A personal resource
Memoirs of a Gland
The essence of one personal experience with thyroid cancer
Here, we're not alone.
I walked the same road: a sudden diagnosis, with no symptoms and no warning. I searched for it in Arabic and found nothing; I searched for company and found none. So I made this page to be what I wished I'd found: the experience, the facts, the reassurance.
Where do we start?
What is thyroid cancer
A simple explanation of the diagnosis: what it is, how it's found, its types.
Thyroid surgery
What happens before the op, on the day, and after: prep, recovery, the scar.
Low-iodine diet
What to eat and avoid, with products you can actually find here.
Before RAI
How to prepare for the dose, and what happens in the days before.
During RAI
The isolation days step by step, and what makes them easier.
Glossary
Every confusing medical term, explained in plain language.
The freak-out page
Scared? Me too. The side no one talks about.
Write to me
A question? A story like mine? A message for no reason? Write to me. I read every one, and reply when I can.
Send an emailmy.thyroid.notes@gmail.com
No need to read everything today. Take what you need now. The rest can wait.
And we're not alone.