DEAR THYROID^TM

In today’s letter written by, Jennifer Bridge “Rip My Thyroid” she discussed her cancer story and fears of thyroid cancer recurring, among other things. Her letter sparked a wonderful conversation between thyroid cancer patients, survivors and patients with hypothyroidism, Hashimoto’s and Graves’ disease. If you haven’t read it; you simply must.

Thank you to everyone for participating in today’s conversation and to;

Paula says: March 22, 2010 at 7:25 am

Hey, I am a CANCER SURVIVOR too! The Cut-throat Club! We kicked cancer in the throat!

When I went for my Fine Needle Aspiration, we convinced the doc to let my husband come in and take pictures documenting the whole procedure. I find many things about the procedure quite funny.

First;the room where the biopsy was done was shortened to “F-N-A”. Everybody kept telling me to head to the “F-N-A”. Maybe it’s a Canadian thing, but when somebody says “F-N-A” I hear “F***-n’ eh!!!! like we used to say in high school when something was really cool.

Second;the name.  Fine needle? FINE needle? Fine needle, my eye! LOL!! That thing almost pinned me to the table!

I highly recommend bringing a friend along, or a husband with a camera. It lightened the tension, helped me see the funny things, and made the procedure a story to share instead of a creepy secret.

I’m glad you are a survivor, and thanks for sharing your story!!

Elaine Martinez, Graves’ disease (hyperthyroid) patient wrote a magnificent piece about “What Awareness means to her. In Elaine’s post, she covered a lot of territory regarding awareness for all thyroid diseases and cancers, as well as sharing her story. If you didn’t get a chance to read it, I encourage you to check it out.

Thank you to everyone for sharing your thoughts and stories. Thank you to;.

Lisa Watkins says: March 22, 2010 at 2:35 pm

My friends and relatives weren’t adversely affected by my Graves just worried about my health. I was working for an optometrist at the time I got diagnosed and told him about my condition. I didn’t know what my symptoms would be and my endo didn’t tell me anything. I realize in hindsight that I looked like I was on drugs. I eventually got laid off from that job and the one who stayed actually was on drugs!

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