Thyroid Cancer Experiences
Hattie Ketterman Curtis
I’m Hattie Ketterman Curtis, and I’m living with Thyroid Cancer
I was diagnosed with Papillary Thyroid Cancer with Follicular variances in August of 2007 after having a Thyroid Cancer tumor removed from my spine and a total Thyroidectomy in September 2007. I had a cancerous lymph node removed from my left lung in February 2008, and another in September 2008 w…
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Chemo Brain
Well, as you know, most thyroid cancers do not respond to Chemo and most patients don’t receive Chemo, so I have never heard of this term.
We do get “brain fog” though due to being low on Thyroid hormone due to going off medication after surgery for Radio Active thyroid scanning.
It sounds very similar though.
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Before starting chemotherapy
Have your teeth cleaned and take care of any cavities before you start chemotherapy. Ask your dentist how to care for your teeth while undergoing treatment.
What is thyroid cancer?
Thyroid cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the thyroid gland. The thyroid is a gland at the base of the throat near the trachea (windpipe). It is shaped like a butterfly, with a right lobe and a left lobe. The isthmus, a thin piece of tissue, connects the two lobes. A healthy thyroid is a little larger than a quarter. It usually cannot be felt through the skin. The thyroid uses iodine, a mineral found in some foods and in iodized salt, to help make several hormones. Thyroid hormones do the following:
- Control heart rate, body temperature, and how quickly food is changed into energy (metabolism).
- Control the amount of calcium in the blood.
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