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Thyroid cancer query

Barnesgirl
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I am almost 65 fit and healthy, had left thyroid removed in January contained 3.2 cm invasive encapsulated FVPTC, told it was contained in thyroid, no lymph nodes taken. Advised to have right side removed as had a small nodule less than 1 cm, This was carried out in May. Now informed this contained  2 areas of classic papillary microcarcinoma. Also told some tissue has gone to immunohistchemisty but results not back yet. As far as I'm aware no lymph nodes taken and again contained but communication with me has been poor.

Just wondering if anyone in  or been in a similar situation and what further treatment they had if any.

many thanks

Barnesgirl

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    Hey, I had papillary thyroid cancer, which was dignosed by FNA. In your case, the odds are they will remove the rest of your thyroid. 

    They may or may not do radioiodine treatment. Given how small the nodules appear to be, they may not. Even if they do, that's really just swallowing a capsule. It's annoying because you are radioactive after it, so there are restrictions on being around people, but it doesn't hurt or make you sick or anything. It's just like swallowing a vitamin tablet.

    I would guess they probably wouldn't have taken lymph nodes, given that they didn't even take the full thyroid.

    Your situation seems rather different to mine, but the generalities are the same. 

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    Thanks for your comments MargaretMary. I have had all my thyroid removed good to know the RAI treatment isn't too onerous if I need it. 

  • Offline in reply to Barnesgirl

    Sorry, misread somewhere!

    The RAI treatment is more annoying than anything else, as there are injections beforehand and then isolation afterwards.

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