Worries

Dear Lilly Was Here,

I ended up with synchronous thyroid cancer and breast cancer.

Initially, after a nodule biopsy showed papillary thyroid cancer, I had surgery to remove the thyroid along with some central neck lymph nodes. The 3 lymph nodes did not have thyroid cancer, but breast cancer instead. Because of the high position of the lymph nodes in the neck, I am considered de novo stage 4 for breast cancer (no evidence, so far, of breast cancer anywhere else in my body, including my breasts).

For me, the papillary thyroid cancer diagnosis was not as big a deal compared to the breast cancer diagnosis. The thyroid was removed, I had radioactive iodine treatment a few months after surgery, and take daily levothyroxine. It was all very manageable.

At first, I saw my ENT surgeon every 2 months, but not since Covid-19 as I have no current issues. My endocrinologist handles the prescription for levothyroxine and associated blood work. We chat by phone, usually every six months.

Good luck with your results.

Kind regards,

GlobalGal

Dear Lilly Was Here,

Yes, I take Anastrozole.

This month I am scheduled for another PET scan, my third. The other two PET scans were clear —as were my breast MRIs, breast ultrasounds, and mammograms.

GlobalGal

Lilyishere, I have not seen you update here so thought I would check in. I hope you are doing well.

I just did a whole panel of labs and will do a urine collection on Sunday to make sure my MGUS is still "just hanging out." Scared is an understatement. The worry never ends. I read someone's post here that we need to get a handle on this since aging is going to bring on a host of "new" things...but I have not managed to figure out a way yet.

I'm so happy to hear all is well with you, Lillyishere.

MGUS was an incidental finding on routine annual preventive care labs...so this ick just started in February. Thanks for the good wishes.