- Re: How many Drs. does it take to remove a thyroid???......

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Hi !

Thanks for your great response.....Not sure on the dosage I had....I-

31 rings a faint and distant bell. Didn't have isolation at hosp. or

anything...just a wk. of staying away from close contact with

people. Yes, am having the scan 3 days after drink, and the DR. will

be seeing me with results thereafter, and how much next dosage will

be...He said it might take a couple of little drinks instead of the

bigger ones to do this.....They did also recommend 6 mos between

drinks.....I thought it was a little early. But being a small dose,

I thought they could give them more frequently......

I'll check the archives and see what's there....it's very interesting

and learning lots with this website....

Seems I got myself listed under 2 names....not sure how I did that,

but will try to correct.

Thank-you again for responding...Good luck and good health to you.

Lesley

>

> > Hi Everybody!

> >

> > I'm new on this list and had to read everyone's

> > message. I'm 50 yrs. old so no children at home to be

> > concerned for, but I empathize with you. It must be

> > difficult.

> >

> > If you have a couple mins., I'd like to share a bit of

> > my crazy story with you, and get your opinions and

> > advice.

> >

> > I had a goitre, and half thyroid removed 10 yrs ago.

> > Tests came back neg., but they say I should have had

> > whole thyroidectomy....that's when they feel this

> > 'good' cancer started....

> >

> > Was diagnosed with pap. ca last Sept..(l lump, 2cm)

> > It's such a shocker, I think they feel they're putting

> > us at ease by telling us it's the 'good' kind....it

> > actually made me feel better, but I'm still new at

> > this and have yet to experience the side effects, etc.

> >

> > Had it removed with lymph nodes in Oct....you know,

> > the whole major surgery thing......

> >

> > O.R. report was not written up clearly, so I had to

> > have further tests to determine if thyroid was

> > completely removed....(Can u believe?? They told me

> > this 2 wks. after surgery......I told them, surgeon

> > said he got it all, just phone him!!...but it's not

> > that simple..)

> >

> > Surgeon made error, and tests showed some remaining

> > thy. in me...However, he said he didn't know it was

> > there due to old scar tissue and location (close to

> > parathyroid?) and was so small he ignored and went to

> > malignancy and removed all that....

> >

> > So now, question is, how to deplete remaining

> > thy...RAI drinks and scans or more surgery?

> >

> > They decided since I'd already had 2 surgeries, and

> > probably scar tissue, and remaining bit is so small,

> > they'd do the RAI drinks.

> >

> > Had my first one in Nov....I'm now awaiting my second.

> > Have been off syn. for 2 wks. and still feel good so

> > am thinking I still have active thy tissue left.

> > After the next scan, it should show if it's active.

> >

> > If it's active, then how many drinks will it take to

> > deplete it?

> >

> > Is it safer to drink these chemicals, or just have

> > MORE surgery to try to remove this safely?

> >

> > How important is it to go on low iodine?

> >

> > I was not told to stay away from iodine.....just salt,

> > and msg, and even then they said I didn't have to

> > worry too much, just to be careful and cut back a

> > little.

> >

> > It sounds like all of you take great care to stay away

> > from iodine.....Is that so the thy cells will take up

> > more from the RAI drink? Would they not take it up

> > anyway?

> >

> > So, if you're going in for surgery, I'd make pretty

> > darned sure they know exactly where everything is and

> > how much they're removing, because you will not want

> > to have it done twice...It's not that it's that

> > bad.....but major surgery is major surgery......I wish

> > I had got them to check the ultrasound again before

> > it....I don't believe the surgeon ever really saw the

> > ultrasound, or he would have known where the tissue

> > was.......

> >

> > I look forward to sharing your stories, ideas and

> > input...Thank-you for your time, and you'll probably

> > be hearing from me too now and then....If you have any

> > questions, shoot!

> >

> > ....and how many surgeons DOES it take to remove a

> > thyroid???.......

> >

> > Lesley in Canada (where I keep the heat turned wayyy

> > up!)....and......good luck in the hockey game on

> > Sun....but I hope we win!