Hello. I’m very glad this forum is here because I could use advice. Diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer, I had a complete thyroidectomy and neck dissection in September of 2022, and radioactive iodine treatment in December of that year. I haven’t...
Hello, I'm new on this forum. I had surgery to have my thyroid removed 3 weeks ago. I was diagnosed with anal cancer last year and had chemoradiation for it. During a follow up scan for that I was found to have a thyroid nodule. I am recovering fairly...
Hi. I am new here. I went to have a ultrasound on my parathyroid glands last August as my calcium levels were high for a long time. They noticed that there was something on my right side of my thyroid. After many scans I had my parathyroid glands on the...
Well, this is somewhere I never imagined I would be. I don't really know who to speak to or what to say. In person anyway. Maybe it's easier on an anonymous forum to start with. I've already had a right hemithyroidectomy. Been diagnosed with Follicular...
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...
Hi! I’m Mike, I’m in my mid-40’s and I was initially diagnosed with a thyroglossal duct cyst which was “suspicious for cancer” back in 2017/2018. To cut a long story short I was advised to not only have the potentially cancerous cyst removed but also...
Hi everyone I'm new to your discussion here and sorry to read all your stories. I have had a multi modular goitre for over 25 years and have lived alongside this until last year as it started to put pressure on my throat. The specialist decided to do...
Hello all, I have been on a journey this past year with blood tests to determine that I do have they mutated gene Men2a and I have been through all the testing to find that my levels are good and there is nothing worrying on my scans. But I am still being...
Good morning I'm new to the group. I was diagnosed with a node on my thyriod 3 years ago was told it was due to menapause. Last September I was sent to a specialist clinic in Edinburgh were I was told I have thyriod cancer and a cyst sitting on top of...
Hi, I'm new here! Always avoided research etc but now feel comfortable to do so! I am 25 and was diagnosed initially with papillary thyroid cancer 2 years ago and had nodules on my thyroid but also I’m my lymph nodes in my neck so underwent total...
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