As this is your first post with us I just wanted to pop in to give you a warm welcome to Cancer Chat, Catlady69.

What a stressful situation you find yourself in, no wonder you're so nervous but I'm glad to hear that you have taken the most important step which is to have yourself checked.

You mentioned you had an appointment yesterday so I wanted to ask how did it go? Hopefully you got all the answers to your questions and the news were nothing sinister.

Once you find a moment, come back and let us know how you're getting on. We're thinking of you.

All the best,

Renata, Cancer Chat Moderator

Finally got my results yesterday. It was follicular thyroid cancer. They might have to cut the other side out as there were breaks in the cancer cells and he explained they're is a chance the cancer could have spread through the veins in the thyroid. Then he explained about a radiotherapy pill thing. Got a nice discriptive booklet on the whole process though. 

Not sure how I feel or how I am meant to feel. Yes it's cancer but it's out, it's daunting that I may need surgery again as it flared all my other illnesses and the pill sounds awful and I don't know how to be in isolation when I am a single mum with 2 kids and 4 cats . Friends and family have reacted in different ways some totally fine because of the surgery I have already had others worrying the worst and researching well "googling" then phoning me. Although one thing I feel about everyone is that I don't seem to be allowed to talk about certain things the ones who are dismissive I can't mention much, I mentioned help I could get from Maggie's and was met with 'but you don't have it anymore' and on the opposite end I don't bring it up or talk as little with the ones who are looking into all the worst outcomes. 

I feel weird. A bit numb. I think the "C" word brings that kind of shock and fear anyway. I am glad the main bit is out but fear for what's maybe going to come in the way of surgery and therapy. Although I now understand my dad's calm quietness when he was diagnosed and my friends and grans. It's not that they were fine with it, it's that there is no prescribed "feeling" for that word. Maybe the main word is simply 'acceptance' x

Hi, just been reading up on your post. How are you now, how are you feeling. Did you have to have the other half of your thyroid removed ? I'm been constantly stuck on Google, researching and searching up on suspicious thyroid nodules. I felt a lump in my neck mid August, doctors sent me for a scan at the hospital beginning of Sept. So I have a benign nodule in my left side of the thyroid and a suspicious nodule in my right, no other tests were done and I've been in a mess since that day. Well I'm due to go back Monday for another scan to see if there's been any change to the suspicious nodule . Just wondered what your process was, as I feel a bit lost with it all and no one to talk to about it.

Thanks

Hi Claire,

I understand how you are feeling ,I have my pre op on the 16th Oct for removal of 1/2 my thyroid plus large nodule which has spread almost ear to ear in a few months ,I am in a lot of pain in my ear ,neck shoulders and jaw so it’s not fun,just got to wait and see what the biopsy shows after the op,keep your chin up and if you need to talk feel free to message me 

Cheers

Carl

Hi Claire,

I understand how you are feeling ,I have my pre op on the 16th Oct for removal of 1/2 my thyroid plus large nodule which has spread almost ear to ear in a few months ,I am in a lot of pain in my ear ,neck shoulders and jaw so it’s not fun,just got to wait and see what the biopsy shows after the op,keep your chin up and if you need to talk feel free to message me 

Cheers

Carl

I hope your op went well!!! Thanks I feel much better now x