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Metastatic Papillary with BRAF
Hi,Does anyone here have metastatic papillary (tall cell) with BRAF mutation? What treatment are you receiving? I have posted here before (took a little time...
Thyroid cancer and the voice box
i just had my voice box checked and my right side is not functioning. then my surgeon consultation will be january 3rd of 2023. just...
Thyroidectomy for cancer was incomplete
I had a thyroidectomy in July for papillary thyroid cancer . I got a neck ultrasound a few months afterwards to make sure cancer hadn’t...
How many weeks was/is your chemo radiation, post thyroidectomy?
My thyroidectomy plus neck dissection for 2 lymph nodes was October 2024. Some small cancer was left on my trachea. I am in week 6...
Papillary thyroid cancer: Overwhelmed by treatment options?
Papillary thyroid cancer that has spread to my lymph nodes. Had a partial thyroidectomy in Sept and waiting to get more tests to determine extent...
Papillary thyroid cancer with lymph node involvement
Hi! My 18 year old daughter was recently diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer. She had a TT and a bilateral central neck dissection last week....
How do I go through 6 weeks radiation and chemotherapy, alone?
I am a 72 year old widow in good health. I had a complete thyroidectomy. There is some inoperable cancer left on my trachea and...
After diagnosis of Hurthle Cell; anyone with cancer in lymph nodes?
Following surgery and diagnosis of Hurthle cell Carcinoma, has anyone later developed cancer in lymph nodes? If so, how long after surgery? How did they...
Anyone else have RFA of benign nodule on thyroid?
I had radio frequency ablation of a benign nodule on my thyroid last Thursday at Mayo. I was surprised at the intensity of this procedure...
Looking for Info on what a thyroid biopsy is like
My C scan showed a Thyroid nodule of 2.1 by 1.7 CM in May 2022. In Oct. 2022 the measurements 2.4 by 2. 1 My...
Anyone have multiple rounds of radioactive iodine (RAI)?
I had a left neck dissection 3/2023, then thyroidectomy and partial central dissection 4/2023. 11/40 positive lymph nodes w/ positive margins so I had 150mci...
Soft Food Suggestions
Head and neck cancer patients have a unique challenge in dealing with limited food options. I had such a struggle finding food that was soft...
What testing are people having after thyroid cancer surgery?
What tests are people having and how often; to follow the Hurthle cell carcinoma and thyroid levels. My doctor is not doing what she had...
Radioactive iodine or not
Hi all, I'm feeling lost and overwhelmed. I found out in April I have thyroid cancer. Then in May I had a TT and neck...
Vocal cord paralysis post total Thyroidectomy
Hello, I had a total thyroidectomy with central neck dissection on April 13. My thyroid was stuck to everything so I ended up with nerve...
Thyroid ultrasound: Trying to understand the report
Hello, I have a virtual phone appt with my doctor next week (whom I’m not really a fan of), but I am trying to understand...
Validity of CT scan results
Hello~ I am new to this group and hope I am posting a question that is acceptable. I was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer in...
When to get second opinion-recurrence possible?
Hi, I'm new here. I had papillary carcinoma in the 90s with a lobectomy. Fifteen years later I had total thyroidectomy for pap/follicular variant, followed...
Just got my thyroid ultrasound report, it seems concerning right?
58M no known thyroid issuesDue to hoarseness and urgent to clear my throat for over 2 years,Doctor finally did an ultrasound which showed nodules..My thyroid...
Question about Father's High TSH and Large Nodule
Hello, Thank you for reading my message about my father. Father is 87, lives in India. Primary care Physician did a routine physical and found...