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What Are The Symptoms Of Papillary Thyroid Cancer Recurrence After Total Thyroidectomy?
Question: What are the symptoms of papillary thyroid cancer recurrence after total thyroidectomy and iodine 131, I have an appointment with my endocrinologist july 13 but can't get sooner and I am wondering if I should go to a walk in clinic sooner. My throat feels a little swollen, I'm lethargic, having mood swings, I'm losing hair on my head, eyebrows, and eyelashes, I get dizzy if I stand up too fast, I have gained 15 lbs in the last 6 weeks, I have a mild ear ache on the right side and I have been getting tremors in my arms, worse in the right arm/hand. Thank you.
Brief Answer:
Thyroid
Detailed Answer:
Sorry to learn about the way you are feeling now.
Symptoms of PTC (Papillary Thyroid Cancer) recurrence after surgery/radioablation can be varied. It depends on whether it is local or distant spread.
Within the neck, one could experience a neck swelling and pain and enlarged glands (lymph nodes). Sometimes the re-growth of the cancerous thyroid tissue can be rapid. If it impinges on the vocal cords then one can experience hoarseness or voice changes. Other structures in the neck can also be compressed resulting in
difficulty speaking
difficulty breathing
difficulty swallowing
If PTC recurs and spreads through the blood to other parts of the body then symptoms depend on the sites. For example there can be bone pains, or wheezing (related to lungs).
I suggest you seek a sooner appointment with your endocrinologist to discuss these medical complaints.
Thyroid
Detailed Answer:
Sorry to learn about the way you are feeling now.
Symptoms of PTC (Papillary Thyroid Cancer) recurrence after surgery/radioablation can be varied. It depends on whether it is local or distant spread.
Within the neck, one could experience a neck swelling and pain and enlarged glands (lymph nodes). Sometimes the re-growth of the cancerous thyroid tissue can be rapid. If it impinges on the vocal cords then one can experience hoarseness or voice changes. Other structures in the neck can also be compressed resulting in
difficulty speaking
difficulty breathing
difficulty swallowing
If PTC recurs and spreads through the blood to other parts of the body then symptoms depend on the sites. For example there can be bone pains, or wheezing (related to lungs).
I suggest you seek a sooner appointment with your endocrinologist to discuss these medical complaints.
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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