What does Thyroid Cancer look like? Last year I had Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma – a malignant tumour on my thyroid. I was treated with surgery (Hemithyroidectomy followed by a total thyroidectomy) and Radioactive Iodine Treatment (also known as RAI). Thyroid Cancer often has few or no symptoms, unless you also have an underlying thyroid disorder, […]
Hemithyroidectomy
Benign or Malignant?
I told you all about the lump I found on my neck, which turned out to be suspected Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma, aka Cancer. I went into hospital and had a hemithyroidectomy, where they removed half of my thyroid under a general anaesthetic. I had internal bleeding and I ended up having two general anaesthetics in […]
Surgery Update
So yesterday I had a Hemithyroidectomy (they cut out half my thyroid) due to it being highly suspicious of cancerous cells. I came round feeling groggier than I ever have from a general anaesthetic. I couldn’t see properly. In fact all I could see was a shaky blur. I drifted in and out of consciousness […]
Today I’m having a Hemithyroidectomy
No it isn’t a fancy breakfast cereal or even a new position from the Karma Sutra. That would be wishful thinking. Today is the day that my consultant will be cutting out half of my thyroid, as I have suspected Papillary Carcinoma. By time you read this, I will already be in hospital and quite […]