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helsurf is
bags packed and off into isolation
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Female, 26, United Kingdom, member since Mar 2008
hi i'm 26 I had a multinodular goitre which i just had removed in june 2008, dx pap ca. I love surfing, getting married in september and can't wait!... [More]
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Thyroid Cancer, surfing, Thyroid Nodules, nursing  
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last minute RAI Q's
9 hours ago in the Thyroid Disorders Community
it's all on the National Health Service :) they're keeping me in for so long cos i've gotta get back to the island when i come home which means travelling on a packed ferry so can't come home till i'm safe to travel on public transport... any suggestions on things to take it to keep me occupied??? thanks to all of you, will keep in touch of course! ...
last minute RAI Q's
Jul 19, 2008 11:19AM in the Thyroid Disorders Community
hi all :) not long now, feeling pretty hypo, just a few q's for those who know :) 1. did they keep you on LID while in hospital? i gotta stay in for 4 nights! 2. when did they start you back on meds? i need my meds! will keep in touch and let you know when i'm back! thanks guys, love hypo hel x x x
How long did you have to wait before your surgery?
Jul 19, 2008 05:06AM in the Thyroid Disorders Community
i had to wait 8 weeks from being referred to surgeon
Questionable Medication!
Jul 18, 2008 03:02PM in the Thyroid Disorders Community
hiya gloria a lower dosage of levo will raise your TSH (as TSH is produced in response to lowered thyroid hormone levels - thyroxine) a too higher dosage of thyroxine will supress TSH levels and cause hyperthyroid symptoms i would be able to explain it better if i wasn't suffering from severe hypo at the mo and have brain fog - i'm sure someone o...
Doc wants the whole thyroid removed.....questions for you all
Jul 18, 2008 06:04AM in the Thyroid Disorders Community
hi TxMomOfFaith i had my whole thyroid removed because of a suspicious 4cm nodule that turned out to be benign on final pathology but they also found a 2cm papillary carcinoma on the other side which would still be there if they hadn't taken the whole thing out, it was also unencapsulated and pretty close to spreading else where (which a recent scan shows...
OK .. On a scale of 1 (bad) to 10 (great) how are we doing?
Jul 16, 2008 06:58AM in the Thyroid Disorders Community
gotta be a 2 today - feeling pretty hypo and still just under a week to go before i get RAI and can go back on meds again, achy, cold, tired, shivery/shaky, forgetfull and slow!