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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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    Hello KatyAnn0006,

    Welcome to our Cancer Chat forum. It is normal to feel upset after receiving the news that you have thyroid cancer and I hope you will meet others here who have had to deal with a similar diagnosis, or have already had treatment.

    I will let them come and say hello and share their experience with you as I am sure it will help you to talk to someone else who has had a similar diagnosis.

    Fingers crossed all goes well with the radioactive iodine - let us know what the results are. We are keeping everything crossed for you!

    Best wishes,

    Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator

     

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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 

    I have also recently been diagnosed with the same cancer as you and feel very low and just not myself.  I am older than you and have two teenagers so I can only imagine how hard it must be for you with a newborn.  Everybody keeps saying to me that it is the best cancer to have but it does not make you feel any better.

    hope you are ok and start your treatment soon.

     

     

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    Hi I'm sorry I haven't been here for a long time, I've had lots to do as you can imagine. My treatment went well, the radiation showed that it had spread to more of my neck than we had though but no where else which is good news. In regards to treatment, take it one day at a time. In regards to the emotional strain, I've still yet to figure out a way of coping with it. It's not that I'm constantly sad or anything, I'm just not the same person I used to be. But it will come in time I'm sure xx 

    Good luck with all your treatments

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