Hi guys ,I was was diagnosed with follicular thyroid cancer yesterday lunchtime after a hemithyroidectomy on the 11th November for a large cyst , the tumour was 5cm and I am awaiting completion surgery which will be within 2 weeks ,I waited just short of 6 weeks for the results
I am so shocked by it all it’s very difficult to take in ,I was told that it was just a cyst and I had no need to worry ,they were going to leave me another 6 months as they were sure from the U/S and biopsy that I had nothing to worry about
I was told on the way to surgery and a day after that it was just a cyst and now I am so shocked to find out it’s cancer
I don’t know the staging or anything as I was rushed out of the room with a Macmillan nurse and sent for a pre op ,they just said it was follicular thyroid cancer and 5cm
It started in July when they found a lump during an mri looking for something else
I am so confused ,how can a 5cm
tumour be missed? Is this classed as big?
Sorry if it doesn’t make much sense ,I am 38 male from the uk
Any advice would be greatly appreciated
Thanks
Carl
