Thyroid Cancer Support Groups in more than 130 communities. Visit the Detailed One-Click Calendar of Events. How did you find Th圜a? You’re welcome to send your photo as well. Please tell us how your thyroid cancer was discovered, what treatments you’ve received, how you are doing now, and what’s been most helpful to you in your journey. You’re invited to share your thyroid cancer journey, for a future issue of this newsletter. Invitation: Share Your Thyroid Cancer Story Or else download helpful handouts from Th圜a’s Raise Awareness page. [Editor’s Note: Would you like to help raise awareness of thyroid cancer? If so, please send your complete mailing address to so that we can send outreach and awareness handouts to you. Thank you for these great efforts, Yolanda! She recently wrote, “I will be going on Wednesday, April 10, 2019, to speak to a group of over 125 people at the West Philadelphia Chapter of AARP here in Philadelphia.” Yolanda also reported that she’s added some of her own artwork to the Th圜a display table when she exhibits at community events. Yolanda Roberts raises thyroid cancer awareness through daily conversations and at many community events each year in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, area. I am not going to say this has been easy by any means, but I am happy that maybe if someone hears my story I can be a sign of hope. I couldn’t have done this with without my husband, family and friends. I am happy and healthy and I have a new found appreciation for life. While it would be ideal to say that everything is back to normal, I am not sure what normal really is anymore. Now I take my hormone medicine, go to doctor visits regularly, and I got married. I did the low iodine diet, and had the radioactive iodine (RAI) treatment. Since my diagnosis, I have had a total thyroidectomy, along with removal of various lymph nodes. I was terrified to say the least all these thoughts start running through your head, different scenarios, you fall into Google black holes, and you can’t help think of all the worst-case scenarios. I jumped on and off every possible emotional roller coaster. I was poked, prodded, drugged, and given more information than I could ever process. Three months before my special day I was diagnosed with Papillary Thyroid Cancer. Once I heard that word it was hard to catch up with all the other words that followed. I went from picking flower arrangements for my wedding to planning what came next in my medical plan.Ĭancer - it’s a scary word that has such a stigma to it. That’s until a small bump, nearly unnoticeable, led me to the doctor and quickly one thing led to another and I was neck deep in doctor appointments (pun intended). I thought I was experiencing allergies or a sinus infection, so life kept moving. I was an ordinary 28-year-old, excelling in my career and planning the wedding of my dreams. It’s hard to believe that it's been nearly two years since my life changed forever. Information for patients with rare thyroid cancersįind more than 70 additional videos on Th圜a’s YouTube Channel, through this link. Is lymph node removal common during surgery? After diagnosis, what to look for in a physician What it means if you hear that disease has progressed to the lymph system (nodes) In the video titled "Thyroid Cancer Overview, Including Surgery, Recurrence/Persistence,” Mark Zafereo, M.D., Head and Neck Surgeon at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center discusses the following topics and more: Video: Thyroid Cancer Overview-Surgery, Recurrence/Persistence
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