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Neck Discection
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How is a neck disection done ie. incisions, size ect. this may be the next thing on my plate that I have to take on. I know my thyoid surgery was rather complex...
208/01/08 Message Rating
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Hey Redstar
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I was reading one of your replies and noticed that you said your endo told you your iodine levels were too high.  How would he know that?  I didn'...
207/31/08 Message Rating
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symptoms
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I was told a couple of days ago that I might have thyroid cancer. I have my blood work done tomorrow. Have been reading up on it a lot on the internet and was j...
1207/31/08 Message Rating
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Full of questions! Sorry!
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Sorry to post one message after another but I'm full of questions today!  I am going for another biopsy tomorrow (lymphnodes) and I just want to know a...
407/31/08 Message Rating
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Hey Guys...still new to all th...
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Thank you so much for all your supporting words and wonderful information.  It helps, as you all know, to know that there are people out there that really ...
607/31/08 Message Rating
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to all my fellow thyroid cance...
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Week after 4th of July on LID, had thyrogen shots for WBS and blood work.  Diagnosed a year ago.  With my type of thyroid cancer the most telling piec...
1007/30/08 Message Rating
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Cleanup after RAI
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I just received RAI last week.  I was at home with a 1-day total isolation and 5 day isolation treatment.  Now I am wondering how to clean my home bef...
207/30/08 Message Rating
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diagnosed today....any help is...
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I was just diagnosed today with papillary cancer.  About two months ago I went in for a regular checkup with my primary physician.  She was doing some...
1307/30/08 Message Rating
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No taste whatsoever after RAI
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I know this discussion has been had time and time again on this board, but I just want to hear one more reassurance!  I had my RAI, 100mCi, Friday July 18....
807/29/08 Message Rating
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Just wondering
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Anyone have trouble swallowing or breathing before or after discovering problems with your thyroid?Anyone ever get any answers?Thank you.Take care.
307/27/08 Message Rating
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Abnormal Periods After RAI
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Anyone experience abnormal periods after RAI?
307/25/08 Message Rating
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13 year old with nodules after...
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I had thyroid cancer last year and just received a clear scan.  During a physical for my 13 year old daughter, the doctor decided to order an ultrasound of...
207/25/08 Message Rating
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Thyrogen shots and treatment
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after reading all the post i am not concerned about the shots or LID..what kind of restrictions were there when they gave the radiation pill/drink..did u guys h...
807/25/08 Message Rating
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Options for metastases near in...
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I just had my 2nd surgery (papillary, no variant) on Monday and am looking at the possiblity of a 3rd to follow shortly.  I have some additional spots (ass...
007/24/08 Message Rating
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RAI questions
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My daughter just had her second WBS, first was 9 months ago with little uptake (.025) and escaped with no RAI treatment.  This scan uptake was .2...
507/24/08 Message Rating
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newbie; just a thank-you to al...
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hi everyone, I have had a goiter since 1999, have been on synthroid all this time to help shrink it. Had two biops, both came back ok. Goiter was getting larger...
007/24/08 Message Rating
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papillary is aggressive
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Is there anyone out there with Stage IV Thyroid Papillary Ca?   This is a nonaggressive cancer but for some reason mine has chosen to be agg...
507/23/08 Message Rating
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For those of you having done T...
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Okay, as many of you know I will be doing my 6 month scan with Thyrogen in a couple weeks.  For those of you that have done it, for the tracer dose only (n...
1207/23/08 Message Rating
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Thyrogen Shots
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I had thyroid cancer and had a total thyroidectomy in February of 2006...became hypo from med withdrawal in April of 2006 and had RAI and full body scan which c...
1507/23/08 Message Rating
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Headaches and fatigue...
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My wife had the left side of her cancerous thyroid removed just over a year, ago and is still very fatigued, and gets head aches constantly. She was o...
707/23/08 Message Rating
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blood levels
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Can someone give me some numbers regarding where blood levels T3,T4 AND TSH should be at following thyroid cancer. I am not exactly sure what  my endo...
607/22/08 Message Rating
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Biopsy
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Has anyone had their thyroid removed because a cancerous lump was found then had their thyroid biopsied and had it come back negative? My thyroid has been sent ...
507/21/08 Message Rating
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6 month check up
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Well, I just had my 6 month check up.  I am now scedualed for the week long thyrogen and scan ordeal.  Little nervous, but feeling pretty confident th...
1207/21/08 Message Rating
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RAI and objects?
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I'm very lucky that I'm able to do my isolation away from my home.  We own apartments and had a vacancy, so we set it up for me to live in for a we...
907/19/08 Message Rating
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Question about spouse
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I don't want to be offensive, but really, I've not seen any answers to this question.  I know no one here is an expert, but even opinions at this p...
307/19/08 Message Rating
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