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[vampiredragon]

well, so far this year totally sucks. i get cancer, i have surgery, twice, and now i am recovering....again. my last surgery was on tuesday. im doing ok, better than the first one. ive gotten flowers and a great big teddy bear from my really good friend. so im doing ok. in a few weeks i start radiation therepy and then thyroid medication. but its

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[chichibabin]

I'm glad you're recovering, and i'm sorry that the air force is no longer an option for you.

did you find out what sort of cancer you had?

feel better.

[vampiredragon]

well after the diagnosis it came to be that i have Papillary carcinoma of the thyroid gland follicular variant. and Hashimoto's thyroiditis. whatever that is. your the med student so maybe you can tell me. all i know is that i was sick but im better now. hehehe

[chichibabin]

hashimoto's thyroiditis is an a condition where your body produces antibodies that attack your thyroid. YOu can get it in the absence of cancer, but if i had to guess, your body might just be responding to the cancer.

Papillary carcinoma *flips through reference book*
Most common thyroid cancer, predominantly in women, esp. with a history of exposure to ionizing radiation.

It just means that you have a cancer of the thyroid gland cells (rather than other supportive cells in the thyroid. It is papillary (looks fingerlike in section under the microscope) and it looks sortof like follicular carcinoma (but isn't) which is an entirely different type of thyroid cancer that has a worse prognosis than yours.

ok, so maybe that wasn't so helpful. :p

[moondevil001]

I'd say I'm sorry about the Air Force thing, but you know my thought about that one. Call me, alright. Love you sweetie. Bye

[vampiredragon]

hehehe well yeah, but it looks like ill be staying around here for a while. at least Drew can have a roomie if he wants one. i love you to. call you soon.