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Subject: So many questions I don't know where to start...
Date: 08/02/2007

My wife just had a lump removed from her throat (thyroid), which was believed to be a benign cyst, but it actually turned out to be cancerous. We are just waiting to see an Oncologist to see what the treatment will be going forward. My wife had what was described as a " Minimally invasive follicular carcenoma "

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I would like to have a chat to anyone who's had the same treatment. We've been told my wife (Tracy) may need the other side of the thyroid out, and radioactive iodine treatment 

 How long does it normally take to get yor energy levels back after and operation?

The specialist said that the long term prognosis is good for this type of cancer. What does that mean? Does it mean that with some further treatment my wife could be fully cured, or that her life will just be prolonged? 

 I am remaining positive about it all, but we are in the early stages, and its all freaking me out a bit at the moment.

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