My Experience With Thyroid Cancer

I have had four appointments in the last week. I am so done trying to get there early and find parking and all that. The first two days, I had thyroid injections. Having those is an alternative to going off my medication; it's another way to have my TSH go higher. There was a long list of possible side effects, and I did end up with headaches and an upset stomach off and on for three days. The third day I had a 2mci dosage of radioactive iodine (no side effects come with this) and then yesterday I had the whole body scan. My doctor emailed me last night to tell me that no cancer showed up on the scan, so that was good to hear. This does not mean I don't have cancer in me, but it means there was no surprises. They still know of some small lesions in my neck that are too small to surgically remove. My doctor is still waiting for my thyroglobulin test results to come back before she formally tells me what the decision is. I asked what would probably happen and she said they'll