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Hi all, not been on for a long while, so here's my update, I saw my nuclear Dr today and he said my cancer is not really responding to usual amount of radioiodine, and mentioned another treatment of radioiodine at a very high dose but comes with risks...
Hi all, I’m new here! Quick background-I went for a mri back in summer 2023 for an issue with my mouth, whilst that was ok they spotted two lumps in my neck. They were visible from the outside too I’d just got used to it as well as difficulty swallowing...
Hello, I had late Stage 3 Thyroid Cancer in 2017 when I was 18/19 years old. I had a total thyroidectomy and left neck dissection as well as RAI Treatment between 2017 and 2018. Ever since then I have struggled with my thyroid levels and constantly...
Hello everyone, I had a Hemithyroidectomy in February for a nodule on my right lobe that came back as PTC. A few weeks after, went to have an ultrasound and all was looking well but in the last week or so I have felt something similar to when I had...
Hello, I am recovering from a full thyroidectomy and right side neck dissection. I was in hospital for a week after my surgery due to severe low calcium. I was on a 12 hour calcium drip for 5/7 of my nights in hospital. I have been home from hospital...
Hi all, this is going to be quite long I do apologise!! Quick info dump... partial right side removal Nov 2023. Was found by accident when I had an MRI of my neck after a fall. From that to removal it was a couple of months, to be honest it was all done...
Hi, I have a 34mm nodule on my thyroid gland, had US done then a biopsy done, I went for my results last week I have been advised to have half my thyroid removed, the consultant said to me he will no longer be calling it a nodule but will now refer to...
Hi, My GP told me just before Easter that on reviewing private thyroid ultrasound scans that I needed an urgent FNA for multiple hypoechoic taller than wide nodules that have constantly changing appearance as well as new nodules appearing over weeks...
Hi I've been having treatment for melanoma. My pet scan showed uptake on thyroid so then had ultra sound a fine needle biopsy which could not get a result now got to have ultrasound guided biopsy on 27th can anyone tell me what this is like. I have a...
Hello everybody, Recently, after removing the half thyroid because of suspicious nodule I was diagnosed with follicular thyroid cancer. I will have another surgery to remove the other side of the thyroid and eventually radioiodine therapy. If someone...
