Anyone else feeling that their endocrinologist is just a numbers guy? So I've had issues past year with knee and since November my arm muscle, research is telling me with my history is thyroid cancer and being on thyroid suppression therapy that it...
Hello everybody, I’m new here. I am having trouble writing down what I actually want to achieve from this post as the journey is a bit long winded. April 25 i had a hysterectomy due to what I thought were intense perimenopausal symptoms. On my 8 week...
Hello, I wondered if anyone has been through this before. I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2022, and then had a dose of RAI then last year I had to have another dose which was higher than the last. Levels seemed fine up until last month when the...
hi all I have had a biopsy and been told it’s a thy3f. I have surgery in 2 weeks time. Unfortunately the last couple of weeks. My lymph nodes swelled up and the left side of my face. The swelling had gone down now, but since the swelling I have not been...
Hi All A bit of advice needed! Had my left thyroid out due to cancer with no lymph node involvement, right hand side taken out as a percaution but also found cancer in that side. Had RIA in July but have now got a pea size lump in the side on my neck...
Reading all the great posts today from newly operated on people reminded me to drop back and pass on this tip which really helped me. I hope it's OK to post a link but if you're finding it uncomfortable to lie flat whilst your scar is still...
Hi there, it’s been a while since I’ve been on this forum but I just wanted some reassurance and to just get things off my chest. I feel like my anxiety and mood is full of ups and downs, a few years after my diagnosis my dad also received a cancer...
Good afternoon, I had a biopsy which came back benign, but had to have another one 3 months later which is a THY3F, the consultant has advised to have half my thyroid removed. This week my lymph nodes have become swollen and I have having pain at...
Hi all, I haven’t posted here in some time but I am reaching out in the hope of finding someone with either advice or lived experience. I had a TT (total thyroidectomy) aged 25 in 2017 I am now trying to start a family and unfortunately not finding...
Hello – first post here I had a hemi-thyroidectomy at the beginning of January due to a colloid thyroid cyst that was causing me problems with swallowing and voice. I saw my consultant / surgeon today for follow up. The cyst was benign as expected...
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