know where we are now, so please do shout up if you've any questions at all and we'll help where we can.
Lass
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I have no medical training, everything I post is an opinion or educated guess. It is not medical advice.
We'd be happy to have her of course!
Enjoy you holiday. Deutschland ist sehr gut!
Lass
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