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I am a thyroid cancer survivor.
Welcome! I’m a 32 year old male living in United States diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer in Jan 2009. This blog is my story. Having thyroid cancer has been very scary and challenging in many aspects. I have gone through many ups and downs with my treatments and doctor experiences. I have had some very positive experiences, but unfortunately the start was very rough.
Overall, I am doing excellent and I’m now living a normal happy life. I hope you can learn from my experiences. Please take a moment and read through my blog and recommend it to anyone you feel could benefit from my story. O, this is my dog, Summer. She provided entertainment and comfort through this whole process. You’ll see some more pictures of her throughout my blog. I want to thank my wife and family for their tremendous support through this.
I have arranged my story into chapters. I would recommend starting at the beginning in chapter 1. It will take you about 5-10 minutes to read all my entries from the beginning to the end. Enjoy.
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It took me courage, strength, support, and faith to get to where I am today. Please take a few moments and read through my story. I have also provided many articles with a plethora of information. If you enjoyed my blog please “like” my page on Facebook. Thanks for your support!
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Papillary Thyroid Cancer Survivor Rate Calculator
Use this calculator to determine your 20 year survival rate base off your individual cancer circumstances. This calculator was design for papillary thyroid cancer. This data comes from a study of 2284 patients with papillary carcinoma from 1940-1997.
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This website also provides a wealth of general information about thyroid cancer. Below are some of the most common questions that you, a friend, or a loved one may have about thyroid cancer. I know I had a lot of question when I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer so hopefully this info will help you.
Off to my general doctor. It's been awhile, about 3 months, since my last visit with any doctors. My thyroid function labs were taken and my TSH is now 0.1 uIU/ml. So now I'm running a little bit hyper. My endocrinologist's goal for my TSH levels is between 0.1 to 0.4 uIU/ml in order to provide good thyroid cell suppression. So I'm right on. I do feel some of the hyper symptoms like being shaky, mild anxiety, hot feeling, and sometimes it's difficult to sleep at night but it's only occasionally. I will be seeing my endocrinologist in two months for an ultrasound and lab tests to monitor thyroglobulin levels. I will talk with him about these symptoms and see if moving from 137 mcg to 125 mcg would be a good idea.
I get a lot emails regarding the different types of thyroid hormone medications available. So I wrote an article that outlines the various medications. This overview of thyroid medications is useful to get a general idea of the different types of thyroid hormone supplements. I hope it helps.
The summer is coming to an end and fall hurricane season is starting. I decided to do a little last bit of traveling. I hit up a zoo while I had some extra time and I just loved the aquarium exhibit. The sea turtles were amazing! Thought I would take a picture to share with everyone.
