Met with my surgeon yesterday. Out of the 34 lymph nodes removed... 20 were positive for papillary thyroid cancer. That seems awful but let me give you the positive.
- they were all papillary thyroid cancer. A lot of people seem to have more than one type of thyroid cancer found... With as much as I had, I was nervous there would be another type in there. Papillary is the best to have... Easiest to treat
- not all were positive! I am grateful for that!
- they were all small. That's awesome!
- the last round of radiation seemed to work. There was far less in the scan than there was in September. So, if anything is left now, this next round should work.
My surgeon is scheduling some blood work. I have another scan in a week or so. Then I will meet with my endocrinologist mid January. Then we will schedule my radiation. He may not have got it all... Fact of life. Hopefully thoug, the radiation will deal with whatever is hiding!
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Yay! Sounds like good news from all points. :)
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