Hi everyone!

Thought I would post on here as I found myself searching this forum weeks ago trying to ease my mind but was freaking myself out doing so!. 

Started at the beginning of June. Jus applying neck cream before bed and noticed a lump on the right hand side of my neck. Got myself so freaked out I nearly vomited , anyway as I was very concerned and very anxious when it comes to anything about my body I rang my GP.  I explained that the lump was quite big, noticeable, not sore, and mobile(movable). She told me it was a lymth node and that I could have a little infection, so leave it and ring back  in 3 weeks time if it doesn't go away. (due to covid couldn't get seen too) 

3 weeks in and it hasn't changed, however she rang me and told me I needed to come in for a physical examination. She felt around my neck and positively thought it was a 'lipoma' and wasnt life threatening. She did that and sent me for a blood test for 1 week after, and a ultrasound of my neck wich I was booked in for for the end of June. 

Had my blood test, and ultrasound, during the ultrasound the man who was doing it (not sure on the official names ha!) told me it is what looks like a 'thyroid nodule' and explained to me that if it was anything sinister it is highly treatable. 

2 days later get a phone call saying I have been booked in to see a specialist (ENT) was literally under 2 weeks. Mind was racing over time at this point. 

I attended I spoke about everything, she put a tube with a camera on up my nose and into my throat to look at my thyroid and throat (not sure on the names of these things!) went back to the room and she said the lump did in fact look like a enlarged lymth node. 

Again had another blood test that day while seeing the ENT nurse. 

I got abit spooked out as she said she was sending me for another ultrasound with a biopsy this time. And I think it really hit me when she also said I'm getting booked in for a 'Mri on neck' and also a 'CT scan of thorax,abdomen,pelvis with contrast' (I read this of my hospital letters by the way!. My mind was starting to race thinking all sorts, hardly slept, googled the life out of my self, please don't google these things worst things anyone could do haha!! 

Anywhoo, had my CT(got injected with dye I really thought I'd pee myself but that passes and that's what is expected for a slight moment) I thought that was terrible getting changed into a gown and all that stuff, lying in that machine, urrrgh!!! It wasn't that bad. Then I had my Mri on neck a day before my 21st birthday (atleast that was something to get me threw that long 40 mins) it was really loud at first but really guys it wasn't that bad. 

(waiting for my scan times, and appointment letters and all that stuff is the worst part I think, because at that moment in time I did already diagnose myself with thyroid  cancer, I shouldnt of but thats how the mind works sometimes, It gets the better of you!) 

Cut to the final part of getting to the bottom of what's going on in my neck, I had my follow up appointment threw to go back and speak about everything (test results and next steps). 

Received a letter for a preoperative assessment and infact it was Papillary thyroid cancer. 

Had my preoperative assessment and was told I will need a total thyroidectomy and a neck dissection. Was gave plenty of information booklets of my lovely nurse about the thyroid, risks of the surgery, and the aftermath of coping and what I could and couldn't do while recovering ,i couldn't of thanked her enough for that information. 

So yes people on the 16th of this month (literally next week) I am going in for my surgery to remove all my thyroid and some lymth nodes on the right hand side, then will have to have radioactive iodine treatment in the next few months obviously to destroy any mini tiny cancer cells that could possibly still be linguring around,and then hopefully that is that. 

Just feel abit lonely right now as I don't no anyone at my age going threw this type of cancer. Trying not to dwell on all this but can't help it. Just wondering if there is anyone on here in the similar situation to mine?it would be alot reasurring. 

Thought I would post on here as I did no that this lump was more than what my gp originally told me, like they say we no our own body better than anyone else and if we feel there is something more sinister going on then don't give up trying to get seen too as it could possibly be worse if we leave things like this. 

Thanks, 

-Georgia xxx