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So , my dad had bowel cancer removed a couple of years ago, we just lost our sister from adenoid cystic carcinoma, so my family are very emotional right now. But now I’ve been diagnosed with having solid hypocchoic and with peripheral macrocalcification...
Got the middle section of the thyroid and a big lump removed 28/11. They said there was cancer cells in my last biopsy... the op was done.. all good.. I had my meeting with my consultant and surgeon tofay.. c9nformed was cancerous. All removed.. no...
I'm a 68 year old male. I had TT and neck surgery to remove 50 nodules at the end of August. Was readmitted 2 weeks later as vocal cords has collapsed. Had a tracheostomy. My recovery has been slow to non existant. Continuing fatigue and breathlessnes...
Hello All, Following scans and inconclusive FNAs of a nodule, I've recently undergone a thyroid lobectomy. My consultant informed me that the pathology indicated it was a minimally invasive follicular carcinoma measuring around 2cm. Just wondering...
Hi all, ive just started with the diet and will struggle as I like my food, but remain focused stopped thyroxine and been prescribed liothyonine for 4 weeks. My nuclear medicine guy wants me on this diet for 5 weeks before my iodine treatment, I have...
What is it? What does it do? How does it make you feel? Is it better than any other treatment?
Hello. I am 71 years old and had a Thyroidectomy on September 7th. I am just starting on my Low Iodine Diet as I am booked in on November 16th to have RAI at Maidstone Hospital. The cancer was also found in one lymph node right by the Thyroid gland. ...
ive just had my thyroid and lymph nodes removed. they suspected i have medullary thyroid cancer as i had a large cold nodule, high calcitotin and enlarged lymph node. whilst doing the surgery they did a quick frozen section test which didnt show anything...
Hello So i had rai in aug..just had tg bloods and it hasnt reduced my thyroglobulin, anyone else had this?
Hi everyone new here apologies cannot get rid bullet points Surgery suggested for left side ad per new Thy3f do they carry out more tests prior the op? with ops what’s the time line wait to having this and on your experience can you put it off...
