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Hi All, I am new here, hope everyone doing well. Can anyone advise symptoms which lead to diagnose of thyroid cancel. I have had a pain behind my right ear for months, in the few weeks this has become more of a pressure in my head causing headaches...
Hi everyone, ive recently been diagnosed with papillary carcinoma. Ive been trying to stay as positive as possible however i do have my days when i feel overwhlemed and feel everything is out of my control. I have wonderful friends and family however...
. Radio iodine treatment Wednesday. Think have all bases covered for going home. Question about bedding when home. Any advice if the mattress needs to be cleaned or protected in any way? Have one mattress protector already. Need another? Change the sheets...
Hi folks Now nearly 7 months since my TT and 4 months since RAI. Back at school but teaching does not help my voice! Had to go to docs today as I had a really sore throat. She said my glands are swollen and my throat looks inflamed. She has given me...
Hello everyone one I have had a hemi thyroidectomy in June and a total thyroidectomy in August. I am now on a low iodine diet for my Radio iodine treatment in 11 days time. I am a vegetarian and I would like to ask whether I can some or all the...
I was diagnosed with FTC in early 2018, had the two operations and subsequent RAI. My thyroglobulin has been undetectable ever since, but there is an area in my thyroid bed that was detected on an ultrasound 6 months after I’d had RAI which was thought...
Hi everyone! I am 28 years-old and on February I did a partial thyroidectomy to remove my left thyroid because of a big lump (4cm) that was diagnosed as benign on FNA. However, the pathology results came back as Follicular carcinoma. So, I had another...
Hi guys, I had accident and fell off step ladders resulting in breaking ribs and collapsed lung, after week in hospital I was discharged, saw my cancer consultant whilst in hospital explained that I could not have iodine treatment due to the mri scans...
Hi everyone, I hope you are all doing well. I have just had a stimulated thyroglobulin test and it has gone up from 2.7 to 3.9. I was diagnosed 6 years ago and have always run on the higher side and fluctuate. I haven’t had a stimulated test for 4...
Hi everyone. Im just reaching out to try and ease my anxiety about getting my results...I know you all understand. I had a hemi thyroidectomy 4 weeks ago after a fna result of 3f. On the otherwise I have 3a nodules but I have chosen to watch and wait...
