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dribrook
  • By dribrook · Posted 4:50 pm
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  • 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

zhyone
  • By zhyone · Posted 3:14 pm
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  • 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 ...

CherryW's Post About Record High 60,220 Of People To Be Diagnosed With Thyr

Cindi_S
  • By Cindi_S · Posted 1:23 pm
  • Journal · 11 replies
  • I just read the posted topic by CherryW that is closed for comments now,about Another Record:60,220 People To Be Diagnosed with Thyroid Cancer in 2013 and CherryW said reports The American Cancer Society ...

Levoxyl recalled..Just started Synthroid

Survivor-09

How do you feel?

eworth02
  • By eworth02 · Posted 12:29 pm
  • Discussion in Papillary and follicular thyroid cancer (differentiated) · 4 replies
  • After a year and finally made it to hyper I still feel like crap. I itch like crazy, I am tired all of the time, moody and am not losing weight. Is this what others are feeling? Will I ever feel good ...

A little less stress

MissMPB
  • By MissMPB · Posted 12:22 pm
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  • Hi All, Well today I finally get into my apartment after 4 months of stress in what my sister nicknamed "HOH" which stands for House of Hate. My Fiance and I had to misfortune to have to live with his ...

Levothyroxine Questions

ProfsChimpo

Encouragement

gemgirlqt

Levoxyl vs Synthroid

Benz
  • By Benz · Posted 10:13 am
  • Discussion in Papillary and follicular thyroid cancer (differentiated) · 0 replies
  • I am scheduled for TT on 7/10/13. I am concerned about the problem of Levoxyl not being available for a lot of you. And I wonder what will happen with the supply of Synthroid if all patients now need ...

Pain relievers during the low iodine diet ?

Sszat
  • By Sszat · Posted 8:57 am
  • Discussion in Low iodine diet · 5 replies
  • Hi all, I have 5 days left until the radioactive iodine therapy for thyroid cancer. I'm off my thyroid medication. My joints feet hands hurt so bad! I've been taking Advil, I'm on the low iodine diet...does ...

spread into lung/ thyroid cancer

belinda1979

Sigh...

BigFootMama

Guideline help... please.

BigFootMama

insurance troubles

rubato456
  • By rubato456 · Posted yesterday at 11:37 pm
  • Journal · 9 replies
  • i got a very unwelcome letter in the mail today. my insurance company is denying payment on my chest ct that i got last week, that my dr who is doing the bronchoscopy felt was necessary prior to doing ...

Good oncologist in atlanda ?

Upma

a few things I've found......

IBJOJO
  • By IBJOJO · Posted yesterday at 10:57 pm
  • Discussion in Low iodine diet · 0 replies
  • Ending week two of my second round with LID. I think I was so hypo the first time I made a few mistakes...Now that I'm doing my 6 month WBS I guess I'll find out how bad those mistakes were! I don't use ...

After TT - RAI-Neck dissection-TSH 61

Upma
  • By Upma · Posted yesterday at 10:53 pm
  • Discussion in Papillary and follicular thyroid cancer (differentiated) · 1 reply
  • Hi , On 12 May'12 confirmed as cancer. 4Jun12 surgery. 4Jul12 RAI. On 4Jan13 RAI, there was nothing shown in scan(which means the cells are not accepting iodine and they are de-differentiated) . So PET ...

pain in throat - 3 mos post RAI

KatKit
  • By KatKit · Posted yesterday at 10:50 pm
  • Discussion in Papillary and follicular thyroid cancer (differentiated) · 1 reply
  • I've been doing really well since RAI in February - meds regulated ok and I am feeling pretty good. Just today, however, I suddenly developed a pain in my throat. Its not a "sore throat" but when I swallow ...

Discolored tongue after RAI

dacooper12
  • By dacooper12 · Posted yesterday at 7:00 pm
  • Discussion in Papillary and follicular thyroid cancer (differentiated) · 2 replies
  • I had RAI treatment last week and discovered discoloration on my tongue both side dark bluish color yesterday. Has anyone ever experience this symptom and loss of taste (I expected the taste bud loss ...

Is There Anyone Who Knows What Type Of Thyroid Cancer Susan Gordon Died Of

Cindi_S
  • By Cindi_S · Posted yesterday at 6:36 pm
  • Discussion in In memoriam: Love, loss, and legacy · 0 replies
  • I hope nobody minds that I'm asking this question,but is there anyone who knows or who can find out what type of thyroid cancer former child actress Susan Gordon died at age 62 at the end of 2011 from ...

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