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Hi all. I was a member on here on 2022 when first diagnosed however though it was done and dusted so left. This time it is different and I am struggling to find other thyroid cancer patients in similar situation. My Papillary Thyroid cancer...
Hi! I’m wondering if anyone here has experienced something similar. My husband had surgery for thyroid cancer (papillary carcinoma) and a neck dissection on the same side. A few months after the surgery, a new nodule appeared on that same side. Has...
Hi, does anyone have any experience of severe pain with anaplastic thyroid cancer?
Hi all, My name is John and I am a Medullary Thyroid Cancer (MTC) Survivor (so far). I was diagnosed several months ago, and had a Thyroidectomy and Radical Neck Dissection November 8th (61 Lymph Nodes, Right Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve, part of the Right...
Thank you for letting me join. I have been diagnosed with Thyroid cancer that has spread to my lymph nodes and lungs and liver. I’ve just started on my targeted treatment of Retsevmo Died anyone else take these and how are things going regarding side...
Hi everyone, I’m looking for some advice from anyone who has been through something similar. I’m due to have radioiodine treatment soon, which means I’ll need to be separated from my little boy for around 10 days. He’s 5 years old, and most of this...
Good Afternoon .Has anyone opted for surveillance of less than 1cm highly suspicious for Cancer Isthmus Cancer nodule,or for suspicious nodule on the Thyroid lobe?(Had partial Thyroidectomy 20 years for large nodules that was Benign.Thankyou !
Hi need to speak to people that have had a neck dissection, my cancer started on my ear (melanoma), they removed ear 29thdec to find it had spread to parotid gland and nodes in neck, so gland and 62 nodes removed, im now 12 weeks on from operation and...
Hi all I'm just hoping someone might be able to give me some advice as I'm at my wits end ! I had my thyroid removed in 2O23 after a diagnosis of papillary thyroid cancer with a follicular variant. I have ticked along on 100/125mg alternate daily dose...
Anyone else feeling that their endocrinologist is just a numbers guy? So I've had issues past year with knee and since November my arm muscle, research is telling me with my history is thyroid cancer and being on thyroid suppression therapy that it...
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