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My name is Emilie.
I was diagnosed with Papillary Thyroid Cancer on June 18, 2015 when I was 22 years old. I had a total thyroidectomy along with 22 lymph nodes removed and RAI. August 19, 2016 they said there was No Evidence of Disease.
A day before my one year anniversary of being cancer free they said my levels were increasing.
Finally, after numerous scans and blood tests, they found it... a small lymph node next to my trachea. Within 6 months it began to spread to other lymph nodes.
I had a Modifed Radical Dissection of the right neck where they removed 54 lymph nodes from the right side of my neck. Out of the 54 only 5 were cancerous. The radiologist questioned whether the RAI is working but they decided to give it another shot. Now my tonsils are lighting up on the PET scan...
My name is Emilie.
I was diagnosed with Papillary Thyroid Cancer on June 18, 2015 when I was 22 years old. I had a total thyroidectomy along with 22 lymph nodes removed and RAI. August 19, 2016 they said there was No Evidence of Disease.
A day before my one year... [Read More]
Treatment Information
Stage of Treatment:
Currently in treatment
Treatment Types:
Radioiodine Ablation
Surgery
Hospital:
Strong Memorial Hospital (Rochester, New York)
Side Effect:
Nerve Sensitivity
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How do you deal with people who say ‘atleast you have the good cancer’?
March 15th, 2019
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