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Anyone here have 2nd ablation ...
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Has anyone here had their first ablation dose and 6 months to a year later had an elevated unsurpressed tg reveal which caused a second dose or RA131?If so, cou...
206/23/08 Message Rating
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experts?
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Hi everyone.  my best friend was just diagnosed with thyroid cancer.  I was wondering if anyone knew of any "experts" on thyroid cancer that...
106/22/08 Message Rating
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Post RAI symptoms?
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New to this forum wish I would have found sooner.I was diagnosed Oct 07 had TT in Nov 07.  3 lesions (largest 4 cm) with lymph node mets.  I had my RA...
206/21/08 Message Rating
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help me understand!
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My husband has just been diagnosed with metastatic thyroid cancer (I think that's what the doctor called it).  Anybody know what that is?  Surgery...
406/20/08 Message Rating
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Freaked out by Endo
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I had my TT June 2007 papillary 3cm well contained no sign of spread. Afraid of RAI and the effects and with the opinion of my surgeon that I was low risk etc d...
306/20/08 Message Rating
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support groups
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Hi I jusy wanted to know if anyone out there knows of any thyroid cancer support groups here in Arizona? If any one knows please let me know as soon as you can ...
206/20/08 Message Rating
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TG levels at 6 months unsurpre...
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Can I get people's unsurpressed TG at 6 months post treatment for pap thyca/w/node mets?My daugther was .4 at 6 wks and 4 months after treatment.her tg is d...
306/19/08 Message Rating
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WBS vs PET scan?
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I had a WBS a few weeks ago.  Today my oncologist said he wanted me to have a PET scan.  Does anyone know the difference in the scans?  Why would...
1606/18/08 Message Rating
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RAI questions- I just started ...
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Hello everyone-I had my TT April 29th and took my RAI this morning. They said it was 150, not sure if that is lots or normal, they said normal. I am staying at ...
1606/18/08 Message Rating
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Vitamins + Diet Questions
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Many of you have listed a vitamin C and B therapies to fight cancer.  Has anyone visited a dietician or consulted with any specialist as to what we should ...
906/18/08 Message Rating
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allergy meds and synthroid
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Is it okay to use allergy meds such as Zytyec with Synthroid. I've been taking allergy med at night and Synthroid in the morning.
306/18/08 Message Rating
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Low Iron, Adrenal Fatigue and ...
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I am almost 2 years from my thyroidectomy and a year and a half from the radiation treatment.  Continue to struggle with fatigue.  In the last 9 month...
106/17/08 Message Rating
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taking vitamins during RAI
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I am due to receive thyrogen shots and RAI in the next week.  My dr. happens to be on vacation and i have no one to answer this question.  can I conti...
206/17/08 Message Rating
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question on medicine or metall...
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I had my TT on May 9th...only went on Cytomel briefly..and have been off of it for 3 weeks as of today....and am taking my RAI on Wednesday..with a follow up sc...
106/16/08 Message Rating
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cytomel and synthroid after TT...
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Hi,I just a TT on may 8th, they found 2 papillary carcinomas mesuring less than a cm. I should be having RAI in a few weeks. I'm taking 75mcg of cytomel unt...
606/16/08 Message Rating
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synthroid and insomnia
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You guys have been so much help over the last year.  Now I have a new issue!  I've been on synthroid for over a year with what seemed to be few if...
1006/16/08 Message Rating
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Anemic + hair loss
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It has been 3 years and when I was first dx I lost a lot of hair - now they are lowering my dose again ( 125 - started at 150 then 137 - my heart beats too fast...
306/16/08 Message Rating
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How do you all feel during sup...
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I just found this board. It looks like great support.  I am in my third month of TSH suppression after thyroidectomy and RAI, and am having a hard time. I ...
706/15/08 Message Rating
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TG level after second surgery
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Just wonder if anyone would know how fast would TG level be dropping after surgery?  I just had a right neck dissections.  What is the half life for T...
206/15/08 Message Rating
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How many of you were scared?
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When you found out you had a nodule and that the doctor wanted to do a biopsy, how many of you were scared to death that you had cancer? I am still having a har...
1706/14/08 Message Rating
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fna causing cancer to spread?
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I read today online that if you have a cancerous nodule biopsied, then the needle could cause the nodule to hemorage and cause the cancer to spread. Anyone hear...
806/14/08 Message Rating
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Question on Soft Nodule...
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I had a TT on May 9th.  Although I had a positive biopsy prior to Surgery...they kind of did a Pause during my TT surgery as the Surgeon could not actually...
1006/13/08 Message Rating
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ridges on fingernails after RA...
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I had had RAI twice (150) and both times noticed that afterwards I had a very noticeable horizontal ridge on each of my fingernails (and toenails) that had to g...
306/13/08 Message Rating
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is 300mci of 131 normal?
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anyone else have more than 200mci of 131 at a time ? i am starting my fourth time ,twice it has been 300mci once at200mci is this normal?
806/13/08 Message Rating
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cancer spread to lungs
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My doctor called yesterday to tell me that because I have thyroglobulin amounts in my blood that the cancer has spread to my lungs but was too small to sho...
906/13/08 Message Rating
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