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Vital Info

Name:
Kathy (garlandkat)

Member Since:
June 2, 2009

Location:
Garland, Texas

Birthday:
December 29,2010

Cancer Info

Type of Cancer:
Thyroid Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer:
Papillary Carcinoma

Diagnosis Date:
April 30,2009

Lymph Node Involvement:
No

What I Hate Most About Cancer:
Being so absent-minded

Cancer Symptoms:
Had persistent cough that lead to numerous tests which found the thyroid cancer. . . I still had the cough after surgery, but now it seems to be going away. Turns out the cough was due to food allergies and had nothing to do with the cancer. . . go figure!

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects:
Total thyroidectomy to remove 3 masses, on May 11, 2009

Radiation Description, Dates & Side Effects:

RA-131 74.4 Mci on June 5th. Side effects included swelling of my throat and neck, headache, nausea and eventually really nasty taste in my mouth. June 12th – full body scan, results were good, and follow up on July 24th with blood work.
Lasting side effect from RAI - Blocked saliva glands, jaw pain and constant headache. Saliva started improving in July 2010 – but still have the pain and headache.

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Posts:	16
Photos:	3
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My Supporters:	54
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Comments:	123
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