I have a question or two for you. Regarding your biopsies, how do they come to 90%? Are they telling you that radiation is not in the picture because of the size of your nodules? If you feel you have thyroid problems, you probably do, I would take your temperature in the morning before you rise for about a week. I would also check your adrenal, vitamin D, and hormone levels, as well as, any other blood tests that show any deficiences. I was told that thyroid symptoms can look like cancer and not be cancer.
I have 2 nodules (one on each side) and over the years they shrink some and grow some and stay the same for very long periods. I am doing the Budwig Protcol in part and have noticed a change in a few areas of my health. I choose not to lose my thyroid at this point in my life and will try different things before surgery. I am wondering why your surgeon will wait 3 months before he goes in again? My surgeon said he would take biopsies from both nodules and send them off and if cancerous go back within 3 days or so when they get the results back, therefore better healing is attained. My Endo reccommended a total thyroidectomy too, and I didn't like that idea. Why will your Endo have problems monitering the other nodule?
My Endo said nutrition alone doesn't work and got somewhat excited about it, I believe differently in my heart and I believe in jumping outside of the box and that is how I have walked. Fear probably is a companion of yours at this point but you have time to decide and make good choices, be informed first.
Warm regards,
Carol
"coppertone.girl" <coppertone.girl@yahoo.ca> wrote:
Hi everyone. I am seeking information/help about thyroid cancer
alternative treatments.
I have a 2cm nodule on the right side of my thyroid. (You can't even
tell it is there - the only reason it was discovered was during a
routine doctor's appointment when the doctor was feeling my glands and
said it seemed enlarged.) My thyroid hormone levels are apparently
normal, although personally I do think I may have a slightly low
thyroid (ie. my hands and feet are always cold, I am sluggish in the
morning, etc)
Anyway, after 2 ultrasound biopsies I've been told there is 90% chance
it is papillary thyroid cancer. However it seems to be contained on
the one side only.
The surgeon I am seeing recommended that he do a partial
thyroidectomy. He said there is only a 5% chance that the other side
has cancer...but that he won't be able to tell for sure until after
the surgery when they analyze the pathology reports. And worst case
scenario I'd have to have a 2nd surgery to remove the whole thing 3
months later. He does not at this point recommend any radioactive
iodine treatments for me.
However, my endocrinologist is recommending a total thyroidectomy up
front. She said there is a 30% chance I have smaller, microscopic
cancers growing on the other side independently of the bigger nodule.
That means I would be on synthetic thyroid hormones for the rest of my
life. (she said if I get the partial thyroidectomy, since my thyroid
is working well right now, there is a good chance the half would
function fine, but the problem with that is she wouldn't be able to
monitor it as well if I did develop cancer on the other side in the
future)
So now I don't know what to do since they are not really in agreement!
I am also wondering if there is any other way. So many people have
told me that thyroid cancer is the "good cancer" and why don't I just
get out the whole thing and be done with it. Yet something inside me
says well do I really want to get rid of an entire organ in my body?
Might that not have a worse effect on my health?
I am wondering if there is anyone here who can point me to any
resources or share their personal experience. I am open to changing my
lifestyle/diet - in fact i am seeing a naturopathic doctor who has me
on a special diet right now. But can diet alone reverse cancer cells???
Any help you can give would be much appreciated.
CG
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