Thyroid Cancer

My husband has two lumps on the right side of his neck. He had three biopsies and they were all inconclusive for one of them. They have decided to remove that side of the thyroid, just in case, by the end of April. They will take the suspicious lump to the lab to analyse it. So, if it's cancer,  then it's already out. I feel very anxious about the whole thing, trying to hide my feelings from him. I've done some research online, but I rather listen to people who went though it. Has anyone had thyroid cancer treatment? How risky is the operation? Is it as curable as they say? Thank you.

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  • Hey, I had thyroid cancer three years ago and in my experience, yes, it was as cureable as they say. My case was a little different than your husband's in that the first biopsy was clear that it was cancer and I had the entire thyroid and all the lymph nodes at one side of my neck removed, so a rather larger operation than your husband will have.

    But even with that situation, I honestly don't think my experience was really much worse than say having one's appendix or gallbladder or tonsils or something removed. I was unwell for a couple of days after the operation because of the anaesthetic and my voice was a bit weak and I couldn't really turn my head easily or carry anything in my left hand for a couple of months after the operation. I took a month off work but that was mostly because I'm a teacher so obviously, being able to raise my voice (not to shout at students, but like to call them in from break time or signal the end of an activity that involved a lot of discussion) and to be able to turn my head quickly were important!

    And that's basically it. I did have radioiodine treatment, but that is a one-off.

  • Hello, I'm new to all of this. I'm also a teacher and having the same as you, surgery tomorrow and then radioiodine treatment. Thank you for posting and making this seem slightly less scary. X  

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