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Hello everyone! I was told on Friday I have thyroid cancer, and tomorrow will be meeting with the team to discuss my care. Apart from the mental toll the main thing I’m struggling with is fatigue and muscle aches/pains especially in my legs. Also...
I have been struggling massively with hair loss since my thyroid removal 12 months ago. I look like a scarecrow at best and even hair dye doesn’t last more than 2 weeks so my hair is also a horrible yellow! I’m feeling guilty moaning as I’m fortunate...
I had an ultrasound with FNA biopsy in October which showed up as Thy3f, the ultrasound was requested by my endocrinologist as I have had other cancers in the past. I saw the endocrine surgeon last week who basically said that my endocrinologist was looking...
Hi all - I had my thyroid removed three weeks ago as thyroid cancer was detected. After about a week I developed breathlessness after any exertion beyond sitting or slow walking. I was previously very fit. I read that this problem might be due to hypothyroidism...
I have been through the ops to remove my thyroid and followed by RAI RADIO IODINEtreatment. I am now on yearly checks. At the same time mg 45 year old son who is healthy athletic and active has undergone a scan followed by biopsy for a swollen area on...
Hi All, I was wondering how people have felt 4 weeks post surgery- I had a total thyroidectomy and level 6 dissection. I have felt more stiff the last week than previously and wondered what had changed and if anyone else has experienced similar, I wondered...
Ultrasound shows cancer in nodule. Telephone call with GP tomorrow re next steps. I don’t know whether to go local to see endocrinologist or go in to London and see a private one. I’d be digging in to my savings. really frightened about the likely...
Good afternoon, it’s been a little while since I was last here. I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2016- a year after the birth of my daughter. I have been terrified to have another child since. I am now 39 and know that if I do have another...
I was diagnosed sep 2023 with papillary thyroid cancer, I had surgery , I had my treatment, then every 3 month I had blood work and ultrasound , everything looked goid and my TgAb was declining, I had my ultrasound 2 days ago everything looks good but...
At 30 I was treated for thyroid cancer and it was completely removed. I am on levothyroxine but have struggled with many symptoms associated with high thyroid levels for the last 7 years. Foggy head, upset stomach, low energy, fast resting heart rate...
