Hi everyone ! I had a hemi thyroidectomy in July after a 2 year ‘watch and wait ‘ approach with a slow growing thy3f. The surgeon was as shocked as I was when it was removed and turned out to be a 3 and a half cm carcinoma with a second one growing in...
I am 75 yrs old and was told a week ago that I will be having a thyroidectomy. When I was told the results of my biopsy I thought ... "oh well-never mind, its better taken out and all will be well' (just like having a tooth out) I wasn't worried until...
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Hiya everyone, I had a hemi-thyroidectomy 30th June and had my completion TT on Tuesday (16th August). I had no complications after the hemi and was discharged later that day. After my TT on Tuesday, my calcium levels dropped and around 10 hours after...
Hi all, Tomo here, just struggling with getting posts started so message to see if this has worked lol....
Hello ! Well finally got my appointment yesterday, had my lumps checked and consultant is referring me for a scan but the are nearly sure that they are lipoma's, also gave me the results from scan from after RAI and the radiation uptake was completely...
Hello there! I am new here. I am 26 and I was diagnosed with p apillary thyroid cancer almost a month ago. I had my thyroid removed 2 weeks ago and I am now slowly trying to recover. After the initial diagnosis and before the surgery I was very strong...
Hi I had my RAI treatment on the 13th of June, since early last week I have lost my taste, is this just a side effect and how long is it likely to last?
I had a total remover of my thyroid in may and I was told to go for RAI do you think it is necessary to have the RAI because I am afraid of the side effect but the consultant confirm that they were able to remove all that they saw on scan but if so is...
Hi All Just a recap first of all, After going to the doctor about a lump in my neck just above the collar bone and also another lump just above my breast, said the lump above my breast was just fatty tissue but referred me to ENT about the one above...
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