I pray you are doing fine I too had a rny in 2007 then in on August 26,2008 I was told I had breast cancer I don't know if weight plays apart in it but my journey was a rough I was thinking about having a revision because I didn't lose all the weight I wanted or needed to lose , I'm just scared something else will show up?

I am almost 2 yrs out from having the sleeve in march, 2011.      I am a caretaker for my parents   80yr old mother and 83 yr old dad.     I am single 63 yr old recently retired .     I have a bad "habit" of grabbing cheese crackers  many times a day to get me by.  With all the doctors visits for them is hard at times.   Last week 4 doctor visits with each one having an hour drive to and from.      I had a lump come up on my neck.  Family physician sent me for ultra sound with the results showing 3x   1centimeter each cysts on my thyroid.   I am scheduled jan 15th with an endocoligist.     I am afraid.... but hanging in there.... Wondering about others that have had the same or similiar..... also open for any and all suggestions!!   thanks, Nancy

Hello 

I had just started my classes for gastric bypass surgery, when I was diagnosed with Stage 2 Papillary Thyroid cancer. 

My surgery and radioactive iodine treatment was a breeze and all of my levels stabilized very quickly. I had no lymph node involvement, but as I am a Gospel vocalist, the surgeon told me up front if they had to remove both lobes of my Thyroid, that I would very likely never sing again. My entire thyroid was removed as they found cancer in both lobes. My voice was very hoarse for a while, but has returned to the point that I am starting to be able to sing again. My last two check ups have been great. No cancer markers.  I had surgery in Jan 2012, radioactive iodine at the end of March, and was just released for WLS. My surgery is scheduled for 12/17. Please do not worry. This is not a difficult surgery, or was not for me at any rate. The most difficult part was being in isolation for several days for the radiation. LOL

I had thyroid cancer in 2008. My rny was in 2001. I had stage 1 thyroid cancer and had the thyroid romoved plus 5 lymphnodes removed. It was done outpatient. I also did the I131 in the hospital a month later.
I got very dehydraed three weeks later, lost my taste and ended up in the hospital for four days.
Now I have low cortisol level and have to be on a low dose if prednisine. but they are saying that is not from the cancer. My mom had Cushings disease so this is a form of it.
I did gain 30 pounds but lost it, and am back down to what I was. So that is good.

Hi, just got back my results and not great, in one lymph node. Waiting for an appointment with medical oncologist.  Will be around 4 1/2 months of chemo , then radiation. What a long journey.  Waiting to have bone scan and Cat scan.  Only good thing about Canada don;t have to worry about insurance. However sure would have loved to gone to Mayo, it has the best rep. even in Canada, so you are really lucky, if one can say that about cancer
It is really nice to share and know there is someone out there who understands.  It's hard to think which support group to go to.  I am for sure going to go to my weight group when I hit 100 lbs., just at 91 lbs  now.      The best is I did not go back to food .  At least if I am going to have a shorter life, its going to be a slim life.
Take care