hi everyone again, got lots of questions. i am wondering about the statistics of older people surviving this thyroid cancer. like the dr. said, you can't go to the internet for answers because its old material, i agree and my sister who hates computers told me the same thing. the way i look at it, information from back then surely has improved by now. i really prefer looking at present material if it is available. how do i find a good thyroid surgeon. i have been assigned a general surgeon who i have heard was great. like it says on the internet, make sure the surgeon had done more than one thyroidectomy. i wish each and everyone on here the best of outcomes of what they have to have done. i am on that rollercoaster too. it is mind boggling for sure. prayers for all.