As this is your first post with us I just wanted to pop in to give you a warm welcome to Cancer Chat, Catlady69.

What a stressful situation you find yourself in, no wonder you're so nervous but I'm glad to hear that you have taken the most important step which is to have yourself checked.

You mentioned you had an appointment yesterday so I wanted to ask how did it go? Hopefully you got all the answers to your questions and the news were nothing sinister.

Once you find a moment, come back and let us know how you're getting on. We're thinking of you.

All the best,

Renata, Cancer Chat Moderator

Hey thanks for your reply. My biopsy came back as U3 and T3a so i had half of my thyroid cut out 4 weeks ago. Still waiting on results though phoned them yesterday and they said my doctor was waiting on advice from a doctor on the Lothians. Waiting is the worst part!

Finally got my results yesterday. It was follicular thyroid cancer. They might have to cut the other side out as there were breaks in the cancer cells and he explained they're is a chance the cancer could have spread through the veins in the thyroid. Then he explained about a radiotherapy pill thing. Got a nice discriptive booklet on the whole process though. 

Not sure how I feel or how I am meant to feel. Yes it's cancer but it's out, it's daunting that I may need surgery again as it flared all my other illnesses and the pill sounds awful and I don't know how to be in isolation when I am a single mum with 2 kids and 4 cats . Friends and family have reacted in different ways some totally fine because of the surgery I have already had others worrying the worst and researching well "googling" then phoning me. Although one thing I feel about everyone is that I don't seem to be allowed to talk about certain things the ones who are dismissive I can't mention much, I mentioned help I could get from Maggie's and was met with 'but you don't have it anymore' and on the opposite end I don't bring it up or talk as little with the ones who are looking into all the worst outcomes. 

I feel weird. A bit numb. I think the "C" word brings that kind of shock and fear anyway. I am glad the main bit is out but fear for what's maybe going to come in the way of surgery and therapy. Although I now understand my dad's calm quietness when he was diagnosed and my friends and grans. It's not that they were fine with it, it's that there is no prescribed "feeling" for that word. Maybe the main word is simply 'acceptance' x

Hi, just been reading up on your post. How are you now, how are you feeling. Did you have to have the other half of your thyroid removed ? I'm been constantly stuck on Google, researching and searching up on suspicious thyroid nodules. I felt a lump in my neck mid August, doctors sent me for a scan at the hospital beginning of Sept. So I have a benign nodule in my left side of the thyroid and a suspicious nodule in my right, no other tests were done and I've been in a mess since that day. Well I'm due to go back Monday for another scan to see if there's been any change to the suspicious nodule . Just wondered what your process was, as I feel a bit lost with it all and no one to talk to about it.

Thanks

Hi Claire,

I understand how you are feeling ,I have my pre op on the 16th Oct for removal of 1/2 my thyroid plus large nodule which has spread almost ear to ear in a few months ,I am in a lot of pain in my ear ,neck shoulders and jaw so it’s not fun,just got to wait and see what the biopsy shows after the op,keep your chin up and if you need to talk feel free to message me 

Cheers

Carl

Hi, I've just read your post as I'm in the same position. I had my hemithyroidetomy at the beginning of October and results show follicular thyroid cancer. I saw my consultant on Friday and am.waiting to go in for more surgery then presumably radio active iodine. What struck me was how similar our emotions are. I know that the outcome is really positive, I know all the "good" things but I feel I can't just be sad, mad and angry. It's almost that my cancer isn't bad enough. The treatment isn't horrendous enough. My nurse suggested "maggies" but I don't feel ill enough. Just wondered how you are. I'm going in before Christmas and trying to get organised but not quite in my usual spirt. 

Hey I am so sorry to hear this, I used Maggie and they were amazing at helping me figure out what I was feeling. I am still waiting on radio iodine I get that on the 6th of January as my cancer cells were leaking out and may have spread. I found the operation went really well but as they cut 4 muscles in your neck I used to grab my hlair with my hand to help me sit up I really struggled with the tiredness after my first op after the seconfld one it wasn't as bad maybe I was used to the feeling I don't know. I have now accepted I have cancer but I still don't talk about it much. I will get a full body scan after the radio iodine so I will know if it has spread after that! Hopefully it will all be gone.. I hope your op goes well for you x

I hope your op went well!!! Thanks I feel much better now x

Hey I am so sorry I have just seen this message. Mine started with a referral as I and the doctor felt a lump in an awkward place so it was hard to feel. The big doc put a camera down my throat to check nothing was there then he told me after very quickly feeling my neck that I had no lump. I said I did he said I didn't then said oh well to put ur mind at rest I will send you for an US. This came and went then they decided they needed a biopsy. The results for this took extra long as my cancer needs a specialist to diagnose it. It came back as 3f or something like that. So suspicious for follicular cancer, then they said let's remove half to check. That half again took ages to be tested but again came back as a definite follicular cancer and that the edges of the cells were cracked and the cancer had been coming out. Second op down now. Found that one so much easier to get better from. Now I am waiting on radio therapy ablation on the 6th of January and after that a full body scan to see if it's spread. How is yours going xxx

Also Google became my best friend I even watched the videos of them cutting a thyroid out my surgeon was laughing his head off about that. My best advice is to breathe and try not to get to worried. It's a very long prilocessmine started 18 months ago and I still haven't finished treatment x