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Hi everyone just wondering g if anyone has an tips for good travel insurance post thyroid surgery. I went on line and I even frightened myself when I declared all my health issues not been away for 2 years but as I’m feeling positive and brave I would...
Hi,I'm new to this group and wondered if any one else had experienced facial discomfort after surgery. I had a total thyroidectomy and lymph node resection 6 days ago for Medullary cancer. My face,and in particular nose,feels full of pressure, especially...
Hello I have had 2 thyroidectomies and a heavy dose of RAI to treat papillary & follicular thyroid cancer. Last surgery (completion thyroidectomy) was 6 weeks ago and when I started on thyroxine, & RAI 3 weeks ago. All was successful however I am now...
Hi, has anyone done their radioactive iodine treatment with an ongoing active moderate thyroid eye disease? I am about to have my RAI tomorrow and was just wondering. If anyone had the same experience going through RAI with this TED, how was your eye...
The last couple of days from the depths of literal bloody hell! BG: - 26YO female. 2020- cervical cancer (2years remission) 2023- thyroid cancer (remission as of 3 weeks ago!!) So… I’m a complex individual- MH, ADHD, Anxiety, CSA trauma.. you name...
Hi all, not been on for a long while, so here's my update, I had radioiodine in January, the last few months I have been coughing up thick green phlegm several times a day, I don't know if that's normal with my papillary thyroid cancer with lung mets...
Hi sorry it's a long one. First time on a forum and not feeling great that it's this one, but hoping for some advice and positivity. As the title says, Ive had a thyroid nodule for 23 years. Over the first 10 years it was scanned a few times with FNA...
Hello, I had RAI treatment 18/6/2024 for Hurtle cell thyroid cancer. I stayed in for 6 days in the room! I am now free of restrictions but feeling unwell. I experienced severe nausea during my stay and still have loss of taste and intermittent nausea...
Hi I find it hard to talk abt mine I see my c doc every 12months nw but regularly bloods an calls from my c nurse an I call it c now it feel like it wiv me all the time an cnt get past it cause am still wiv the c docs am on levo meds as well
Hi there i have two nodules on either side of my thyroid which came back as thy3f after biopsy. This result falls into indeterminate group. Has anyone here tried Afirma molecular test to rule out surgery? At the moment I got recommended diagnostic thyroidectomy...
