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Anybody here ever have/had Thyroid issues or cancer?
Posted on 5/30/25 at 10:21 pm
Posted on 5/30/25 at 10:21 pm
If so... what was the first problem you had that made you make a doctor's appointment?
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Posted on 5/30/25 at 10:24 pm to SallysHuman
I was just diagnosed with hyperthyroidism/Graves disease about 6 months ago
I didn’t know until I was in a car accident and a mri was done on my neck
I didn’t know until I was in a car accident and a mri was done on my neck
Posted on 5/30/25 at 10:29 pm to GreenRockTiger
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GreenRockTiger
Thank you kindly for the response!
Are you all good now? I don't know how thyroid issues work and my only understanding of Grave's is the eyeball thing.
I know better than to ask a lady her age... but what decade are you?
Posted on 5/30/25 at 10:32 pm to SallysHuman
Everyone should have labs drawn every 3-6 months.
Only way to catch things before they happen or to see if something is going out of whack
Only way to catch things before they happen or to see if something is going out of whack
Posted on 5/30/25 at 10:36 pm to SallysHuman
I can’t help thinking of this every time I see/hear the word, thyroid. From Rush Hour 3:
Posted on 5/30/25 at 10:37 pm to SallysHuman
Wife had her thyroid removed.
Loss of appetite. Couldn’t sleep. Vision problems. Headaches. Weight gain then weight loss. Trouble swallowing. Loss of voice. General lousy feeling.
ENT told me in post-op that it should’ve been removed 20 years ago due to scar tissue.
Getting the parathyroid out in about three weeks.
Loss of appetite. Couldn’t sleep. Vision problems. Headaches. Weight gain then weight loss. Trouble swallowing. Loss of voice. General lousy feeling.
ENT told me in post-op that it should’ve been removed 20 years ago due to scar tissue.
Getting the parathyroid out in about three weeks.
Posted on 5/30/25 at 10:45 pm to SallysHuman
Started getting abnormally physically tired. I'm usually go, go, go at work, but I found myself having to actually sit down and take strategic breaks. Knew something was off. TSH/T4 were way out of whack and diagnosed with hypothyroid.
Posted on 5/30/25 at 10:46 pm to graychef
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graychef
That is helpful, thank you.
How does one get scar tissue on their thyroid, if you don't mind me asking?
Person I'm speaking about spent entire life, excluding pregnancy, under 120lbs (most under 110) but went from 110 to 160 a couple of years ago in less than a year's time. Always feels fairly lousy but has Narcolepsy so it'd be hard to differentiate the general fatigue. Worked hard at first then half arse to lose about 25lbs, still overweight by a decent bit and has a newly noticeable lump in sternal notch- doesn't hurt, just noticeable. Maybe vision issues but that could be age related. No injury to neck ever that is remembered.
Posted on 5/30/25 at 10:48 pm to SallysHuman
Cancer yes. Thyroid no. Skin cancer
Posted on 5/30/25 at 10:50 pm to TBoy
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Skin cancer
Scary... I hope you're all good now. I really, truly hope my years of sun abuse don't bite me in the keester.
btw.. i ain't the one that dv you.
This post was edited on 5/30/25 at 10:51 pm
Posted on 5/30/25 at 10:55 pm to SallysHuman
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Scary... I hope you're all good now.
Last procedure was melanoma and they took a lot of skin. Had four other small tumors cut out over the years. Nothing has ever spread to other organs so all good as of now.
Posted on 5/30/25 at 10:55 pm to SallysHuman
Thyroid Cancer Survivor here!
Back in 2007, I was coaching baseball and became hoarse. I thought I was yelling too much at the kids, but it lingered on for weeks. I finally saw an ENT, and he scoped me and saw that my vocal cords were not working right.
After some ultrasounds and a Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA), it was determined I had Thyroid cancer. Surgery was 7 hours. The cancer was outside on my trachea and vocal cords. I lost the use of one vocal cord, but still have a voice. They removed the Thyroid, a number of lymph nodes, and as much cancer as they could.
After surgery, I underwent Radioiodine treatment. Took a radioactive pill and sequestered myself in the basement away from everyone for a week. Pretty easy and simple treatment compared to what most cancer fighters have to go through.
While all cancer sucks, Thyroid cancer is not bad of a one to deal with. It's slow-growing and can be monitored easily. Since 2007, I have had several more lymph nodes in my neck removed that were positive. The cancer never goes away. You keep beating back - like kudzu.
