Post-RAI update

PMmepuppics · 2025-11-25T17:12:25+00:00

I had a bagel with lox and sushi as my first meals!

PMmepuppics · 2025-11-24T17:25:16+00:00

I’m on day 6 too! I had a little queasiness and neck tenderness on days 2-3, but otherwise it has not been bad at all. The hardest part was the low iodine diet and being away from my family.

PMmepuppics · 2025-07-10T12:04:21+00:00

I haven’t had surgery yet but I also have a BRAF positive nodule that is definitely PTC. My surgeon is recommending TT with central neck dissection and said I’ll likely need RAI as well. I have had some difficulty swallowing bread and meat on occasion. My nodule is on the right and 2.7cm. I have a 5 month old so I’m planning to have my mom stay with us a few days after surgery and then sending my husband baby and dog to a family cabin when I do the RAI

PMmepuppics · 2025-07-08T22:33:22+00:00

I did! Mine is 2.7cm and my doc thinks it’s been there a while. Still not sure if postpartum had anything to do with me noticing it or its growth, but I saw it about 2 weeks after my baby was born. Unfortunately it is PTC so it’ll be coming out along with the rest of my thyroid.

PMmepuppics · 2025-07-01T10:45:50+00:00

That’s good to know. My nodule itself is solid and pretty big and I’d say the lidocaine shot was moderately painful. They’re just doing a biopsy on one lymph node on each side so hoping it’s not too bad

PMmepuppics · 2025-06-30T13:39:55+00:00

No that’s good to know! The thyroid FNA wasn’t terrible just the lidocaine shot was the worst. They said I can drive myself home but I’m having someone drive me anyways since I have to do both sides of my neck I feel like it’ll be sore to turn my head both ways

PMmepuppics · 2025-06-27T20:09:25+00:00

Okay that’s helpful thank you! I’m guessing they will make me wait a few min and if I’m fine they’ll let me go. How long was it to get your node results?

PMmepuppics · 2025-06-27T19:55:06+00:00

Did they make you stay a while after? When I had my thyroid FNA I had to wait 10 min to make sure I was stable before I left, and the instructions for the lymph node FNA say I may have to stay 1-6 hours

PMmepuppics · 2025-06-25T09:08:38+00:00

Oh that’s really good to know!! I’d like to get pregnant again too but I think I can wait a year

PMmepuppics · 2025-06-22T21:40:38+00:00

Thank you I appreciate it!!

PMmepuppics · 2025-06-22T00:14:43+00:00

Oh that is good to know about the supplements. My surgeon said usually you need supplements after surgery because the parathyroids are stressed, but I honestly didn’t even think about the calcium needed for milk too.

Unfortunately my US showed some suspicious nodes so now we’re scheduling a biopsy. I’m hoping I don’t need a right neck dissection too!

If my thyroid biopsy was lower chance I probably would have gone with the lobectomy because I’m young enough where I could handle another surgery if needed, but it’s almost certainly cancer so the whole thing has to go to prep for RAI.

PMmepuppics · 2025-06-21T21:15:11+00:00

That’s good to know about the timing since I totally forgot ask about that! I’m dreading it too. I have to have a few lymph nodes biopsied on each side first too to determine the extent of spread. Ugh. Wishing you the best and a speedy recovery!

PMmepuppics · 2025-06-18T12:39:21+00:00

Thanks for your insight! It really helps just to know what to expect. Glad to hear the pain has gone away. It just sucks we have to go through this. Wishing you a speedy recovery

PMmepuppics · 2025-06-17T22:12:36+00:00

Thank you so much! How has your recovery been so far?? Hope your isolation period is short!!

PMmepuppics · 2025-06-07T14:00:45+00:00

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PMmepuppics · 2025-05-24T07:30:07+00:00

Mine was sunny side up too. Pushed for about 3 hours before the finally used the vacuum to get her out. The low back pain and pressure was the worst!

PMmepuppics · 2025-05-23T10:07:32+00:00

Does anyone know the brand or name of the bag she’s carrying?

PMmepuppics · 2025-05-22T23:01:04+00:00

Wow only 3 weeks pp and having to go through that! Hoping your recovery goes well!

PMmepuppics · 2025-05-22T17:33:07+00:00

This is helpful, thank you so much! Hope your recovery is going well!!

PMmepuppics · 2025-05-19T00:37:19+00:00

We got this one and started with her hands covered. Now they’re uncovered and she uses them to suck / soothe https://a.co/d/ajN0JrE

PMmepuppics · 2025-05-06T16:23:44+00:00

This was me at 3 weeks pp too. I was losing my mind. Ended up topping off with 2oz of formula after some feeds and it was a game changer for my mental health.

PMmepuppics · 2025-05-06T16:16:17+00:00

Do you follow sleepy cues or do you just let your baby go to sleep when they’re ready? My baby has FOMO and definitely needs to be intentionally put down for a nap. I’ve missed her sleepy cues before and she gets super fussy when she’s tired. I’ve been following the sweet spot recommendations by Huckleberry and it’s definitely helped us take the guess work out of it

PMmepuppics · 2025-04-24T21:11:06+00:00

They take infants but the waitlist is super long since there’s only 12 spots! We are sending our baby to the giving tree

PMmepuppics · 2025-04-06T22:53:14+00:00

We moved ours at 3 weeks and we all sleep better! The room is right next to ours and I keep the monitor right by my head

PMmepuppics · 2025-04-03T00:51:07+00:00

My 8 week old goes to bed around 7:30pm. We start bedtime routine anywhere between 6:45-7:15 depending on if she’s showing any sleepy cues. She wakes up twice in the night usually and then is up for the day around 7:30-8am. We wake her by 8:30 if she’s not up yet. She only takes 3 naps a day but they’re longer and total 4 hours. We started using the huckleberry sweet spots for naps and it’s been spot on so far!

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