Question for the doctors and a little mojo needed

[richpjr]

Found out some tough news the other day - my wife has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer. It was discovered when she had a routine MRI for a different issue and they noticed a couple of nodules on her thyroid. They did a biopsy on the nodules and they were both cancerous. The doctor who ordered the biopsy is recommending the thyroid be removed and has referred us to a surgeon who will be doing the surgery. We have the first meeting with him next week and I was wondering if there were any questions or things that you doctors think would be important to bring up. We have spent a lot of time researching it online and I have a fair understanding of it and if they caught it early enough, the prognosis is quite good.

A side rant - it really sucks to have my wife get a phone call on 4pm on a Friday afternoon with the results of the biopsy and to be told she has cancer and then not be able to talk to a doctor about it until the following Monday morning! As you can expect, it wasn't a great weekend. Anyway, a little mojo my wife's way would be appreciated!

[Bolt-O]

Mojo for you and your wife, Rich.

[MakoShark]

Best wishes and good luck to you and your wife, Rich!

Let me add: Don't be afraid to get a second opinion if you haven't already. I let a surgeon take my daughters gallbladder out and I wish I hadn't. If only I had found the specialist we take her to now, earlier.

[Fleet]

Man its been a really tough couple years as far as bad news goes. Praying for you guys bro. Mojo.

[Panama]

My thoughts and prayers are with you.

[Guest]

You've got it, Rich. All the MOJO for your wife - I hope they'll be able to get it early.

[Boltergeist]

MOJO! My thoughts are with you.

[TTK]

MOJO

[Rugger05]

MOJO!!!!!

[ArtistFormerlyKnownAsBKR]

Sorry to hear about that Rich. I wish you guys the best and hope she has a speedy recovery.

[Beerman]

Sorry to hear that. On the bright side, it seemingly has been caught early. Is she scheduled for any other exams prior to your appointment? During my surgical oncology rotation I was assisting in about 5-6 of these a day, so it's a relatively quick procedure. She will need to spend the night to monitor her calcium level, but most patients left the next day.

You should ask how often your surgeon does the procedure. You want someone that has done a significant number of these procedures regularly.

Stay positive. In reality this is a positive that it was caught early. Once there are signs/symptoms/mets, the prognosis potentially worsens. The quality of life following the surgery should be the same except she will have to take a little pill (levothyroxine) every morning.

Feel free to PM me.

[sandiego17]

Best wishes and good luck. God bless.