Hi I had a thyroidectomy nearly 5 months ago I just wondered if anyone had any sleep problems. I had blood tests done yesterday see if anything is out of range. My parathyroid tests was still low on last blood tests. My calcium vitamin d supplements have...
Has anyone had issues of hives post op and post RAI. I am lucky mine are not in clumps but spasmodic mostly on my lower legs, back and arms. They seem to appear and are red spots and get really itchy. They seem to reduce though you can feel them but they...
Hi everyone was wondering if anyone could share their experiences so I can wrap my head around it and make a decision please! so I have two nodules on either side of my thyroid, both are thy3f. Risk of malignancy in this category from 10% to 30...
Has anyone had the shingles vaccine? I have been reading up and there are suggestions that shingles risk is higher for people with thyroid cancer? I also read there are 2 different vaccines so I’m keen to make the right choice. I’m just not sure about...
is anyone getting joint pain while on levothyroxine? A few months after starting my knee began to hurt then my shoulder went and now my back, is it linked? feel like I am about 100
Apologies for being a little dramatic but my god. Has anyone else experienced this and work out a fix? Since treatment (half and then a full thyroidectomy, followed by two ablations), I still have periods lasting months. I might get a week off here...
Hi everyone i Have been in a 2 year rollercoaster having had pituitary surgery and more recently thyroid removal due to papillary thyroid cancer, follicular variant. just when thought I had things under control, blood have shown I have high cholesterol...
Hi. Please can anyone help with a travel insurance question? My daughter was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer in June 2020. She had micro metastasis to the lungs. She had a total thyroidectomy and radioactive iodine. Thankfully, she was given the...
I was treated for papillary thyroid cancer 8 years ago. I am on a suppression dosage of 100mcgs and 125mcgs alternate days. I have been on this dosage for 2 years. I had a blood test a month ago and my THS has increased from around 0.1 to 0.7 and then...
Hi, I've recently been diagnosed with follicular thyroid cancer after having a hemi on the right side to remove a 2.4mm by 2.1mm Thy3f nodule. I am now due to have a TT and possibly need RAI after that. I instantly asked about the effect on my fertility...
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