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Recurrence Post Thyroidectomy for Pap Thyroid Cancer?

Hello everyone!  I had a total thyroidectomy in 2014 due to Papillary Thyroid Cancer.  I had two rounds of Radioactive Iodine.  I moved states in January.  I was due to have another Thyrogen/whole body scan since then but I havent had insurance and wont have insurance until May 1.  

March 1st I started having this painful stabbing feeling in my neck around where my thyroid was on the side my biggest tumor was.  I felt around and found a large hard lymph node there.  Since then, it is still here and another on the other side now.  I have also been getting these strange random nose bleeds.  I have never had a nose bleed in my life and now twice a week I have them.  The pain in my neck radiates into my left ear, and this week has gotten worse. I constantly feel like I need to clear my throat as when Im talking it cracks like I have something stuck in there.  Two nights ago while at work, I had to stop talking as talking was becoming painful and it felt like I was straining to talk, like I had been screaming all night long.  Now I am just hoarse.   I do not have a cold, its not a sore throat but my NECK that hurts.  There are no white spots in my mouth or back of my throat, and it is not red.  

Now I am getting winded doing normal activities, I have to stop and catch my breath.  Has anyone had a local recurrence with symptoms like this? Again, I cant see a doc and not go bankrupt until May 1st so any advice would be welcomed.  

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