Originally Posted by karielt
Originally Posted by Honey
Has anyone ever had thyroid cancer? I was diagnosed about a month ago and had to have a thyroidectomy. I just wondered if you have ever known it to spread? I'm not really worried about it, just more curious than anything. I have to have some radiation as soon as my tsa levels are where they need to be. They told me that if I have to have cancer, this is the best one to have.
What stage were you in? Has it spread to the lymph nodes? My wonderful father had thyroid cancer and fought it for 11 years. It went to his lungs and he finely lost his battle. If they catch it early you’re good to go. It was in stage 3 when they caught my fathers. My prayers go out to you.
They didn't say what stage it was in, just that we caught it very early. About six months after I have the radiation I will have a pet scan to make sure it hasn't traveled anywhere else, but they said it wasn't in the lymph nodes. It was in the parathyroid, which are under the thyroid, so they took all of that. I guess having it mastisize is the part that worrys me a little, but worrying doesn't change anything and prayer does. I so sorry for the loss of your dear Father. I know DH and my kids are more than a little concerned, but I tell them to just keep praying.