Friday, February 10, 2006

Bilateral Modified Radical Neck Dissection 06/01/05

On 05/23/05, I received my first Thyrogen injection to increase my TSH levels. The dosimetry process officially started on 05/25/05, when I received my first dose of I-131 radio-iodine via capsule, 2.2 mCi. The dosimetry scanning commenced that afternoon and continued Thursday and Friday. Based on Friday's imaging (05/27/05), there was a new development.

The radio-iodine scanning shows where any thyroid tissue or tumors are present. The tests confirmed that the tumors were present in my lungs AND in the lymph nodes in the neck. Since the cancer was in the lymph nodes, the lungs would not receive the necessary radio-iodine treatment without first having the lymph nodes removed.

I left the hospital on Friday, 05/27/05 at 12:00pm, and received a call from my doctor before arriving home that I would need Bilateral Modified Radical Neck Dissection. In preparation for the surgery, my doctor had already arranged an MRI for the following Sunday and an Ultrasound on Tuesday. The inpatient surgery was scheduled for the following Wednesday, 06/01/05.

The surgery took much longer than expected, as the surgeon was having to slice through scar tissue from the thyroidectomy, which took place two months earlier. I remained in Phase I recovery for several hours as my heart rate was extemely high.

The pathology report on 06/15/05 indicated that 17 lymph nodes from the neck and sternum and 2 tumors removed from trachea were positive for papillary carcinoma.

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