Thyroid Cancer

[livingwith]

ABOUT ME!
You are not the only one!
I also was diagnosed with Thyroid Cancer in May 2008.
I had surgery in May, my whole Thyroid was removed and Pathology tests revealed I had Cancer. Further tests revealed that I had still Cancer. I needed Radiation Iodine Treatment. The journey has not been easy. I became physically exhausted due to hypothyroidism. My life changed since the day they told me I had Cancer.
I never knew the Thyroid was such an important organ in my body.
I have be...Read the full article

[fllaw]

Like you, I also had my thyroid removed due to cancer. That was almost a year and a half ago and I am still fighting to get things back in balance. The parathyroids never kicked back in, so keeping calcium and magnesium levels is almost impossible. I had to have I131 ablation therapy 6 months after surgery as the cancer was still present. I am exhausted on a daily basis and so weak I can hardly function. My hair is falling out, my skin is dry, my vision has gone downhill. Who knew so many things were involved in this? I think people need to know their family history and have this chcked out. Too often we, as women, are told it's the cahnge of life thing....and it isn't it's thyroid disease or cancer. Keep on your doctors about checkups. And demand a test if they don't volunteer you for one.