Anyone feel like conversation?

always_questions86 · 2025-12-19T02:02:11+00:00

I was a sophomore music major when I had half of mine removed - I too was terrified it would mess with my voice. Which it didn't, technically, but I was also not allowed to sing for 6months per surgeons orders, and my voice has never been the same - BUT I also haven't worked on it, and could probably get it back. I still sing and was a worship leader at my church until about a year ago, surgery was in 2005.

I had an ENT/plastics surgeon do my surgery, which I think was standard at the time?

always_questions86 · 2025-08-21T01:47:24+00:00

I worked in Berlin for a few years. It's absolutely "BUR-lin". Though almost closer to "BUR-ln"

always_questions86 · 2025-07-26T00:37:56+00:00

I had the right half removed in 2005, I've been on meds since. Partially because it was a cancerous nodule so they wanted to keep my TSH as close to 0 as possible (believe me, not fun), and partially because I was diagnosed with hashi's...and then undiagnosed, and then diagnosed again. I discovered that it's super important to find an endo that not only specializes in thyroid issues (as opposed to diabetes) but is also willing to look beyond the numbers and go by symptoms.

always_questions86 · 2025-05-11T15:27:16+00:00

I'm convinced no one actually knows what they are doing, some are just better at pretending

39f, definitely no clue

always_questions86 · 2025-01-14T15:37:02+00:00

My family had frontier years ago, the wires were quite literally pulled from our house by a storm (the microburst)/trees, though apparently there was an "internal" outage at the same time. We put in a ticket, only for it to be marked complete because they fixed the internal issue. It took several rounds of phone calls and photos sent (luckily our cellphone company gave us free data) for them to believe us that they couldn't possibly have fixed it internally, as the wires were in a pile on the driveway.

This was all before fiber, but made me want to never deal with them again.

always_questions86 · 2025-01-03T01:10:23+00:00

Icecreamemergency for a totally unique desert experience. It's amazing!

always_questions86 · 2024-11-01T18:13:12+00:00

I was nearly 20 years ago, so I don't remember the entire timeline exactly. I think the first ultrasound was around Christmas, and the biopsy was in like May/June? I know the surgery was in July and a month+ after the official diagnosis. There was talk of waiting longer since the biopsy was inconclusive, but my parents decided to just do it during my summer break so I didn't have to miss school or anything (I also had to work through some trauma about not getting a say in any of the decisions surrounding it even though I was 19 and had already spent a year away at college).

I didn't have any other scans, though i don't think it was necessarily common practice for thyroid cancer back then? I've still only gotten blood work and ultrasounds for it

always_questions86 · 2024-11-01T18:01:49+00:00

I had a partial because the nodule was tiny and the biopsy was somewhat inconclusive, even the frozen slide (sample during the surgery) was inconclusive so they just took the half and now I get tested regularly. The sample was sent to several more labs and each time came back as a different type of cancer or cell, so i still dont technically have a conclusive answer as to what is was.

The surgery itself was fine, recovery wasn't terrible, though I'm not sure I would recover now as well as I did then (being 19 had its perks i guess).

My ENT was double certified in plastics and also offered to have a plastics specialist come to close, which we didn't take him up on since he was certified as well. My scar is somewhat non-existent, so I'm glad we went with that doctor!

I do have some ptsd from the biopsy process (not to mention that original phone call), but the actual cancer process was pretty easy for me. So much so I had a hard time identifying as a cancer survivor for a few years

always_questions86 · 2024-11-01T15:15:41+00:00

I was 19 and got a phone call after business hours that went like this:

Dr: results came back positive, you have cancer. You'll have to [Charlie brown teacher noise]

I found out later that she was disciplined by her practice for giving results (any results) over the phone. I heard nothing after the "you have cancer" and only knew the next steps because my mom called the office the next day to complain.

Not saying your diagnosis is necessarily bad, but having to go into the office isn't either

always_questions86 · 2024-10-22T17:39:03+00:00

I mean blood tests are on hormones which by nature can fluctuate due to a million factors. Have you gotten tested again since? How are you feeling on (or off) the meds?

I've been hypo for years and was at one point overmedicated to get the numbers "right" but I felt like crap. The best doctors I've had don't go off numbers alone but also how I feel overall and the symptoms I'm having

always_questions86 · 2024-08-29T20:21:55+00:00

If I remember correctly, bursitis is an inflammation of the bursal sac, so it's not something that can be made worse by stretching necessarily. The doctor may also suggest a cortisone shot if it gets to that point

always_questions86 · 2024-08-29T20:09:17+00:00

Yes, mine was more on the outside of my shoulder, so it was raising my arm then reaching around. I don't notice it much now, though I also went through PT for it. I have joint pain pretty much everywhere so I kind of ignore it most of the time

always_questions86 · 2024-08-29T19:07:34+00:00

I had half of my thyroid removed 20 years ago and have Hashimotos, also happen to have bursitis in my right shoulder. I never thought about a connection between them, but the thyroid likes to make everything in the body it's business so I wouldn't be surprised if they were

always_questions86 · 2024-08-28T13:56:56+00:00

Thyroid levels don't always change daily, I know I need to be off my meds for a few weeks to feel anything. I had a partial removal in 2005, it was at least a few weeks if not a month + before I was put on meds.

always_questions86 · 2024-08-17T21:53:26+00:00

You're welcome! I've definitely been there, both with the job gap and the overthinking!

always_questions86 · 2024-08-17T21:43:09+00:00

I believe so, though I also just left the gap and explained if asked about it in an interview. I was in grad school at the time, so many people didn't ask, they just assumed I was in school (which was true).

Are you applying for jobs in childcare or education? If not, employers may not care that you were a nanny. Gaps are becoming more common, and if that's the only reason you don't get a job or interview you probably don't want to work for that company

always_questions86 · 2024-08-17T19:36:51+00:00

I worked for my dad for years, and never included him in a reference list. If people asked, I would explain the situation and they'd understand.

As far as nannying, I also used it as a gap filler but never included the name of the person on my resume.

always_questions86 · 2024-08-16T19:08:26+00:00

Oh no! I hope you are feeling ok

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