- Re: Afraid of wrong diagnosis

July 9, 2003

Dear ,

I am 43 now and I am sure that I have got Papillary TC while pregnant

with my son, 15 years ago. 10 years ago I had my left lobe removed.

When I noticed lump on my neck last year, I got pathology report from

this 10 years ago surgery and it read: Papillary TC, 2mm. Nobody

told me at the time that I had cancer. So now 10 years after, cancer

is back with mets on lymph nodes both sides (neck). I had 2

surgeries: one last December, and second April. I had my treatment

in June. This is just to give you an idea what I went through

lately. Now, after each surgery I had fears that my pathology report

will show something more serious than papillary TC. I still sometime

think that I may have something else and each time I go to see my

primary care DR. I asked if my diagnosis is the same. You are not

alone with this fear. But remember this is only fear working on you.

The chances to have something else are inexistent. Relax!

Papillary thyroid cancer is a very slow growing cancer and don't

worry about waiting...as you see I probably got it 15 years ago.

Try to be positive and enjoy your pregnancy. You have a lot of

things to dream about for your future....so dream and picture a

great and healthy life...

Love & Hugs

Biljana

> I was recently diagnosed with Papillary TC from FNA. I keep

reading about the other types of Thyca and think I may have

something worse? Has anyone been diagnosed wrong from the FNA? I

am so scared, I am drivng myself crazy. I can not have surgery

until after my pregnancy. I am only 15 weeks. I have such a long

time to wait and wonder.

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> -Scared

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