My sister has Thyroid Cancer?
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I am 27. I had thyroid cancer 2 years ago. My daughter was only a year old and I was scared to death. I found a lump in my neck when I was pregnant. The doctor waited a year to see if it would go down on it's own. When the nodule started growing she decided it needed to come out. They took half of my thyroid out and did a biopsy. It was follicular carcinoma. So they went back in and took the rest out about 2 weeks later. Then two months later I had to go into isolation in the hospital to have radioactive iodine. It's just a pill that you swallow, but you can't have contact with anyone(except nurses) for 4-5 days. Now I am cancer free. I have to take thyroid hormone everyday, but that is a small price to pay. I go once a year for five years and get scanned, just to make sure nothing has developed anywhere else. I'm going in a couple of weeks to get my second one.
You can search the web for "thyroid cancer" to learn about it. There are all kinds of web sites that can explain the different types.
I hope everything turns out great for your sister. Going through something like this can definitely change your outlook on life. It shows you what's really important. Just be there for her. She needs all the support she can get!
sorry but not sure,,but look it up on the internet
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