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Tavish
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Joined : Jul 2003
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Posted 6/15/2009 4:54 PM (GMT -8)
I've been a long time poster on the breast cancer board, diagnosed with breast cancer in 1999 right before turning 31. Did chemo, rads, tamoxifen...and life is good.

Ever since college, I have been told I had a large thryoid. Blood tests were normal and we assumed this was just my baseline, to have a large thyroid. After 2 years of nagging by my gyno,  I went for an ultrasound (labs normal), and we found 2 cysts. Scan indicated a cold nodule. I also had found out that my cousin and her daughter had Hashimoto's, so I saw an endocrinologist and turned out I had it too. No symptoms, just large gland.

Endo wanted to do a FNA just to be sure...well you guessed it, papillary carcinoma.

I had a TT 6/24/08, RAI in August (100 mci) and just had my follow up scan last month. All clear! I developed a problem with my right parotid gland in February, doc thought it was a stone but it is a s/e of the RAI. I post on another board and turns out a lot of people had the identical situation several months after RAI.

I am currently stable on 150 mcg of levoxyl, just got to a normal dose a couple months ago and life is good again.

Welcome to Healingwell, everyone!

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saposs
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Joined : Nov 2008
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Posted 6/15/2009 5:53 PM (GMT -8)
Thanks Tavish,
i am newly dx with Thyroid disorder-hypo (hashimotos)...but i feel somehow it is still not under control...i have a feeling..maybe i will get it checked next month again.
Excited with this new forum so i am posting on all threads.... :-) I am also a member of Ulcerative colitis forum
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gachrons
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Posted 6/15/2009 6:51 PM (GMT -8)
Hi My teens Dad has had thyroid problems and had his removed. That was about 15 years ago and is not doing too bad at this time. Great to see some new sites up and running .I am a member of the Crohn's board .
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