Hello, I'm new here! I don't really know what to expect, or what I actually want from being on here.. I was diagnosed with stage 3 papillary thyroid cancer in 2012 (I was 22 at the time) I had a total thyroidectomy and 3 rounds of radioactive iodine treatment. I've since had a partial neck dissection and it's looking like I'll need another one this year too. I've never met anyone who has thyroid cancer, I've spoke to my family about it but they can't really understand what it's like. I've never reached out before because I just put it to the back of my mind and I have 6 monthly checks so it's not in my life constantly (it's always on my mind though) but now I have 2 children and may need more surgery, I'm more worried about it all. I spoke to the consultant last year and asked if it will ever go and the answer was basically no, they'll just keep my levels as low as they can and then when they creep up that's when they can be dealt with. I feel like a very slow ticking time bomb, just waiting for it to spread to somewhere bad and then that's it.
