Comments on: Thyroid cancer (and treatment) sucks! http://www.flishfun.com/blog/technology/thyroid-cancer-and-treatment-sucks/ Your Place for Late-Breaking Opinions Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:24:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Margie http://www.flishfun.com/blog/technology/thyroid-cancer-and-treatment-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-7066 Margie Mon, 30 Mar 2009 02:32:19 +0000 http://www.flishfun.com/blog/?p=402#comment-7066 I am so confused, disoriented and just exhausted. I feel as if I have been awake for days and then ran a marathon and yet all I have done all day is hunt for food to eat from my kitchen. I find it hard to type without a million mistakes and I type 60-70 wpm. I had my thyroid removed on Feb 18, and I have been on the LID diet and off my thyroid medication for 4 weeks, I had my cytomel until two weeks ago. I have my first dose of RAI on April 6th and I am terrified of the impact it is going to have on my family, my life and just everything about "us". I have a great support system within my friends and family, but unfortunately I feel afraid to ask for help. They were so helpful during my recovery by bringing food and helping and I think this next week that i have here at home may be worse than that as I am feeling nearly drunk with this total HYPO situation. This si worse than having a newborn that cries all night, at least there are the "mommy hormones" that kick in and get you through. I feel so confused about what will be happening, I read I had to stay in the hospital for the RAI then, my doc says no, I come home to quarantine. Luckily we have a basement bedroom, but will I need to toss my mattress when I am done? I am having the dose "over" 12 millicuries, that is all my paper said. I read that breast cancer chance is increased worse for RAI patients. I worry too much. I keep telling myself this too shall pass and that I will get through this. How come we know so much about breast cancer, lung cancer and every other cancer but thyroid is like the redheaded step child? People saying that it is the "good cancer to get" mean well, but I think that it sort of discounts my legitimacy of fear and concern. I am a really strong person, I work hard every day to keep my kids on top of their school work (I have three) and my husband is such a great person and helps so much when he gets home. I am not used to this new me. How long will it take to feel like the old me? Will this RAI treatment kill any cancer anywhere that evolved from my thyroid? My thyroid was removed, lymph nodes and tissue from my neck as well and I have Hashimotos. Do most people just have one treatment in my situation? Will I lose much hair? Man, I am a mess. 'Sorry. I know I am learning a valuable lesson here in humanity, patience, appreciation of life and the simple lesson of unconditional love and the ability to help those going through hard times by being a support. I know one day I will have my life back and be grateful for my cancer, but for now. It's true. It sucks. I am so confused, disoriented and just exhausted. I feel as if I have been awake for days and then ran a marathon and yet all I have done all day is hunt for food to eat from my kitchen. I find it hard to type without a million mistakes and I type 60-70 wpm.
I had my thyroid removed on Feb 18, and I have been on the LID diet and off my thyroid medication for 4 weeks, I had my cytomel until two weeks ago. I have my first dose of RAI on April 6th and I am terrified of the impact it is going to have on my family, my life and just everything about “us”. I have a great support system within my friends and family, but unfortunately I feel afraid to ask for help. They were so helpful during my recovery by bringing food and helping and I think this next week that i have here at home may be worse than that as I am feeling nearly drunk with this total HYPO situation.
This si worse than having a newborn that cries all night, at least there are the “mommy hormones” that kick in and get you through. I feel so confused about what will be happening, I read I had to stay in the hospital for the RAI then, my doc says no, I come home to quarantine. Luckily we have a basement bedroom, but will I need to toss my mattress when I am done? I am having the dose “over” 12 millicuries, that is all my paper said.
I read that breast cancer chance is increased worse for RAI patients.
I worry too much. I keep telling myself this too shall pass and that I will get through this. How come we know so much about breast cancer, lung cancer and every other cancer but thyroid is like the redheaded step child?
People saying that it is the “good cancer to get” mean well, but I think that it sort of discounts my legitimacy of fear and concern. I am a really strong person, I work hard every day to keep my kids on top of their school work (I have three) and my husband is such a great person and helps so much when he gets home. I am not used to this new me.
How long will it take to feel like the old me? Will this RAI treatment kill any cancer anywhere that evolved from my thyroid? My thyroid was removed, lymph nodes and tissue from my neck as well and I have Hashimotos. Do most people just have one treatment in my situation? Will I lose much hair?
Man, I am a mess.
‘Sorry. I know I am learning a valuable lesson here in humanity, patience, appreciation of life and the simple lesson of unconditional love and the ability to help those going through hard times by being a support. I know one day I will have my life back and be grateful for my cancer, but for now. It’s true. It sucks.

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