ILDenlou's Journey with Tall Cell, Papillary Carcinoma
Patient: Thyroid Cancer > Papillary Carcinoma > Tall Cell
Patient Info: Diagnosed: over 10 years ago, Female, Age: 67, Stage I
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Diagnosed
Oh No
I just found out i have papillary thyroid caner from fnb . they need to run test to see if it spread.I found telling my family was really bad. I thought they were going to remove my thyroid first but she said they have make sure it did,t spread.My cancer came back as tall cell which is a n agresive form of papillary cancer.
they took about 24 needle biospy .5 hour surgwery 12 lymph nodes removed saliva gland removed all thyroid remove 1 par thyroid removed. had congestive heart failure during my surgewry
Procedure or Surgery
My first biospy was 6 needles in my thyroid it wasn' t as bad as i thought.second time it was 2 hours and had 12 needles in lymph nodes with Gods help i made it threw.third time it was again 2 hours about 10 biospys along my jaw line.June 4 going in for 5 hour surgery.Had my 5 hour surgery lymph nodes tissues saliva gland taken lymph nodes on left side taken par thyroid taken . people say the scare looks great.
Diagnosed
Oh No
this cancer turns out to be agressive have to have the treatment which may not even touch it ill let u know
biospy again for a enlarged lymph node
Procedure or Surgery
thank God came back as a reactive lymph node
Fatigue (tiredness)
Side Effects
i have lumps all over my taste bud bubles all over my tongue feels likes its burnt my nail bed have black stripes on 5 of them from radioactive idione
Finished treatment
Celebration
found no cancer in blood have to stay this way till aug2013 before they will say im in remission