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hello everyone I am new here and don't know if I am writing on the right thing but we shall see I need some help and advice I am so frustrated with the world today I had a ultrasound on my thyroid on the 16th May, I ended up having 2 biopsy done one...
Hi All Has anybody else experienced, after having both thyroids removed, aches and pains in joints and muscles, if so does it eventually go away? I'm so tired all the time and I'm feeling down. I was on levothyroxine 125 and just over two weeks ago...
Hey everyone ️ I'm 6 weeks post total thyroidectomy today and am waiting on a date for my RAI treatment, and wanted to reach out and ask when people were assigned an endocrinologist and what their follow up appointments post treatment have looked like...
Hey First of all I want to thank you all for creating such a supportive and encouraging environment! I’ve been on this forum so many times already and have found great comfort in reading your stories and advice / support. I guess a little bit about...
Hi! I know you can't make my decision for me, but I was hoping you could help me with the reasons why you made your decision If thats ok? I've just come back from my appointment with my consultant. On one side of my thyroid the result is 3f so that...
Hi All I just wanted to share a little good news with this lovely group as when I first joined it was really nice to hear the positives. My daughter has just completed her radioactive iodine therapy. 2 nights in the hospital mostly spent alone without...
Hi all. Just had a phone call from nuclear medicine nurse telling me I am booked in for my RAI treatment on 23rd of June. Exactly 2 months after my thyroid removal and neck dissection. I have read all about that treatment but it seems that Royal Liverpool...
I was diagnosed with PTC in November 2020 (25M) after a biopsy taken when I found a lump in my neck. December 2020: TT January 2021: Histology comes back, PTC with 30% tall cell features (potentially more aggressive than the normal variant), extrathyroidal...
Pending op day at the beggining of June. Feels to long to wait. Any advise pre op that I should be aware off please. Thank you.
Hi all! I'm 2 days post hemi T op and felt pretty ok until now. My throat feels super sore, it's difficult to swallow and I keep feeling like I have trapped gas in my chest. I also have a bit of a cough which I didn't have before. I'm pretty sure...
