thyroid update`all good news!!!!

Thanks all---even more good news--path report back--- very small (smaller than measured on ultrasound)... all negative lymph nodes, no evidence of movement out side the thyroid--surgeon declared it "excellent path report and very curable"  this has made my day..... feel so good about all of this-- and feeling very good post-surgery--- will have post-op next week and make plan for iodine treatment.... then, according to her, "that should be it".... she was very upbeat and encouraging about this... has been from the beginning.  I feel very fortunate today--- reminds me that "always follow up" is the mantra.......

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Totally understand the anxiety. Of you see my earlier posts you can hear my anxiety. I was so upset about this. However, literally EVERYONE from my pcp, radiologist, surgeon , nurses and many people here reassured me that thyroid cancer is completely curable. I have several colleagues who had this as well and they were also very reassuring. 

So, hopefully it won't be necessary, but let me reassure you. If, by some small chance, this is not benign, know that the surgery is not difficult and the recovery is not hard. And it is far less scary than BC.  Again, this is easy to say because I had a pretty straightforward case. 

But let's assume you are benign.  In the meantime, ask your doc for Ativan for the anxiety.  If you have any questions feel free to ask and send me a private message  there a quite a few people here who have had both and they were very helpful to me 

Hang in there 

Hi

I know it is easy to assume the worst--but the fact is, most are papillary/follicular--sooooo common and very likely for you if indeed it is something at all (which it very well may not be).

I will be away next week but please let us know how it turns out (benigh!!!)

great news.  So they are going ahead with a partial?? That is what my sis did (ultimately benign).  Hoping the very same for you!