Re: Older Female - Recently Diagnosed

January 2, 2003

Hi Arlene,

Welcome to the group. I was 55 when I was diagnosed with papillary

thyroid cancer in 1999. I'll be happy to correspond and share

experiences.

We have people of all ages in these groups...Recently heard from

someone whose 4-year-old niece has thyroid cancer, and from a relative

by marriage, age 84, also just diagnosed.

Cherry Wunderlich

Bethesda, land

ThyCa Volunteer/Corresponding Secretary

6/99 tt, papillary; 8/99 RAI, 100 mCi; 10/00 and 01/02, clean scans

On Thursday, January 2, 2003, at 07:54 AM, dickidene@... wrote:

> My main question today is are there any others in the group who were

> diagnosed at approximately the same age?

>

January 2, 2003

I was 63 when my annual fna of my 20 year old lump revealed suspicious cells.

Passed 64 before my surgery, a completion thyroidectomy, which confirmed cancer.

More than thirty years ago I had a partial because there was a cyst wrapped

around the left lobe and they could not remove the cyst without removing the

lobe.

I assume you are brain-fogged because you are not taking any thryoid med in

preparation for a radioactive iodine treatment???? If so, please rethink

working and, particularly, driving.

Helen, TT 2/02

RAI 4/02

Scan 5/02

HP

Scan 12/02, clean

January 2, 2003

I was 63 when my annual fna of my 20 year old lump revealed suspicious cells.

Passed 64 before my surgery, a completion thyroidectomy, which confirmed cancer.

More than thirty years ago I had a partial because there was a cyst wrapped

around the left lobe and they could not remove the cyst without removing the

lobe.

I assume you are brain-fogged because you are not taking any thryoid med in

preparation for a radioactive iodine treatment???? If so, please rethink

working and, particularly, driving.

Helen, TT 2/02

RAI 4/02

Scan 5/02

HP

Scan 12/02, clean

January 2, 2003

I was 63 when my annual fna of my 20 year old lump revealed suspicious cells.

Passed 64 before my surgery, a completion thyroidectomy, which confirmed cancer.

More than thirty years ago I had a partial because there was a cyst wrapped

around the left lobe and they could not remove the cyst without removing the

lobe.

I assume you are brain-fogged because you are not taking any thryoid med in

preparation for a radioactive iodine treatment???? If so, please rethink

working and, particularly, driving.

Helen, TT 2/02

RAI 4/02

Scan 5/02

HP

Scan 12/02, clean

January 2, 2003

Hi Arlene,

Welcome to this informative and helpful list!

My story seems similar to yours. I'm 54, was diagnosed in Ocotober

with papillary cancer, follicular varient. TT was November 13 and now

I have completed 106 mCi RAI 2 weeks ago on Dec. 19.

I'm sorry you are having voice problems. I think your reading here

will give you hope for improvement. I'm finding that recovery of

voice, energy, and outlook are not a steady thing, but an experience

of ups and downs. My thinking is improving since going back on

synthroid about 10 days ago.

I've missed about 2 1/2 weeks of work, and worked office duty only

for another 6-7 days. Cancer has it's impact!

Are you scheduled for RAI? You sound like you are taking our 'good

cancer' in stride, so I think your attitude is working for you. For

many of the people posting here, physical effects are moderate and

life can go on without major adjustments. May we both be among that

group!

Flyn

> Hi,

> > To introduce myself, my name is Arlene (the Dickidene of my email

address is

> my real middle name). I'm 57 years old, diagnosed with papillary

thyroid

> carcinoma (with some foll. cells?) three weeks after my 57th

birthday. My

> surgery was 12/5/02. I have many questions, but won't spring them

all at one

> time. My main question today is are there any others in the group

who were

> diagnosed at approximately the same age?

>

> At this point, my main complaint is that I feel as if I've

swallowed a golf

> ball and it's lodged in my throat. My voice comes and goes, and my

gag reflex

> is working overtime.

>

> I've been back at work full time since the 23rd of December, and

I'm finding

> it a struggle. I have an Administrative (mostly sit-down) job, but

my brain

> doesn't seem to want to be there.

>

> In fact, it's time for me to get on the road so I'll close here and

hope to

> have a few replies when I arrive home this evening.

>

> Arlene Dickidene

>

January 2, 2003

Hi Arlene,

Welcome to this informative and helpful list!

My story seems similar to yours. I'm 54, was diagnosed in Ocotober

with papillary cancer, follicular varient. TT was November 13 and now

I have completed 106 mCi RAI 2 weeks ago on Dec. 19.

I'm sorry you are having voice problems. I think your reading here

will give you hope for improvement. I'm finding that recovery of

voice, energy, and outlook are not a steady thing, but an experience

of ups and downs. My thinking is improving since going back on

synthroid about 10 days ago.

I've missed about 2 1/2 weeks of work, and worked office duty only

for another 6-7 days. Cancer has it's impact!

