Another cancer scare

The__Malteser · 4 Jun 2011 at 09:19

I feel for you mate. Never a good experience to go through. Its good that the problem doesn't seem a big one though.

Keep us updates oh how it goes. Tbh, I'm sure its going to go well

A[L]C · 4 Jun 2011 at 09:43

Cheers guys, we're feeling a lot more positive now

ToxicTBag · 4 Jun 2011 at 09:45

Wish you both all the best

Ma'am · 4 Jun 2011 at 11:13

My fingers are crossed for your wife OP. I have a friend who's daughter had exactly the same when she was a teenager. She had the radioactive iodine treatment and was soon fine. A few years down the road and things are still all clear.
Good luck!

TheCenturion · 4 Jun 2011 at 11:16

Hope for the best buddy. No one's told her that she cancer, so stay positive

Von Smallhausen · 4 Jun 2011 at 11:17

Fingers crossed and best wishes to her for a fast recovery.

platypus · 4 Jun 2011 at 12:00

A[L]C;19242126 said:
Thanks mate.

Worst fishing for support thread ever eh

Worst "I've got a wife!" thread ever

*.

Seriously though I wish you both the best of luck, lets hope it's nothing serious. And even if it is the big C, it's far from game over these days

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*Please take this in the spirit it intended!

Randomface74 · 4 Jun 2011 at 12:03

I don't understand this probability thing - it either IS or ISNT cancer.... it's can't be "Probably not cancer"... that's like saying a fish is probably not a dog.

Cosimo · 4 Jun 2011 at 12:06

Fingers crossed and hope it works out well.

Cookeh · 4 Jun 2011 at 12:32

Good luck to both of you!

My parents have a villa in Tobago in answer to the questions at the bottom of the OP

Maximum Triceratops · 4 Jun 2011 at 12:55

Good luck, I am sure evrything will be fine.

footman · 4 Jun 2011 at 12:57

billysielu said:
I don't understand this probability thing - it either IS or ISNT cancer.... it's can't be "Probably not cancer"... that's like saying a fish is probably not a dog.

There are several types of cells in the thyroid.
With some of these cells the current technology is unable to determine whether they are malignant or not when tested by fine needle aspiration.
That's why the surgery is necessary.
Thyroid cancer is statistically one of the most curable of all human cancers.

A[L]C · 24 Jun 2011 at 14:18

Hi guys. So Dawn had the lump and half of her thyroid removed two weeks ago today. She was originally booked in to the general ENT clinic on Friday 8th July to discuss the results at the smaller Heatherwood hospital. They have now brought it forward to the main Wexham Park hospital with the surgeon to Wednesday the 6th July. They have told her to make sure I go with her. Really not sounding good

Feel a bit numb at the moment, not sure what to feel.

ikillbears · 24 Jun 2011 at 14:33

excuse my stupidity but what exactly is the thyroid and what does it do ?

Six7th · 24 Jun 2011 at 14:40

woops double post

Six7th · 24 Jun 2011 at 14:42

A[L]C;19443690 said:
Hi guys. So Dawn had the lump and half of her thyroid removed two weeks ago today. She was originally booked in to the general ENT clinic on Friday 8th July to discuss the results at the smaller Heatherwood hospital. They have now brought it forward to the main Wexham Park hospital with the surgeon to Wednesday the 6th July. They have told her to make sure I go with her. Really not sounding good

Feel a bit numb at the moment, not sure what to feel.

Don't think about it too much and don't focus completely on the worst outcome. I really hope the news is good!

excuse my stupidity but what exactly is the thyroid and what does it do ?

Basically a gland that sends hormones into the blood that control some pretty important processes in the body. Like metabolism and growth.

Rids · 24 Jun 2011 at 14:46

Wish you there best of luck mate, got my fingers crossed for you and your wife. As other people have said, if it is the Big C it isnt the be all and end all for things these days, treatments have come on a long way, and the odds are definately in your wifes favour.

rickh · 24 Jun 2011 at 14:49

A[L]C;19443690 said:
Hi guys. So Dawn had the lump and half of her thyroid removed two weeks ago today. She was originally booked in to the general ENT clinic on Friday 8th July to discuss the results at the smaller Heatherwood hospital. They have now brought it forward to the main Wexham Park hospital with the surgeon to Wednesday the 6th July. They have told her to make sure I go with her. Really not sounding good

Feel a bit numb at the moment, not sure what to feel.

Whatever happens she will be fine!

As has been said, the survival rates for thyroid C are very very high and the treatments are not harsh on the body.

I had half of my thyroid removed 2 years ago due to a huge lump (I was 19), turned out to be benign but they cut my recurrent laryngeal nerve so now I have half only half of my voice! How is hers?

Good luck, stay positive - I nearly killed myself with worry!

Curio · 24 Jun 2011 at 15:15

Stay positive OP. My wife had a very similar scare a couple of years ago - lump on the neck, chance of cancer, waiting for tests, etc, etc. Was the worst time of my life, so I absolutely know what you're feeling. What the doc said to us was "if you're gonna get cancer, that's where you wanna get it - it's the most easily treatable and the prognosis is excellent"

So even if it is the dreaded C-word, don't assume the worst.

My wife's turned out to be a harmless cyst in the end, fortunately.

Ahleckz · 24 Jun 2011 at 15:18