Father, husband, runner, musician, and the lifestyle changes that came after thyroid cancer surgery (Patient Story)
Doctor Thyroid · Philip James
June 10, 202116m 40s
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Show Notes
In this interview, some of the key points include:
- Self-discovered thyroid nodule
- Diagnosed thyroid nodule
- FNA and biopsy
- 5 cm nodule
- Juice cleanse and no more red meat
- 3 hour surgery
- Regret about a Friday afternoon surgery
- Outpatient surgery
- Vocal cord paralysis
- Impact of vocal cord paralysis
- RAI six weeks post surgery - 176 mc
- RAI diet
- A positive and optimistic approach to the disease
- Surgeon did not present consequences of thyroid surgery
- Ran cross-country in high school