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Anyone else have CHEK2 gene mutation? And have had multiple cancers?

Cancer | Last Active: Jul 24 2:40am | Replies (67)
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@colorado73

Thank you for sharing!
Yes I agree, early screening is best!! I had a colonoscopy done 2 yrs ago & everything came out fine. But thanks to my annual mammogram, they found my cancer early & yearly ultrasound on my thyroid found the cancer. This journey for started when I was 47 with skin cancer & it's been 3 years now. One cancer a year it seems like. Lol. But praying that's all the body parts I'm giving away! No more!😜
Hang in there. God Bless!

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Zebra | @californiazebra | Jun 2, 2023

Hi @colorado73

Thanks for sharing more of your story. I am really interested now to know the name of that rare skin cancer you had. Don't you just love when you hear you have something rare? Ruh-roh! You definitely want to be boring medically speaking. I've had to stay out of the sun my whole life since it makes me break out with psoriasis so you'd think I'm safe, but now I have two genetic mutations putting me at risk for various skin cancers?

I'm curious about you having yearly thyroid ultrasounds. Is that because they had already seen a nodule on your thyroid they were monitoring or was that purely for screening due to CHEK2? Did you have any symptoms for thyroid cancer other than a tumor? I remember I had a thyroid nodule about 35 years ago that they did scans and ultrasounds on, but decided it was benign. Guess it was since I'm still here. I think it went away eventually, but I haven't had a ultrasound since then. I guess I've had PET scans since then though. Endocrinologist can't feel a nodule. This new CHEK2 info has added new concerns.

Lymphedema PT is the best - you're right! Part of it is relaxing and the other part getting the cords out is so effective for improving range of motion. I've had PT for that 3 times in the past 10 years.

No one told me anything about radiation and CHEK2. Hmmm.

Synthroid - I've been taking Synthroid for 34 years for hypothyroidism. Once on the right dose, I didn't have issues with the med. Too high and you will have hyperthyroidism symptoms. Too low and you will be dragging with hypothyroidism symptoms. When I was first diagnosed, I was soooo fatigued I could hardly drag myself out of bed to the living room sofa on weekends to be available for my young son. On so struggled on workdays. I would go out to my car for lunch and breaks and crash fast and hard I was so tired. I was also freezing all the time. Even if 85 degrees in my home, I was freezing. Those were the two worst hypothyroidism symptoms for me. It does take about 6 weeks for each dose change to take full effect. I hope they get you to right dose soon!

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