Comments on: Warrior Survival: Life After Thyroid Cancer

By: Rosaleen Lewis

Rosaleen Lewis

I read your article and wept. My Grandson got Thyroid Cancer in 2016 , his treatment went on through 2017 and 2018 and has had check ups ever since. He was eleven years old and people expect him to get over it. He is receiving counselling from a Psychotherapist now because he has never gotten over his diagnosis and treatment properly. It’s like time stood still and he remained eleven. Thank you for highlighting condition. No one seems to realise you are on treatment for life and it’s a hormonal condition so very pertinent to your every day life. It is great to see you are well and hopefully my Grandson will be soon too. Thank you.

By: Julie Read

Julie Read

I am so sorry to hear about your journey. I am dealing with this now. I lived in Colorado my whole life and had several surgeries to remove thyroid cancer. Over the last year I’ve had many struggles and my doctors suggested I move to a warmer climate, somewhere where there was humidity and to get away from the altitude. I just recently moved to Punta Gorda. I need to find a great endocrinologist and ent doctor:). Any suggestions would be helpful.

By: Lisa

Lisa

I was diagnosed with malignant struma ovarii which is a type of papillary thyroid cancer that came from an ovarian mass. On 1/31/19, I had a total hysterectomy, appendectomy, and a mass in my right groin removed and the groin ressectioned. The pathology all came back as papillary thyroid cancer although my thyroid functions normal and is benign. Recently, a PET SCAN showed a lesion on my liver, which is also believed to be papillary thyroid cancer. I will be undergoing a biopsy on the liver, then a thyroidectomy along with RAI. What I have is extremely rare, but want to put it out there, because maybe, there’s someone else. I have three kids, and thank God this is not a genetic type that I can pass on to them. THYROID CANCER IS NOT EASY! This IS a big deal, I find a lot of people thinking it’s no big deal, BUT IT IS! I wish all of you success in your treatments and to lead healthy cancer free lives ahead.