Thyroid cancer after BC anyone?

[Becky]

I am praying for you dear friend. And crossing all my fingers and toes too.

[Paty]

My dear friend Rhonda,

I have not seen your post on your health issues. I am so very sorry that you are having problems and still waiting to find out what the nodules really are. Hope everything turns out to be benign. Please keep us posted. I am praying dor you. I hug you in the distance my dear dear Sassy. Love you.

Paty

[Adriana Mangus]

Dear Saasy, oh boy you are a busy lady. Something is telling me that you will be just fine. Continue enjoying what you have been doing all this time. How exciting
to participate in your son's wedding plans.

Please keep us posted.

Love.

Adriana

[sassy]

Finally got the results back on my thyroid, which were negative YEA! but the captured cells were not enough for them to clear me completely.....SOOO

We watch and wait----I hate that! Although the endo said it was difficult to capture many cells because of the calcification, which unlike breast cancer, is not a sign of malignancy. So there must not have been much room for anything to be malignant. I hope.

Back for ultrasound in September, unless the thyroid enlarges significantly in the interim. Is currently pressing slightly on my vocal cords, so something will probably be done before too long.

Thanks for all your well wishes.

[caya]

Glad you got the "negative" results for now Sassy.
Hopefully you will get the all clear later on.

I have a male friend who developed thyroid cancer about 3 years after being diagnosed with breast cancer. He had a rare lung cancer in his teenage years which was treated with radiation, and cured. But then he got BC in his 50s, then thyroid cancer. He's a three-time survivor.

all the best
caya

[Pat94]

So glad for those calcifications - great news. Put your thyroid fears aside now & focus on the wedding, music, church, & living life big time albeit stepping gingerly.

[Laurel]

Hey Rhonda! Letting out a huge sigh of relief! Do you feel the breeze all the way down to Va? I have thyroid nodules that they are watching, too. As a matter of fact, I think the year is nearly up for another ultrasound. This growing old can be interesting to say the least, but I am happy to be here to do just that--grow old!

[Mtngrl]

Rhonda,

I'm happy your news was positive. I was told that almost all older women have nodules on their thyroids. I was also told that people get by pretty well without a thyroid gland. They can replace thyroid hormone. So don't worry.

[RhondaH]

Hello namesake, long time no hear. Curious what your results in September said? I just went in for some bloodwork and my TSH was 37.02 (I had it checked due to some odd symptoms)...take care and big hugs

Rhonda

[sassy]

Hey Rhonda Too and all,

Had another ultrasound on my thyroid and endo wants to do another biopsy. I go on Nov 18 for that. Nothing has really changed, he just wants to confirm the original findings "to be sure". I almost wish he would remove it and be done with it. Never have been the patient "watch and wait" type!

Regardless, all will be well!

Thanks for your thoughts.

[rhondalea]

Frankly, I wish I'd had mine out, except I think I'd miss my parathyroid glands.

I had Hashimoto's for years and years and years. In all that time, I never had a doctor smart enough to do a scan, but I had all the symptoms of hot nodules. Finally, not long before I was diagnosed with breast cancer, my wonderful endo rechecked my antibodies (high) and did an ultrasound. Indeed, I had a nodule. I started selenium again, and after a year, it was gone. Neither it nor the antibodies have returned this time. Selenium is not for everyone, and there are pitfalls, but for me, it worked--100 micrograms a day is all it took.

I hope this resolves itself without giving you any more trouble, Rhonda.

[Pray]

Sassy, I can't help but love the "to be sure" part. You'll be in my prayers.

[Mary Jo]

Hey Sassy....decided to come and take a look around her2 tonight and read about all you've been going through. You are strong and you are covered in prayer by many. I add my prayers tonight as well. From your other 9 year sister. Love and hugs.

[Cannon]

Hi Sassy,
Not sure where you are with this right now. I had thyroid cancer 2 years before breast cancer dx. My biopsies were all negative but endocrinologist said he didn't like the looks of it and wanted it out anyway. Had it removed and tho surgeon was 90% sure there was nothing, pathology came back positive. I was told that one could have 20 negative biopsies and still have thyroid cancer, so if you feel like you might as well have it out, I would support that idea. The surgery itself is relatively easy, the treatment is much easier than chemo or radiation, and many people live much of their lives without their thyroid. Having thyroid removed does NOT require parathyroids to be removed also, unless they are involved obviously. Due to my experience, my sister followed up with her doctor and was found to have thyroid cancer 1 year after me (she is 4 years younger). Feel free to contact me with questions.

[Soccermom]

Sassy,
Prayers for B9 results!
Marcia

[sassy]

Hey Cannon,

Thanks for the information. I got the results of a second biopsy today, and it was also inconclusive. So September and November biopsies did not harvest enough cells for a conclusive biopsy. There is calcification, which I take as a good sign for non cancerous, but this leaves me in the "wait and see", another ultrasound and possible biopsy in six months. Nodules are stable with no growth between biopsies.

Endo is not in favor of removal at this point. I have another issue with my legs that I may be having a procedure for soon, so for now, I'm moving forward with leg issues and keeping watch on thyroid.