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its been a while since ive posted on here but felt the need to talk to someone has anyone else been suicidal and depressed while taking levo ive been sso bad the last couple of weeks i'm depressed suicidal and ive put on so much weight i st4ruggle with...
Hello, I’m very new here. I had ovarian cancer 2 years ago when I was 17. However, now they have found a thyroid nodule 3 months a ago that was 7mm and my most recent scan showed that it has grown very quickly to 15mm. They are sending me to endocrinologist...
I am 57 and have had thyroid cancer resistant to RAI for nearly 10 years. After a thyroidectomy and neck dissection my remaining cancer is managed through tsh suppression as the the RAI left residual disease in my neck. To suppress my tsh my T4 is high...
Hi, back in December, having found a lump in my neck I had a biopsy and was told that the lump on my thyroid was benign. Last Wednesday I was told that the lump was in fact cancer. I did not see it coming. Three tumours were found in a second biopsy following...
I was told on Wednesday that I have thyroid cancer. Since then I wake around 3.30 and cannot get back to sleep. My mind is firing off with worst scenarios and I seem powerless to stop it. I am trying headphones and listening to music but that tends to...
Hi, My mum was diagnosed with stage 4a cervical cancer in March 2019. In that same year on a pet scan her thyroid flashed up, she was ultrasound scanned and all ok. This has happened last week (January 2022) aswell. She needs another ultrasound. Is...
Hi I'm new here. After being diagnosed with bowel cancer in November I have now found out I have thyroid cancer too. Radiographer said it is probably 2 separate tumours rather than one being secondary. I wondered if anyone else has had this? Both...
Hi everyone! I'm just reaching out again, really trying to manage my anxiety. After having biopsies on my thyroid nodules 7 weeks ago (3 of my 6 little darlings), I was told I should have my results in 10 days. Because I have had no luck getting hold...
Hi Just a quick question, does poorly defined mean the same a poorly differentiated? Many thanks Florence
Hello, I have a lot going on at present as during a routine CT scan on my chest my left thyroid was found to be enlarged and also contained a 12mm poorly defined nodule which I am having scanned next week. Has anyone else had a 'poorly defined' nodule...
