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it's show time folks
- By rubato456 · Posted 1:21 am
- 2 replies
- just had my last gulp of water. bronchoscopy tomorrow. i mind the no water more than the no food. i was planning on have a snack but my appetite seemed to disppear, nerves i guess. played the piano hopefully ...
unreal
- By rubato456 · Posted yesterday at 1:31 am
- 8 replies
- After all the psychological acrobatics went thru to arrive at a decision to proceed with the bronchoscopy its looking like it will have 2 b postponed!! Not by my wishes though. My docs office mentioned ...
The AYA Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Survey seeks your input.
- By CherryW · Posted May 22, 2013
- 7 replies
- It was developed by physicians from the University of California Los Angeles and University of Southern California, with ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Association, Inc. (www.thyca.org) cooperating ...
Thyroid Cancer has aged me:-(
- By JuJu55 · Posted May 22, 2013
- 9 replies
- This journey that we call THYROID CANCER has definitely weakened my body and soul since diagnosed 10 months ago. I have Hurthle cell am 50 years old, tumor was 4.8 cm. Tg levels after surgery were 46 ...
May 2013 update
- By nodakmom · Posted May 21, 2013
- 2 replies
- Thought I should check in for recording sake. Saw my endo on May 1st. My TSH remains suppressed at .02. My FT4 was just above normal at 1.78 (I think, going on memory here). She was happy with how I'm ...
Headache from HeLL!
- By ady8e80 · Posted May 21, 2013
- 1 reply
- I am so tired of being stressed out. :( I don't feel like I am that worried about it all anymore, but apparently I am. I have had a tension headache all day. It's one of the worst headaches I've ever ...
Newly Diagnosed with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Cancer
- By Faithbird · Posted May 21, 2013
- 7 replies
- Hello Fellow Survivors, I am new to the group. I am 51 years old. I was diagnosed with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Cancer on March 28th 2013. I had surgery on April 30th, 2013. I had a Total Thyroidectomy ...
What if I DON't Have surgery???
- By algebrafreak · Posted May 21, 2013
- 23 replies
- After reading all the "Life after TT" posts, I am ready to say -LEAVE IT ALONE! My surgeon postponed surgery due to my PTH =10.7. I find out Tuesday if we are back on for surgery. I have memory issue ...
Things are looking up
- By CarlaP · Posted May 20, 2013
- 1 reply
- I am finally getting my throid levels down and I am feeling better! Since my TT in Nov and my RAI in Jan, it has been a slow time getting my meds where they should be. I have been so impatient, waiting ...
ct scan results
- By rubato456 · Posted May 20, 2013
- 6 replies
- i picked up the disc w/ my ct images that i had done on 5/7/13. there was something new on it that i find disturbing. continued scan into abdomen: porta hepatis adenopathy up to 13.6 mm. to me, that means ...
Yikes.
- By ady8e80 · Posted May 20, 2013
- 8 replies
- I kind of had a moment at work today. My boss has been making it difficult to know whether I will actually have much time off to recuperate or not. I'm on probation because I have not quite worked 6 months ...
What if there was a catastrophe? What can we do to survive w/o our pills?
- By Greeb · Posted May 20, 2013
- 25 replies
- During my medical leave, my boyfriend bought me the Xbox game, Rip Tide Dead Island. It’s a game about people trying to survive a zombie apocalypse on an island somewhere in the pacific. While I was playing ...
One day left......
- By lcg46 · Posted May 20, 2013
- 13 replies
- Well here it is 5/20/13 and my mind is going from happy to sad to scared and its hard to control the emotions. I will be having my surgery 5/22/13 which will be total thyroid removal and bilateral neck ...
insurance problem resolved
- By rubato456 · Posted May 20, 2013
- 2 replies
- i thought i would post about the resolution for my recent insurance problem so that it might help someone else in the future. i was so sure that they denied my chest ct w/ contrast because i had an approval ...
Get Fit and Healthy For Life: 05/19/2013
- By Greeb · Posted May 20, 2013
- 2 replies
- Weight Day of Thyroidectomy: 215 Starting Weight Post Thyroidectomy 5/9/2013: 220 Current Weight 5/19/2013: 210 Total Weight Loss to Date: 10 lbs Breakfast: Taco - 1 Flour Tortilla, Mixed Greens, Cream ...
And so the journey begins...
- By ady8e80 · Posted May 19, 2013
- 20 replies
- Two days ago I was diagnosed with papillary carcinoma. My thyroid will be removed on 5/31/13, and--I have to be honest--I'm more scared of hypo hell than I am of the cancer. I have had so much anxiety ...
ACS Relay for Life
- By rsilverstar · Posted May 18, 2013
- 0 replies
- Today I participated in my first Relay for Life, I am a 2 yr survivor of Papillary thyroid cancer and the past 2 yrs have been such an emotional roller coaster, as I walked the survivor lap with my friend ...
Waiting for Hard Copies!
- By laadysouth · Posted May 18, 2013
- 3 replies
- Hello Brothers and Sisters :) I know it's been a while since I have updated anyone except the occasional post here and there in response to others so I thought I would take the time to give some sort ...
More about medical error
- By dribrook · Posted May 18, 2013
- 1 reply
- Medical and surgical errors increase malpractice lawsuits, the cost of medical care, patients’ hospital stays, and morbidity and mortality. I did not realize how common they are until I became a cancer ...
My anger/crying issues
- By zhyone · Posted May 18, 2013
- 6 replies
- I'm not sure how to start this but I feel like this cancer has changed me in terms of emotionally responding to other things in life. There are times I feel like my body and brain just want me to be more ...
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