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Hello I am currently having treatment for womb cancer (just finished 6 rounds of chemo and will shortly starting 25 sessions of external radiotherapy). But I have a completely separate referral going on that started back in Feb after having a lingering...
Hello, I was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer in January, and underwent total thyroidectomy by neck dissection in March. Life since then hasn't always been the easiest, struggling with managing my calcium levels which has resulted in several...
Hello there. A few years ago I found a lump on my neck. After an ultrasound I was reassured that it was a normal looking thyroid nodule. Fast forward to 2023, after asking to get it checked again, I was told the appearance of the nodule had changed, and...
Hello I am the mother of a 30ish daughter who is about to undergo a hemithyroidectomy soon. She is not one for details and I don't like to press her but I like to know as much as possible! I am going to go and support her when she comes out of hospital...
Not gonna lie, I underestimated how hard this would be. It's two days past my sugary and I'm still bandaged up in hospital. I've been crying all night, well as close to crying as you can get after throat surgery. I'm trying to stay calm but I feel like...
Hi, I've recently had my RAI treatment. Last Sunday (5th) I had my first injection abs had the second on Monday with the iodine capsule then on the Tuesday. The injections didn't hurt to much having them done, but I did have sore buttock muscles at...
Hi, come out if hospital yesterday after my op. It went really well. Had a good surgeon, not the most talkative but good at what he does, which is what counts. Took out half my thyroid and a few lymph nodes. Should get the results in about 6 weeks. ...
Hi everyone, I have just found out I have numerous cysts on my thyroid - the largest of which is 3cm x 4cm. I went to the Drs 6 weeks ago as I noticed a lump on my neck and since then I’ve had an ultrasound with FNA. I went to get the results this week...
Hello, hope your all doing okay? I’ve come on to see if anyone else has had the same as me, I am due to go to the breast clinic next week, I am so scared that they are going to tell me the cancer is now in my breast. I have been told that there is a...
Hi yesturday I was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer. Back in 2021 I had a nodule on my thyroid that was biopsied at was begnin. Fast forward to now it hasn't grown much in size but biopsy came back 95%chance of cancer. I am booked in to remove...
