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Thyroid cancer (follicular)

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Recently been diagnosed with having follicular thyroid cancer after having half my thyroid removed, had the rest of it removed two days ago and am now awaiting the results of second part of my thyroid. It has been a massive shock and am now waiting to find out when I will start radioactive iodine to see if it has spread anywhere else. Can't believe I'm 21 with a newborn baby and now cancer, I feel low and I keep getting told it's the best cancer to have, like I'm supposed to be grateful, I am sorry for people going through worse but this has been so upsetting. I'm not sure how to switch of from it, to just ignore it until results, I'm so scared that it might have spread :( 

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    Hi Katy Ann,

    Not sure any cancer is better than another but sometime people try and find something positive to say and it comes out wrong. It is human nature to want ot protect somebody else.

    Yes that's true there is always someone worth off then you but it is you coping with this and you have every right to feel upset, scared by it. It is also normal, if you were smiling away about it thinking it's all spiffing there would be a lot to worry about.

    I am afraid I know nothing about your type of cancer, just about the lonelyness and emetional pain it brings. Do you have someone you can talk too without having to protect thier feeling?

    If you have a local cancer charity or hospice they might be able to recommend relaxation or midfulness course or a care worker/psychologist to talk to.

    You should try and separate your time, have sometime to deal with you feelings, spend sometime assessing what's important in your life, like your baby, etc... 

    Best wishes

    Izax  

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    Hi Katy Ann,

    Not sure any cancer is better than another but sometime people try and find something positive to say and it comes out wrong. It is human nature to want ot protect somebody else.

    Yes that's true there is always someone worth off then you but it is you coping with this and you have every right to feel upset, scared by it. It is also normal, if you were smiling away about it thinking it's all spiffing there would be a lot to worry about.

    I am afraid I know nothing about your type of cancer, just about the lonelyness and emetional pain it brings. Do you have someone you can talk too without having to protect thier feeling?

    If you have a local cancer charity or hospice they might be able to recommend relaxation or midfulness course or a care worker/psychologist to talk to.

    You should try and separate your time, have sometime to deal with you feelings, spend sometime assessing what's important in your life, like your baby, etc... 

    Best wishes

    Izax  

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