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Hello everybody, I’m new here. I am having trouble writing down what I actually want to achieve from this post as the journey is a bit long winded. April 25 i had a hysterectomy due to what I thought were intense perimenopausal symptoms. On my 8 week...
Hello, I wondered if anyone has been through this before. I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2022, and then had a dose of RAI then last year I had to have another dose which was higher than the last. Levels seemed fine up until last month when the...
Hi everyone, hope you're all doing ok. Just curious how people are doing adjusting to levothyroxine. I had a total thyroidectomy about 6 weeks ago now and they had me on 200 micrograms until I get radioactive iodine treatment in ~3 months I'm told...
Diagnosed 3/24. Since had major neck op followed by Radioactive Iodine. Did not work. Nodules now in both lungs and after 30 lots of radiotherapy summer 2025, cancer remains. Now looking at more radioactive iodine or some form of immunotherapy via ‘TKI...
hi all I have had a biopsy and been told it’s a thy3f. I have surgery in 2 weeks time. Unfortunately the last couple of weeks. My lymph nodes swelled up and the left side of my face. The swelling had gone down now, but since the swelling I have not been...
Hello everyone, I hope you are all well. I am new to this group, and quite nervous sending this message. I was diagnosed with a rare thyroid cancer in 2014. I had a full thyroidectomy and radiotherapy. All has been well, until 2023. A nodule was...
Hi All A bit of advice needed! Had my left thyroid out due to cancer with no lymph node involvement, right hand side taken out as a percaution but also found cancer in that side. Had RIA in July but have now got a pea size lump in the side on my neck...
Hi all So i have had mutli nodular goiter for 5+ years (was picked up on CT scan when investigated for coughing up blood) and had ultrasound ('US') and told it was benign. This has grown to 5cm in last 18 months and started choking on food and struggling...
Hi everyone, Wanted to introduce myself and say hi. I'm a 43 year old mum of 1 and 3 fur babies. I'm 2023 I had a blood test and scan because I had new symptoms. I was diagnosed with Hypothyroidism at the age of 26. The scan and blood test showed...
Hi everyone! I am currently around the one year anniversary of my diagnosis and surgery. I have (had) thyroid cancer - surgery to remove my entire thyroid followed by radioactive iodine treatment. I am awaiting my 9 months post treatment formal review...
