I wanted to say hello to everyone that is battling this desease and share my story. I just had a biopsy last Friday but got a letter from the specialist yesterday to announce the type of nodules we are dealing with - U5 malignant cancer. I had an ongoing pain since February this year but it seemed like a small dot on my right side of neck so I kept on ignoring it. I was just staring a weight loss challenge at work, that involved more running, eating healthy etc. Then the Covid-19 pandemic started and the lockdown was announced, so I ignored the main which was increasing and the lump on the side of my neck. I wanted to help people, the NHS, didn't want to be a burdain. I kept on working through pandemic as ours was considered essential work, given we offer laboratory services to pharmaceutical companies worldwide. But the pain was putting me down as it still is. So 5 weeks ago I made an appointment with the GP. I was reffered for routine functional thyroid tests and a scan. The scan revealed the nodules in my thyroid. Due to morphology they were classed as cancer. I was reffered to a head & neck surgeon, took 3 weeks of waiting to get my neck to be seen, and he confirmed the dreadful news, U5 nodules. Next day, last Friday, he booked a biopsy. I am terrified. Since Friday the pain has extended to my left side of neck, and I think my limph nodes under the ear are affected as I have a continuous headache and pain in all areas around neck and head. Last night was the worse. I collapsed in bathroom. I am usually a strong person, but the pain was excessive. I refused to call the emergency line. I guess time is of the essence to get this cancer removed. But the NHS service is so slow... I take ibuprofen, aspirin & paracetamol like lollies. Has anyone else had such pain and goiter? I have another blood test today. What should I do? I am a mom of a 22 months old baby. I took a week off from work, but I can't concentrate... My husband took a second job, as he did not work during covid. The pain keeps me from sleeping. Yesterday I wrote to the surgery again, as they have a askaGP service as they were not answering the call. After I completed the form I got a reply the service is down. As such, my symptoms have worsen but my GP does not know. I will try and talk to her again today. What are my options here? I am scared.
