Has anyone ever had or know someone who has had Thyroid Cancer?!
Question: I am only 35 and my ENT wants to do a Biopsy in two weeks to see if a Nodual on the right side of my Thyroid is cancerous. There is no history of this in my family.... but I am still worried sick. I have been having alot of pain in the front of my neck and the pain pills aren't helping anymore. Is there anything that anyone could recommend to help with the pain ? And has anyone here ever had this before?? If so how did you get through it and what was your treatment??
Thanks!
Answers: I am only 35 and my ENT wants to do a Biopsy in two weeks to see if a Nodual on the right side of my Thyroid is cancerous. There is no history of this in my family.... but I am still worried sick. I have been having alot of pain in the front of my neck and the pain pills aren't helping anymore. Is there anything that anyone could recommend to help with the pain ? And has anyone here ever had this before?? If so how did you get through it and what was your treatment??
Thanks!
Hello. First, DON'T WORRY yet. Although thyroid cancer usually strikes patients older than you are, it is recently becoming much more common generally and also more often striking younger people.
If it is cancerous, the most important thing is to find out if it has spread to any other part of the body. If it hasn't, but it is cancerous, thyroid cancer is the least dangerous cancer to have. One reason is that thyroid cancer is easy to treat, ant that is because thyroid tumours grow very slowly compared to other tumours, therefore it is not as imperative to operate immediately as it is with other cancers and it is usually easy to spot before it makes its way to other organs.
Depending on where you live, the surgeon may want to remove both thyroid glands, but it is sometimes unnecessary to do so.
If only one is removed, patients have a 90% chance of leading a normal life. If both are removed, usually patients lead a normal life with daily medication.
Permanent side effects are being hot and cold, going from one extreme to the other quickly, and another is being tired quite often.
After surgery, your neck and chest muscles will most likely be quite sore, and you may find you have a lack of calcium. Drinking milk or taking calcium supplements can counter this, and is a good idea for women anyway.
I wish you all the best, and please don't worry. Having said all this, the last thing I want to do is to give you the idea that there's no problem. BE PREPARED for whatever your doctor says, but there's no need to panic at this point.
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Most people with thyroid cancer (particularly young people such as yourself) have good outcomes.
You should probably see your own doctor about the pain. He/She can step up the pain medications in an appropriate manner.
Many people have a thyroidectomy (surgery) but the other option is to have radioactive iodine. This is not suitable for pregnant women, but otherwise is a very safe and effective way to treat thyroid cancers.
However - go for the biopsy. You might find that this is NOT even a malignant cancer, but something else! An infection or some kind of nodule.
I know someone who recently had thyroid cancer and went through the surgery to have it removed. It was rough, but he's doing very well. I'm not sure about the pain; I would call your doctor. I hope that the biopsy comes back benign!
Yes, my friend's grandmother had Thyroid Cancer, and she went well on the treatment. She had an operation and the next thing I knew, she was up and well again. I also know that my great grandmother had parathyroidism from having too much calcium, and she had to have a non cancerous tumor removed. Don't sweat it though, because I know you'll make it through this tough time!
For pain, Advil, but ask your docotr before taking anything even Advil!
Get well!
my brother just went through thyroid cancer and they do have to remove your throid in order to test it. let them do what they have to do if it saves your life do it.
I have an online friend who has had thyroid cancer. She is doing great 5 years later. She is on Armour thyroid and has no hypothyroid symptoms.
Sometimes the nodules on the thyroid gland are not cancer and can shrink with thyroid medication. If they are cancer, the thyroid gland is removed and the person becomes hypothyroid and then goes on thyroid meds. Thyoid cancer is the easiest cancer to treat, so if it is this please don't worry.
One of my cousins had it when she was like 7 or 8 years old, she had cancer in the tyroid and they had to operate her to take her out of her body. That was more than 20 years ago!!! She never had any problem again!! Hang in there!! I know that the thought of having cancer is very scary, but you will overcome this. I will be praying for you.