Are you scheduled for RAI? You sound like you are taking our 'good

cancer' in stride, so I think your attitude is working for you. For

many of the people posting here, physical effects are moderate and

life can go on without major adjustments. May we both be among that

group!

Flyn

> Hi,

> > To introduce myself, my name is Arlene (the Dickidene of my email

address is

> my real middle name). I'm 57 years old, diagnosed with papillary

thyroid

> carcinoma (with some foll. cells?) three weeks after my 57th

birthday. My

> surgery was 12/5/02. I have many questions, but won't spring them

all at one

> time. My main question today is are there any others in the group

who were

> diagnosed at approximately the same age?

>

> At this point, my main complaint is that I feel as if I've

swallowed a golf

> ball and it's lodged in my throat. My voice comes and goes, and my

gag reflex

> is working overtime.

>

> I've been back at work full time since the 23rd of December, and

I'm finding

> it a struggle. I have an Administrative (mostly sit-down) job, but

my brain

> doesn't seem to want to be there.

>

> In fact, it's time for me to get on the road so I'll close here and

hope to

> have a few replies when I arrive home this evening.

>

> Arlene Dickidene

>

January 2, 2003

Hi Arlene,

Welcome to this informative and helpful list!

My story seems similar to yours. I'm 54, was diagnosed in Ocotober

with papillary cancer, follicular varient. TT was November 13 and now

I have completed 106 mCi RAI 2 weeks ago on Dec. 19.

I'm sorry you are having voice problems. I think your reading here

will give you hope for improvement. I'm finding that recovery of

voice, energy, and outlook are not a steady thing, but an experience

of ups and downs. My thinking is improving since going back on

synthroid about 10 days ago.

I've missed about 2 1/2 weeks of work, and worked office duty only

for another 6-7 days. Cancer has it's impact!

Are you scheduled for RAI? You sound like you are taking our 'good

cancer' in stride, so I think your attitude is working for you. For

many of the people posting here, physical effects are moderate and

life can go on without major adjustments. May we both be among that

group!

Flyn

> Hi,

> > To introduce myself, my name is Arlene (the Dickidene of my email

address is

> my real middle name). I'm 57 years old, diagnosed with papillary

thyroid

> carcinoma (with some foll. cells?) three weeks after my 57th

birthday. My

> surgery was 12/5/02. I have many questions, but won't spring them

all at one

> time. My main question today is are there any others in the group

who were

> diagnosed at approximately the same age?

>

> At this point, my main complaint is that I feel as if I've

swallowed a golf

> ball and it's lodged in my throat. My voice comes and goes, and my

gag reflex

> is working overtime.

>

> I've been back at work full time since the 23rd of December, and

I'm finding

> it a struggle. I have an Administrative (mostly sit-down) job, but

my brain

> doesn't seem to want to be there.

>

> In fact, it's time for me to get on the road so I'll close here and

hope to

> have a few replies when I arrive home this evening.

>

> Arlene Dickidene

>

January 2, 2003

Yes, Yes, Yes - I was 58 when I had a TT, pap cancer and RAI. I am doing

great now (60)and had a clean scan in Nov. 01. I will have another scan in

the Spring 2003. I was off work a week for the TT and left work one week

before my RAI. Because it was Christmas I had a couple of weeks off extra

and NEEDED IT before I got started on my thyroid meds. For the scan in the

Fall of 2001 I was off the last week before scan and went back right after

that. I have not had any complications and hope it stays like that. Once

you get started on some thyroid meds you will start feeling better, but it

takes a few days to kick in. I really feel for the people on this site

that have had a hard time. a

TT 10/25/00for PapCa.,(Nodule 3.5cm)

RAI 102-12/18/00, WBS 11/01-Clean

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To: <Thyca >

Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 7:54 AM

Subject: " Older " Female - Recently Diagnosed

> Hi,

>

> Whew! I hope I finally have managed to get myself signed up properly. I

was

> trying to change my email address and couldn't make that work, so had to

> unsubscribe from that address and resubscribe with this one. If I've

caused

> any problems to the List Moderators, I apologize.

>

> To introduce myself, my name is Arlene (the Dickidene of my email address

is

> my real middle name). I'm 57 years old, diagnosed with papillary thyroid

> carcinoma (with some foll. cells?) three weeks after my 57th birthday. My

> surgery was 12/5/02. I have many questions, but won't spring them all at

one

> time. My main question today is are there any others in the group who were

> diagnosed at approximately the same age?

>

> At this point, my main complaint is that I feel as if I've swallowed a

golf

> ball and it's lodged in my throat. My voice comes and goes, and my gag

reflex

> is working overtime.

>

> I've been back at work full time since the 23rd of December, and I'm

finding

> it a struggle. I have an Administrative (mostly sit-down) job, but my

brain

> doesn't seem to want to be there.

>

> In fact, it's time for me to get on the road so I'll close here and hope

to

> have a few replies when I arrive home this evening.

>

> Arlene Dickidene

>

January 2, 2003