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Has anyone had thyroid cancer or know anything about it. I think i posted a while back about my aunt you had to have radioactive iodine treatment. Well today they found an nodule and they went to biopsy it. But i guess it is in area that it is hard to get to. So on tuesday they are going to do an u/s biopsy. Supposedly they looked at the biopsy today and said it is cancer, but not 100 percent sure. She is only 38 and freaking out. She thinks she will lose her voice or her hair and dont want to live like that. But my mom keeps telling her at least she ill be alive.

But i just wanted to know if anyone else has gone threw this and i gave her some insight on her condition

paula

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My step mom just went through this today. They found the mass today by a neck ultrasound. They are doing a biopsy monday. pretty sure it's cancer. They are planning to remove her thyroid and she will just take a pill the rest of her life. If you're going to get cancer, this would be the one i'd want. It's fairly slow moving...in most cases...usually you catch this early. They take your thyriod and you take a pill everyday. Much less "invasive" than other cancer treatments.

As far I as I know...no hair loss, voice loss ect. Maybe in extreme cases. My step mom is 39. I hope this help atkleast ease her concers. I wish you the best of Luck!!!!

JerryK Community Regular
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Has anyone had thyroid cancer or know anything about it.

Well, I know a little bit. I had a nodule 20 years ago, it went away in a week or so.

I know that thyroid cancer is slow growing....and that they can sometimes kill it, even

if it's spread, with radioactive iodine. Don't quote me...but I believe that to be true.

Then you just take thyroid hormone for the rest of your life.

Hope things to well for your aunt. j

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I'm so sorry that your aunt is going through this. I agree with your mom. We have a saying in my family. We can get used to anything but dead.

Your aunt still should absolutely and always be encouraged to have every feeling that she's feeling while she's going through this. It's the suppressing of it that really can mess with you.

When she's having a pissed off day, go out to woods and throw rocks at trees with her. When she's having a happy day, help her enjoy every minute of it. When she's tired, take some of her load off her; cook a couple meals for the freezer, do some housework. When she wants to just veg on the couch, rent some movies and sack out with her for a few hours. When she freaks out and calls you at 3am, get up and start the coffee, let her know you're there, let her cry as much as she needs to, and then try to get a laugh out of her.

She's in my prayers. Give her my {{{Hugs}}}.

Nancy

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I had this (thyroid mass) almost 10 years ago...my thyroid stopped working...mass turned out to be benign, surgeon removed right side of thyroid and I take supplements every day. I didn't lose my hair or need any further treatment other than supplements (supplements keep thyroid from working and putting stress on remaining side of thyroid and keeps thyroid from making hormones and making any new tumors).

If I lost any hair, it was prior to the surgery and before taking the supplements. After supplements and body adjusting to medicine everything was good.

Thyroid mass is common in women after 35 years of age - it used to be called "goiter." Most are benign - so don't worry.

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Thanks everyone. I was laying in bed last night htinking about her. And when she was born the doctors didnt think she would live to be 3, she was an twin and the twin died in utero with her. She got the twins teeth and something else, im drawing an blank right now. She has had many health issues all her life. I really do feel sorry for her. My mom keeps telling her she needs to have an postive atttitude threw all of this. But she just keeps saying she would rather be dead then have no hair or no voice. But she has an 8 yr old son that needs her.

Im glad u all told me what you did. Im going to find out more today why hers is different. My mom said something about it being by an part of the neck that you cant get to. I really told my mom that she needs to go to the dr with my aunt and find out exactly what is going on. My aunt has an tendency to only hear what she wants to hear. Im thinking the dr said the worse that can happen is she will lose her hair and voice, but she is determined she is losing that no matter what.

I do wish i was closer to her to be there for her, but she is 3 hours away. Right now her girlfriend is with her, so she is ok, im just worried when the girlfriend leaves tommorow.

paula

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Well i guess it is not exactly thyroid cancer. The cancer nodule is by the juggiler, liek right were u put ur fingers to take ur pulse. Im not sure of the exact name of the cancer. I am so afraid for her, too young to be going threw this. I am going up next weekend to spend some time with her. She is also making plans on who will take her son, she had wanted my parents to take him if anything happens but, my parents are not the healthiest. I think he would be best with me, but he is used to being an only child and my mom thinks it would be too much on me. I just hope she can fight this and doesn have to worry about her son.

paula

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