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RAI after total thyroidectomy, and postpartum
Hi everyone. I’m recently postpartum and while pregnant I was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer. I underwent a total thyroidectomy with right neck dissection a...
Effects of radioactive iodine (RAI) Treatment
Hey guysThis is a desperate attempt in the hope someone else has been through this.I had 2 rounds of RAI - first in May 2021...
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...
Anyone have any questions about the RAI treatment?
As a thyroid cancer volunteer I have answered many questions about the radioactive iodine treatment so anyone has any questions I’d be happy to answer.
Anyone have radiation iodine (RAI) Therapy after Thyroid Lobectomy?
Has anyone received RAI Therapy after only having a thyroid LOBECTOMY?From my research it's not as affective when you have a remaining lobe left. The...
thyroglobulin and anti-thyroglobulin levels 4 months after RAI
My 18-year-old daughter is 7 months post thyroidectomy (many lymph nodes included) and 4 months post RAI treatment. Her TSH is 0.29 mU/L, thyroglobulin 0.6...
How did Radioactive Iodine (RAI) therapy make you feel? Experiences?
I just had my thyroid removed due to a large cancerous tumor. I am fairly sure that my physicians will strongly recommend RAI for at...
Tall Cell Subtype, maybe RAI avid, TG levels are extremely high
Hi! My mother (58 years old) had a total thyroidectomy in January 2023. We didn't know it was cancer before the surgery, and we only...
Radioactive iodine ablation
Good day I am due for a 2nd round of RAI treatment. I've read that radiation may cause secondary cancer. What are the chances that...
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...
Thyroglobulin increased from .6 to 4.2 in two months
Hello! I had my total thyroidectomy and 35 lymph nodes removed in October 2024, and 121 mci RAI in February 2025 - papillary. My labs...
Is Radioactive Iodine treatment used for all types of Thyroid Cancer?
Quick question..I haven’t received a solidified diagnosis yet as to which kind of thyroid cancer I have yet but does everyone go through radioactive iodine...
Anyone dealing with unwanted weight gain post thyroidectomy?
I have gained at least 15 pounds since total thyroidectomy March 10. I had RAI in June. My last TSH was 39. My levo dose...
8 months Post Thyroidectomy/Neck Dissection new biopsy
Hi All, I'm new here. I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in Oct 2024. They removed the nodule, did a complete thyroidectomy and a neck...
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...
Poorly differentiated thyroid cancer with BRAF and TERT mutations.
My mother was diagnosed with Poorly Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma in November 2024. She got a total thyroidectomy that was complicated by an esophageal perforation and...
Anyone balancing multiple health issues after thyroid cancer treatment
I had papillary thyroid cancer with removal of thyroid and RAI. On Tirosint and trying to get balanced. Still not ok after 11 mos. Horrible...
Aggressive Papillary Thyroid Cancer
After my thyroidectomy for papillary cancer, the diagnosis turned out to be PT3A, which means the tumor is larger that 4 cm with no growth...
I am looking for options post hemithryoidectomy suspicious lymph node
I recently had a hemithyroidectomy after deliberating about active surveillance, but because of the proximity of the papillary nodule near the laryngeal nerve, I opted...
Thyroid cancer diagnosis with a BRAF description
I had a thyroidectomy because of papillary cancer. In its description of the removed thyroid the pathology report noted a group of nodules as "BRAF...
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