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Hi folks. Hope you are all doing well. I had my completion surgery to remove my remaining thyroid in August 2020 followed by RAI in October 2020. The plan was to keep my TSH suppressed for first 12 months and then consider a gradual reduction in levothyroxine...
Started adding 25mg of t3 to 100 t4 this week..however i feel more tired,is this normal??
I Have been offered the choice of taking Lenvatinib and was wondering if anyone else had taken it and what there side effects were.
Hi everyone ! I had a hemi thyroidectomy in July after a 2 year ‘watch and wait ‘ approach with a slow growing thy3f. The surgeon was as shocked as I was when it was removed and turned out to be a 3 and a half cm carcinoma with a second one growing in...
Any advice accepted gratefully. Due my rai treatment next month, but have a few questions about after discharge from hospital. Wife will be at home too. When at home what about sitting on settee watching tv for instance , what do i need to wipe down surface...
Hi all, I have poorly differential papillary cancer with mets in both lungs, I have been told I need iodine treatment urgently but unable to be treated in my region due to lack of staff to monitor me whilst having treatment, I am in South West Region...
I am 75 yrs old and was told a week ago that I will be having a thyroidectomy. When I was told the results of my biopsy I thought ... "oh well-never mind, its better taken out and all will be well' (just like having a tooth out) I wasn't worried until...
Good day everyone ️ new here thankful to have found somewhere where there’s support blessings ️
Hiya everyone, I had a hemi-thyroidectomy 30th June and had my completion TT on Tuesday (16th August). I had no complications after the hemi and was discharged later that day. After my TT on Tuesday, my calcium levels dropped and around 10 hours after...
Now for sure specialist is saying genetic my follicular papillary thyroid cancer. It started with niece in Rome being diagnosed then 2 brothers and nephew ,1 in Glasgow found through cat scan after heart attack with mestaticism to spine, hasnt had his...
