I'm having my treatment done at the Royal Brisbane. My initial op was done in Bundaberg, but they didn't realize till the thyroid was removed that lymph nodes were involved & that more surgery may be necessary. I was then referred to the top guy at the Wesley who doesn't want to operate for at least 6 months to allow the first op to heal properly as I had a couple of infections. He referred me to the cancer centre at the RBH where the iodine & radium treatments if necessary are done. I can't complain about any of the medical team, just wished I would have been referred to the guy at the Wesley in the first place who would have likely done the same op as you had. ... View more

The operation would be a neck dissection. I am not totally sure why it is difficult & dangerous, I think it's because where they think the rest of the tumour might be. I am hoping it doesn't come to that though & am counting on options 1 & 2 to do the job. I have good days & bad days I must say. It's just all this waiting that is difficult. But I am doing all I can do with diet & excersise to have my body in a good place to fight any cancer that may still be there. What else can you do hey. Luckily I have a very supportive family who don't let me get too down in the dumps. Did they tell you if they got all the cancer with your initial operation? If so they are probably doing the iodine treatment as a precaution. Apparently it is standard procedure after your thyroidectomy. It's good to talk to someone in the same boat. I wish you luck & hopefully 2012 will be good for both of us. ... View more

The operation would be a neck dissection. I am not totally sure why it is difficult & dangerous, I think it's because where they think the rest of the tumour might be. I am hoping it doesn't come to that though & am counting on options 1 & 2 to do the job. I have good days & bad days I must say. It's just all this waiting that is difficult. But I am doing all I can do with diet & excersise to have my body in a good place to fight any cancer that may still be there. What else can you do hey. Luckily I have a very supportive family who don't let me get too down in the dumps. Did they tell you if they got all the cancer with your initial operation. If so they are probably doing the iodine treatment as a precaution. Apparently it is standard procedure after your thyroidectomy. ... View more

I was diagonosed with thyroid Cancer in Sept 2011 after months of tests for other things, because my thyroid blood tests were all normal. But due to other symptoms such as trouble singing & nerve pain I was finally diagnosed after 2 biopsies & several types of xrays & a persistant G.P. My thyroid was removed in October but then I was told they weren't sure they removed the whole tumour which turned out to be larger than they thought. Because of one of the xrays I had done, I can't have Radioactive iodine till Jan 13th (a friday - not that I'm supersticious :o). I have been told there is a good chance that won't get it all & I will need radium treatments after that. That also may not be successful & I will need a further "difficult & dangerous" operation. I am hoping 2012 brings some good luck with it as I have so much other good stuff happening this year & don't want "difficult & dangerous" to factor in at all. Has anyone had any similar experiences? I would love to hear from you. ... View more

Thank you for replying Rod & CJF. Still sounds scary, but it's good to know others have been through it & are manageing. I will keep that massaging thing in mind & hopefully I won't be too radical a procedure. Cheers, ... View more