Hi everyone, just want to start by saying I hope everyone is doing ok and keeping nice and positive through there journey!!
My whole experience began just under 12 months ago, I had a chest infection that was long lasting. I was sent for an ultra sound scan where they noticed that my wind pipe had been deviated. After further investigation they found a growth of 6cm in size in my left thyroid gland, I then had a FNA in August which came back benign to my relief although it was explained that they always like to do a second FNA to be sure which they carried out in January. My results finally came back on the 11th of march which was describe as as suspicious findings so they acted quickly and my left gland was removed and sent off one week later.the worst part for me was the waiting and not knowing. At the beginning of June I received a phone call with an appointment where I was told it was in fact papillary thyroid cancer. I think whenever that word is used it frightens the life out of you. I have now been booked in for the rest of my thyroid to be removed on the third of July, following recovery I will then have RAI treatment around October. Since the diagnosis I have felt so much more at ease with a plan in place moving forward.
I do find it somewhat difficult speaking to my family (not my partner she is great) but my dad, brother, sister, aunties and uncles. I think it’s more from my side, I recently lost my Mum in January to Bowel cancer and weeks before she was diagnosed I lost my grandad to cancer, my Auntie has also spent the last few years battling bowel cancer which is still ongoing. I feel like Cancer has had such a devastating impact on my family over the recent years it doesn’t feel right describing what I have as cancer as my pathway feels so different to what others have gone through.
i almost feel too relaxed about the situation and I don’t know yet whether I’m being naive, in denial or or just happy that the situation is in control and with it being isolated to the thyroid I should be clear within a few weeks.
thank you for taking the time to read and best of luck to everybody in the forum x
