OP Senior Member (100+ posts) Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 126 | I just had my first CT scan post-treatment (clear :)), and my blood work revealed my thyroids are hyperactive, resulting in my sudden weight loss and extreme insomnia. Ive seen a specialist, who said I either have Graves Disease or thyroiditis - I will be finding out which one soon. Either way, he says it is not related to my cancer/treatment, which I find hard to believe. I know hypothyroidism is a common long term side effect of radiation, but has anyone else experienced hyperthyroidism?
Emily - 24 years old at diagnosis HPV-, no risk factors T2N2b Squamous Cell Carcinoma Left oral tongue, poorly differentiated Hemiglossectamy, reconstruction, partial neck dissection 30 Radiation treatments, weekly chemo (cisplatin) 1/13/12 last day of treatment Diagnosed October 2011
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