Yes folks, it's gonna be a rough ride. A tumor on her thyroid, you can acccually see it now. Doc doesn't know if it's Cancer, he'll figure it out during surgery. She's only 22. Her cousin (41) had the same tumor removed in November and has been doing the Keemo thing. Wife says "at least I'll lose more weight". Always look on the bright side of life, (Monty Python song going thru my head right now)
Rough break. But on the bright side most thyroid cancers are very curable and the most common types of thyroid cancer (papillary and follicular) are the most curable. In younger patients like your wife, both papillary and follicular cancers can be expected to have better than 97% cure rate. Keep that in mind and support each other through it.
sorry to hear about your wife man. Stay strong for her, and I'm sure you two will pull through just fine
thoughts and prayers with you and your family. I'm 25 and can begin to imagine having something like that @ 22
Oh God, this just makes me sick. I just put my (22-year-old) wife on a plane for South Carolina and can barely stand having her out of my sight for five days. I can't imagine what this is like for you. I don't know if you're religious, but you'll both be in my prayers.
I know how ya fell,,,went thru the tumor deal with my wife 5 yeras ago,,,Thank God it wasn't cancer,,,Keep a positive at***ude,,,and prayer works! HRP
my family sends out a prayer to ya my mom har the same thing a few years back and pulled through like a champ and she was old before you know it she'll be up and yelling at you about taking out the garbage or cutting the lawn or some other mundane task.... and you will never be so happy to here those words good luck tom
I had head and neck cancer 12 years ago, when I was 18, so I know a little when I say that it's doable. Blackjack's right, it's amazing what they can do now with treatment nowadays. I heard someone say once that the "Big C" is fast becoming the just plain old "c". I ain't saying it's easy but if a no-good lazy cad like me made it, so can a wonderful woman like her! I wish her the best and you be strong for her. Tucker
That is horrible. Contact the Anderson center in Houston. One of the best cancer hospitals in the country. My boss was given 3-5 years for the worst thyroid cancer you can get, went through all the treatments and did some extra stuff like yoga and accupuncture to keep his head clear. Now he has like 10-15 years. It's amazing.
That's a rough one. Though the prognosis is good for thyroid cancer and cure, its still little solace now, I know. My condolescenses and keep a bright outlook - it will get better.
He is right. We'll pray for your wife and you. It's rough. I have a client who's wife just completed radiation treatment after surgery for thyroid cancer. They were able to get all but two small pieces of the thyroid out but got all of the tumor. The radiation treatment was hard because of the nausea. She is doing much better now and the Dr. expects her to remain cancer free and will continue to check her for a while. Your wife will need medication since the thyroid will be gone, but that's an easy one to handle. You guys can beat this one. You've got the support of all of us here.
Ya'll have some prayers comming your way brother. Sorry to hear it. Try to stay positive and pray for her.
went through that with my mother when i was 12 (breast, thyroid, and stomach). i will keep your family in my thoughts. wishing your wife the best. most sincerely.
AMEN!!!!! My wife and I are going on for almost 30 years, I would like to die if she got a Big C diagnosis. As is she has had to have heart surgery several years ago and it turned out good, thank God. I put her through it when I had cancer 20 years ago and survived the radiation. Howver that deal triggered embryonal cell carcinoma 15 years ago and after a lengthy bout of chemo and lymph node surgery and still here driving her crazy with my old cars!!! I guess what I'm trying to say is y'all just have to be there for each other everyday cuz life is full of surprises and each day is the only day you got together til the sun rises again. Posts here sound optimistic so hang in there for here cuz she will need you more than ever now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Purple, you and your mrs are on my prayer list. . . hang in there bro. i know exactly what you're goin through as mrs fiddy faught with the same deal a few years ago.
You have lots of prayers coming, but arm yourself well too! I suggest starting here: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthtopics.html Search on that topics page, read every article, use the other clicks to clarify big words, procedures, and medications. Fan out from here on the net and educate yourself on everything you can find. Everytime a test, an operation, or a medication comes up, research it and know what's going on and what choices have been made a****st the options. Read all the fine print on the meds--doctors seldom have the time. Be able to say "why are we choosing X instead of Y or Z?" to the doctor and understand his reply. I work in an academic (though not medical) library and can probably help if you have trouble finding some info you need, so feel free to PM or Email me. Also check out the library at your hospital. Bruce
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