Like I said, cancer sucks, but Thyroid cancer is treatable and survivable.
Back in 2007, I was coaching baseball and became hoarse. I thought I was yelling too much at the kids, but it lingered on for weeks. I finally saw an ENT, and he scoped me and saw that my vocal cords were not working right.
After some ultrasounds and a Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA), it was determined I had Thyroid cancer. Surgery was 7 hours. The cancer was outside on my trachea and vocal cords. I lost the use of one vocal cord, but still have a voice. They removed the Thyroid, a number of lymph nodes, and as much cancer as they could.
After surgery, I underwent Radioiodine treatment. Took a radioactive pill and sequestered myself in the basement away from everyone for a week. Pretty easy and simple treatment compared to what most cancer fighters have to go through.
While all cancer sucks, Thyroid cancer is not bad of a one to deal with. It's slow-growing and can be monitored easily. Since 2007, I have had several more lymph nodes in my neck removed that were positive. The cancer never goes away. You keep beating back - like kudzu.
Like I said, cancer sucks, but Thyroid cancer is treatable and survivable.
Posted on 5/30/25 at 10:57 pm to TBoy
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Last procedure was melanoma and they took a lot of skin.
Sorry to hear that, ouch! My elderly uncle has had skin removed for cancers on his head and face, he said it was pretty friggin painful, you have my sympathies on that.
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Nothing has ever spread to other organs so all good as of now.
Happy to hear that, I hope that stays true!
Posted on 5/30/25 at 11:01 pm to kingfish2000
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kingfish2000
Very informative! Thank you!
I don't know if you'd call it hoarseness... but sometimes it's like a vocal cord catches the wrong way, or has spittle, if that makes sense. The friend should go get it checked out but is not eager to see doctors.
Posted on 5/30/25 at 11:17 pm to SallysHuman
Hypothroidism.
Couldnt get out of bed. Extremely tired. Crying like a woman. Didnt know what the hell was going on. Dr ran blood test. My TSH was 254 when normal range is between 0-4 I think. Dr told me he had never seen any reading that high and that i could have died in my sleep.
That was 1998. Been ups and downs throughout years trying to figure out correct synthroid dose. Even with a normal TSH readings, my hands and feet are cold all the time. Living in S LA, there have been times during summer months where I had to wear wool socks while driving to work with heater on high with windows down.
Couldnt get out of bed. Extremely tired. Crying like a woman. Didnt know what the hell was going on. Dr ran blood test. My TSH was 254 when normal range is between 0-4 I think. Dr told me he had never seen any reading that high and that i could have died in my sleep.
That was 1998. Been ups and downs throughout years trying to figure out correct synthroid dose. Even with a normal TSH readings, my hands and feet are cold all the time. Living in S LA, there have been times during summer months where I had to wear wool socks while driving to work with heater on high with windows down.
Posted on 5/30/25 at 11:20 pm to SallysHuman
Weight . Lump in neck. Thyroid issues can mostly be treated. Even thyroid cancer is very slow.
Posted on 5/30/25 at 11:21 pm to SallysHuman
It’s parasites. Take food grade diatomaceous earth and activated charcoal daily. Start at 1/8 tsp of each in a small cup of water.
If you got the jab start Fenbendazole and ivermectin as well.
If you got the jab start Fenbendazole and ivermectin as well.
Posted on 5/30/25 at 11:27 pm to LSUAngelHere1
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LSUAngelHere1
dunno if serious about parasites... humor meter is broke today.
No jab. Probable covid one time due to same symptoms as family member living in same house that tested positive. (had to test for work because of symptoms)
Edit... googled parasites and thyroid or suprasternal swelling... damn, it's actually a thing! Not a common thing, but still a thing. How'd you know it's a thing? Gross and wow all at the same time.
This post was edited on 5/30/25 at 11:32 pm
Posted on 5/30/25 at 11:38 pm to LSUAngelHere1
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Take food grade diatomaceous earth and activated charcoal daily.
Looked this up as well... definitely interested. Unsure where to buy. Amazon of course, but I hate getting ingestible products from them as I'd be nervous of their actual origin, purity and content.
Where does one get Food Grade DE that is trustworthy?
Posted on 5/30/25 at 11:48 pm to landmanner
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Living in S LA, there have been times during summer months where I had to wear wool socks while driving to work with heater on high with windows down.
My secretary in her 60s and I are the only ones who have our portable heaters running at our feet during any given day of the year.
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