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Has anyone had the shingles vaccine? I have been reading up and there are suggestions that shingles risk is higher for people with thyroid cancer? I also read there are 2 different vaccines so I’m keen to make the right choice. I’m just not sure about...
is anyone getting joint pain while on levothyroxine? A few months after starting my knee began to hurt then my shoulder went and now my back, is it linked? feel like I am about 100
Apologies for being a little dramatic but my god. Has anyone else experienced this and work out a fix? Since treatment (half and then a full thyroidectomy, followed by two ablations), I still have periods lasting months. I might get a week off here...
Was confirmed I had a suspicious growth after finding a lump on my throat. I had difficulty swallowing and had a few choking experiences. I was sent for a scan to ENT along with a biopsy. It was confirmed I had two nodules one small at Centre front of...
Hi everyone i Have been in a 2 year rollercoaster having had pituitary surgery and more recently thyroid removal due to papillary thyroid cancer, follicular variant. just when thought I had things under control, blood have shown I have high cholesterol...
Hi all, New to the group so hope this post is ok to submit. March 2023 an MRI scan picked up inflammation around my thyroid, went for an ultrasound and showed a cyst which looked to be benign and so no biopsy was taken. I was 14 months post partum...
Hi everyone! I had my RAI last week with the capsule taken on Wednesday. I’ve felt a bit off in my stomach since Wednesday evening but Friday night I had cramps all through the night and diarrhoea, felt marginally better yesterday but woke this morning...
Hi. Please can anyone help with a travel insurance question? My daughter was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer in June 2020. She had micro metastasis to the lungs. She had a total thyroidectomy and radioactive iodine. Thankfully, she was given the...
On the 2nd of Feb I was told I had a papillary carcinoma and needed a total thyroidectomy and lateral neck dissection. It's been very shocking. Not only the diagnosis but also the lack of any form of support or information given by the hospital. I'm a...
Hi Ladies I was diagnosed in January 2022 with breast cancer. I had chemo (IV), single mastectomy, radiotherapy and further chemo in tablet form. Anyway, a few weeks ago I noticed a considerable swelling on my neck to the left side of my 'adam's apple...
