I have papillary thyroid cancer. It's a really common, really curable cancer. I'm going to go into surgery on Friday. They're going to remove the lump and my entire thyroid. After that, for 2 weeks i shall live without thyroid hormone. Then, I get a single dose of radioactive iodine to kill any remaining thyroid that I might have. And from that day on, I will have to take synthetic thyroid hormones for the rest of my life.
I may or may not have a voice after. There's a chance I may not have a voice for 6 months. In rare cases, I'll lose my voice permanently. That's the scariest thing to me. This cancer could be the death of karaoke guy.
Posted by joel at October 19, 2005 11:54 PMYo dude, I hope you are doing ok post-surgery!
Posted by: brian at October 26, 2005 01:19 PM