Childbearing and thyroid cancer
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Trying to conceive after Thyca
- By MrsB0924 · New reply May 21, 2013
- 2 replies
- Can the TSH suppression/being kept hyper affect fertility? My docs monitor me VERY closely and have given me the green light. I never had RAI so no concern there...but what about being hyper and fertility ...
Happy Mothers Day! You deserve a smile :)
- By kudos4me2 · New reply May 11, 2013
- 5 replies
- ok, for we deserve a nice 5 minutes! :) Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZIQlG79C oE ...
Baby after all of...THIS!?
- By BethanyLander · New reply May 7, 2013
- 8 replies
- Hi! I posted here a year ago about this but now that I have more answers and it's crunch time for decision making I've decided to get some new feedback, HOPEFULLY! SO. I'll be 33 at the end of May. I ...
Pregnancy after Thyroid Cancer (Papillary)
- By bekah14 · New reply April 24, 2013
- 6 replies
- So after what felt like an extremely long year, it is nearly the one year mark of having my thyroid cancer removed (May 21 / May 25). I had radiation a month later on June 29. In which many of you would ...
Endometriosis and Thyca?
- By csm458 · New reply April 19, 2013
- 15 replies
- Hi, I've been having some GI/OB issues and such over the past year or two. I've been to multiple GI's and the last one has decided that he thinks it might be endometriosis, not GI issues. I've always ...
Could hubby's RAI had influence on fertility & Miscarriage?
- By MrsCK · New reply April 8, 2013
- 4 replies
- I feel awful for asking this... but it is something I was wondering about a lot lately. After DH got his ALL CLEAR in September '11, we decided to try for another baby. We finally began TTC last year ...
Thyroglobulin antibodies and pregnancy
- By Foodfan23 · Posted April 6, 2013
- 0 replies
- Hi I was just wondering if anyone had the experience of dealing with antibodies and trying to conceive? Do the antibodies have any effect on a fetus's thyroid development? Thank you ...
Reality Check
- By jenna916 · New reply April 2, 2013
- 9 replies
- Hi all, I totally getting a reality check right now. Some background: In 2009 my husband and I were trying to get pregnant, with full knowledge based on my PCOS diagnosis that this would be difficult ...
Worried and hesitant
- By mariposo15 · New reply March 14, 2013
- 5 replies
- My husband and I have been TTC for over 2 years. We actually found out that I had thyroid cancer due to not having had a period for 3 months and unfortunately thinking (and hoping) I was pregnant for ...
RAI Baby is here - and back to Thyca!
- By PortlandMama · New reply March 1, 2013
- 9 replies
- HI! I figured I should probably just create a seperate post (so sorry to be missing for so long, but all was well....busy, but well!). It's a BOY!!!! (I know, I was totally shocked too, LOL!). My darling ...
Coping with newborn and other issues having baby after TT
- By Catnap73 · New reply February 22, 2013
- 7 replies
- I have 2 gorgeous, healthy children (3 & 6). My partner doesn't want another but isn't adamant. I thought I was done but since turning 40 this year and noticing periods getting weirder I am starting to ...
Need help with numbers
- By soundwave0527 · New reply February 9, 2013
- 30 replies
- DX with Papillary ThyCa 9/12, TT 11/14. No involvement outside thyroid so decided not to do RAI. Put on 137mcg of Synthroid on 12/15. Sooo, my numbers from my endo apt 1/29 are: T4 2.4 TSH 0.18 My endo ...
RAI advice?
- By Cateyez · New reply February 5, 2013
- 8 replies
- I have papillary thyroid cancer. I had two large nodules, one was encapsulated and the other was partially encapsulated. I just had the TT and my endo said we can wait to do RAI until after I have kids ...
Regulating my body
- By soundwave0527 · New reply February 2, 2013
- 1 reply
- TT 11/14/12 and started 137mcg Synthroid on 12/15. Went to the endo this Tuesday and he called today to tell me that he's going to keep me on the same dose because my T4 was kinda high. I know it's just ...
Breastfeeding and surgery
- By vonbabigail · New reply January 15, 2013
- 5 replies
- Hi, I'm new to this group and interested to hear if anyone else had gone through thyroid surgery (or any surgery). While breast feeding. My daughter will be 6 months old when I have my surgery next month ...
ThyCa and Getting Pregnant
- By MissGeezy · New reply December 31, 2012
- 10 replies
- I had a TT and radical neck dissection in January 2012. So far, so good with treatment and such and will have my one-year follow-up scan in April 2013. Just thinking ahead and wondering if anyone had ...
TTC - Clomid now added
- By wdwdancer · New reply December 30, 2012
- 4 replies
- Hi all - Have any of you gone through fertility treatments after thyca treatments. My husband and I are trying for our first (I hit the 1 yr mark in September). The doctors are thinking between losing ...
baby vs no baby...
- By BethanyLander · New reply December 29, 2012
- 9 replies
- I am going to quickly apologize for my lack of correct terminology! I've been through it all but I'm so easily confused! I was diagnosed in May with thyroid cancer. I have had my whole thyroid removed ...
Thyca, Hashimotos, & Trying to get pregnant
- By MtnMommi · New reply December 28, 2012
- 3 replies
- Is there anyone out there who also has been dealing with Hashimotos, thyroid cancer, and wanting to get pregnant (again)? We have been trying to get preg with Baby #2 for 2 years, then PCOS diagnosis ...
survivor looking to raise awareness
- By jericaxox · Posted December 19, 2012
- 0 replies
- I am a blogger, and also a Papillary Thyroid Cancer and I am starting a new weekly feature to raise awareness for ALL thyroid cancers, and thyroid problems. There is unfortunately just not enough information ...
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