T-Cancer

I just want people to know about the things that are currently happening in my life. In January I went into the doctor's office thinking I had strep throat or something because I hadn't been able to recover from a cold. While I was visiting with the doctor she noticed my neck was swollen and so she felt it and realized that my thyroid was enlarged, she suggested that we do blood work to see what was going on.

The results on it came back as to be in the normal range, so we decided to press on to do an ultrasound of the thyroid because SOMETHING was going on. When we received those results there were two hard nodules and one cyst, all in different locations. According to statistics this should not be concerning. My doctor had talked with another doctor and they suggested we check back in on them in six months. As I got off the phone I just felt sick inside and knew I needed to see someone else for a second opinion. As I thought that my doctor had called me back and told me I should do that too. She told me that I should go to an ENT (Ears, Nose, Throat) Specialist.

I went to one and he decided I needed to get the two harder nodules biopsied. I got both hard nodules biopsied one located on the right lobe of the thyroid and the other on the left lobe of the thyroid. Both resulted in the news of being malignant (cancer). This is a rare find for my age and having multiple nodules on the thyroid. Now I have been diagnosed with Papillary Thyroid Cancer.

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Pathology Report

I just realized that yesterday I must have been more tired than I had thought... I forgot to tell you what the pathology report from the surgery reported. I will have to go through the radiation as they found that the Thyroid had several tumors, three on the left lobe and one on the right. The lymph node that was on the thyroid was also cancerous, because of that I need to go through radiation to make sure they clear up all the cancer cells they can, hopefully to pronounce me cancer free in the coming months. :) I'm so glad they took the whole thyroid and got all the cancer, at least all they could see. 

Now to be on the low-iodine diet for two weeks and than blood work and we'll see when the next thing will be scheduled. I hope these weeks will go by quickly. :)


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  1. AnonymousApril 25, 2012 at 2:51 PM

    Okay so I'm not very informed what does a Low-iodine diet mean? What can you and can you not eat?

    p.s. I'm glad that you are writing a blog and I'm thinking of you :)

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    1. Tawnya AndersonApril 25, 2012 at 3:38 PM

      Thanks for your questions!! I'm so glad you informed me of those questions cause I'm just so used to hearing these terms I've forgotten how much I've been informed. I'll post some links in a little bit, I'm posting this from my phone so I don't have the links with me! :) luv ya! Thanks for everything you've done for me!! :)

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