Guest guest Posted September 14, 2002 Report Share Posted September 14, 2002 Eileen, Just wanted to say hello and welcome you to the group. I am sure you will find this group a tremendous form of support, and encouragement. I know that it all seems so overwhelming right now, but eventually, months from now, it will " settle down " a little, as you will learn more and more every single day, even just by reading the other posts from different people. The neat thing is that we are all at different stages of diagnosis, treatment, and so forth. Please ask questions, and let us know what's going on. Ohio 5-02 FNA 6-02 Core Biopsy Dx papillary cancer 7-10-02 TT 7-30-02 RAI 156 mCi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2002 Report Share Posted September 14, 2002 Eileen, Just wanted to say hello and welcome you to the group. I am sure you will find this group a tremendous form of support, and encouragement. I know that it all seems so overwhelming right now, but eventually, months from now, it will " settle down " a little, as you will learn more and more every single day, even just by reading the other posts from different people. The neat thing is that we are all at different stages of diagnosis, treatment, and so forth. Please ask questions, and let us know what's going on. Ohio 5-02 FNA 6-02 Core Biopsy Dx papillary cancer 7-10-02 TT 7-30-02 RAI 156 mCi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2002 Report Share Posted September 14, 2002 Eileen, Just wanted to say hello and welcome you to the group. I am sure you will find this group a tremendous form of support, and encouragement. I know that it all seems so overwhelming right now, but eventually, months from now, it will " settle down " a little, as you will learn more and more every single day, even just by reading the other posts from different people. The neat thing is that we are all at different stages of diagnosis, treatment, and so forth. Please ask questions, and let us know what's going on. Ohio 5-02 FNA 6-02 Core Biopsy Dx papillary cancer 7-10-02 TT 7-30-02 RAI 156 mCi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2002 Report Share Posted September 14, 2002 Eileen Nerona wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > I'm new to this list serve. I was recently diagnosed with Thyroid > cancer. I'm 24 years old and just started a new job. But next month > I'll be undergoin surgery to remove my thryroid. I'm scared and no one > really understands what I'm going through. I hope in some way any of you > can help me get through this. Eileen - Welcome to the group, where you finally found people who understand what you're going through. Bad enough to be diagnosed with thyroid cancer, what bad timing to have it happen while you're new at your job! Hopefully you're new boss(es) will be supportive, but we definitely will be :-) Where do you live? It's very likely that there are other list members nearby, maybe even a local support group. You may have already heard the line that makes us all cringe, the one about having The Good Cancer, " the one I'd choose if I had to have cancer " . They're stupid remarks, but well intended. What they mean to say is that most thyroid cancer is highly treatable, and most of us will die of something else. I will post separately an updated index to listserv archives; reading the letters may help you prepare for your upcoming surgery. In the meantime, ask all the questions you can think of, and we'll be here to answer. - NYC TT 2/99 dx pap/foll; RAI 100 mCi 3/99 & 4/00; clean scan 3/02; current TSH ~.06 on .225 levothyroxine .... for key to abbreviations, see http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thyca/message/18923 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2002 Report Share Posted September 14, 2002 Eileen Nerona wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > I'm new to this list serve. I was recently diagnosed with Thyroid > cancer. I'm 24 years old and just started a new job. But next month > I'll be undergoin surgery to remove my thryroid. I'm scared and no one > really understands what I'm going through. I hope in some way any of you > can help me get through this. Eileen - Welcome to the group, where you finally found people who understand what you're going through. Bad enough to be diagnosed with thyroid cancer, what bad timing to have it happen while you're new at your job! Hopefully you're new boss(es) will be supportive, but we definitely will be :-) Where do you live? It's very likely that there are other list members nearby, maybe even a local support group. You may have already heard the line that makes us all cringe, the one about having The Good Cancer, " the one I'd choose if I had to have cancer " . They're stupid remarks, but well intended. What they mean to say is that most thyroid cancer is highly treatable, and most of us will die of something else. I will post separately an updated index to listserv archives; reading the letters may help you prepare for your upcoming surgery. In the meantime, ask all the questions you can think of, and we'll be here to answer. - NYC TT 2/99 dx pap/foll; RAI 100 mCi 3/99 & 4/00; clean scan 3/02; current TSH ~.06 on .225 levothyroxine .... for key to abbreviations, see http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thyca/message/18923 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2002 Report Share Posted September 14, 2002 Eileen Nerona wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > I'm new to this list serve. I was recently diagnosed with Thyroid > cancer. I'm 24 years old and just started a new job. But next month > I'll be undergoin surgery to remove my thryroid. I'm scared and no one > really understands what I'm going through. I hope in some way any of you > can help me get through this. Eileen - Welcome to the group, where you finally found people who understand what you're going through. Bad enough to be diagnosed with thyroid cancer, what bad timing to have it happen while you're new at your job! Hopefully you're new boss(es) will be supportive, but we definitely will be :-) Where do you live? It's very likely that there are other list members nearby, maybe even a local support group. You may have already heard the line that makes us all cringe, the one about having The Good Cancer, " the one I'd choose if I had to have cancer " . They're stupid remarks, but well intended. What they mean to say is that most thyroid cancer is highly treatable, and most of us will die of something else. I will post separately an updated index to listserv archives; reading the letters may help you prepare for your upcoming surgery. In the meantime, ask all the questions you can think of, and we'll be here to answer. - NYC TT 2/99 dx pap/foll; RAI 100 mCi 3/99 & 4/00; clean scan 3/02; current TSH ~.06 on .225 levothyroxine .... for key to abbreviations, see http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thyca/message/18923 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 15, 2002 Report Share Posted September 15, 2002 Dear Eileen, I think I have been on this list about a month. I am also 24 years old, and I just started working full time this summer. I had a total thyroidectomy two weeks ago (see my sig file). Please feel free to e-mail me privately with any questions or concerns you may have. I would love to help you get through this. And know there are people out there who understand how you feel right now, I'm one of them! take care, Sofía ===== ==================================== soshrew@... dx Hashimoto's July 2002 FNA 2 August 2002 dx papillary carcinoma 7 August 2002 TT 30 August 2002 upcoming RAI in October _________________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 15, 2002 Report Share Posted September 15, 2002 Dear Eileen, I think I have been on this list about a month. I am also 24 years old, and I just started working full time this summer. I had a total thyroidectomy two weeks ago (see my sig file). Please feel free to e-mail me privately with any questions or concerns you may have. I would love to help you get through this. And know there are people out there who understand how you feel right now, I'm one of them! take care, Sofía ===== ==================================== soshrew@... dx Hashimoto's July 2002 FNA 2 August 2002 dx papillary carcinoma 7 August 2002 TT 30 August 2002 upcoming RAI in October _________________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 15, 2002 Report Share Posted September 15, 2002 Dear Eileen, I think I have been on this list about a month. I am also 24 years old, and I just started working full time this summer. I had a total thyroidectomy two weeks ago (see my sig file). Please feel free to e-mail me privately with any questions or concerns you may have. I would love to help you get through this. And know there are people out there who understand how you feel right now, I'm one of them! take care, Sofía ===== ==================================== soshrew@... dx Hashimoto's July 2002 FNA 2 August 2002 dx papillary carcinoma 7 August 2002 TT 30 August 2002 upcoming RAI in October _________________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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