Diagnosed with thyroid cancer? WATCH THIS interview before considering surgery: Dr. Akira Miyauchi

[@sarahmurphy-nf4yl]

I pray 🙏 that all people watching this video will be safe from harm and cancer and will live long, healthy happy 😊 lives. God bless all & thank you to both these gentlemen for this video. This doctor seems very down to earth and having his patients interest at heart. Thats all we can ask. May god be with you all 🙏 🤲 ✝️ ❤

[@rubydalloway901]

My surgery went well though I am sure there are some damage done to my neck.. I am positive I be ok after this..still healing for now! We should not be scared if cancer strike us!

[@rubydalloway901]

I was diagnosed of having papillary thyroid cancer jan12/24, had total thyroidectomy surgery and left neck selective dissection ..I have to be honest I wasn’t afraid or get sad.. I was scared after I was at the unit as I almost had a cardiac arrest or stroke because my calcium level went critical as nurses focus assessing my vital signs yet I was already c/o having chest pain. Numbing and tingling in my extremities. It was scary experienced so glad I was able to advocate firmly for myself.and I have a medical background!

[@Kungpaoshizzi]

Did you feel something inside, like a bb or such? Need to go to the doc but it's just inflamed, I don't feel anything inside. (need some dental work tho so perhaps I'm worrying too much :/ )

[@firstlast-pt5pp]

don't they do blood test once a day?

[@bj10jgo]

How are you feeling now? Are you still having issues without having a thyroid?

[@rezzelmaylim3870]

This video has been a great help to me, especially for my emotional health. I was diagnosed with "highly suspicious papillary carcinoma" in 2019 (1.2 cm solid nodule in my left lobe). I had a follow-up in August 2024, and the findings were the same: PTC (1.16 cm solid nodule in my left lobe, less than 1 cm on my isthmus, and two nodules less than 1 cm in my right lobe). For my second follow-up, my doctor decided to only conduct a fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) on the nodule in my left lobe (1.16 cm) because the other nodules detected during the ultrasound were too small. Based on the latest results, my doctor recommended a total thyroidectomy. I was hesitant for several reasons. I asked about alternatives like medication to shrink the nodule, but my doctor firmly stated that surgery is the only way to treat PTC. I've been depressed and stressed about my condition. There are so many things to lose, and I'm too young to start a lifetime of medication. This video gave me some comfort and a little calm. I've decided to ask my doctor to try active surveillance first. By the way, my lab tests like TSH, FT3, and FT4 are all normal. In 2019, I decided to get a checkup because the nodule was visible and I could feel it when I swallowed. After several months, I was surprised because the nodule disappeared, and I could no longer feel it when I swallowed. I decided to ignore my doctor's advice for surgery at that time, thinking that maybe I was healed. But in 2022, I was diagnosed with another health condition called Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). I did some research and found studies suggesting that thyroid issues might play a role in PCOS. I underwent a week of medication, and my menstruation became normal. However, in May 2024, my irregularities continued, which prompted me to revisit my OB-GYN. They advised me to have a follow-up on my thyroid. I thought I had no symptoms, but I'm not sure if they were caused by PCOS or my thyroid. Symptoms like hair thinning and weight gain are common to both. But one thing for sure, the nodule that I could feel before only becomes evident (swallowing like there's something trapped in my throat) when I'm stressed or miss meals at the right time. Otherwise, I can't really detect it visually or physically. Thank you for this and God bless. Praying for good health for each and every one of us.

[@romeosiervo4628]

Same to me as well my doctor adviced to had a surgery but i really believed that ist connected to my irregular menstruation and i don't want that surgery asap. Doctor told me if won't take it earlier the cancer will spread do u think so?

[@rsisterfaye1]

This video was just what I needed thank you for your advice on Thyroid Cancer.

[@jolieahernandez6410]

I feel this!! Me too!!!

[@sarahmurphy-nf4yl]

I was told I had 70% theoid cancer following FNA 4 years ago.. they wanted to operate immediately and then radio active therapy. I just couldnt do it. Inhad just.lost my mom and it was covid time. I went with my gut instinct and refused surgery for now.. doctors think I'm crazy to decline as it could spread to other areas..but i know.i will never do chemo or radio active therapy so no point in doing surgery... im going with my gut instinct for now and monitoring with ultra sound so far it hasnt grown. Im thinking of the 30% that said it may not be cancer and i want to hold onto my theoid as every cell in my body depends on the throid. I am so happy to see this video 👏 👏 I feel less alone.. commented even before I listened to it 😊 so Im going to listen now. Gos bless everyone. Pray 🙏 and believe jn the PLACEBO & Gods plan.

[@erebusagarista8031]

I'm going through this now too and feel so lost, have been monitoring mine for a year and hoping it hasn't spread and we're unaware of it.

[@firstlast-pt5pp]

get a molecular test to see if you have a more aggressive sub-type cancer - of course if the nodules got big enough to bother you, your option is limited

[@firstlast-pt5pp]

​@@erebusagarista8031- got a molecular test?

[@Amatullah.574]

I pray you are well, I'm glad your comment was the first I read. I feel the same way.

[@LisaLambert-mi9ny]

I took was diagnosed with 70 I have not been at peace with the surgery. Everyone thinks I'm crazy

[@sarahmurphy-nf4yl]

Thank you Dr Akeria.. you've put my mind at rest that I am NOT crazy for following my GUT INSTINCT and observing with ultra sounds rather than having surgery. Your talk was excellent and makes toral sense. God bless you 🙏 ❤️

[@jolieahernandez6410]

I was not given any other options other than cut it out!! My intuition has kept me from having the surgery. I was dx in Oct 2023 …Thank you for sharing this…I am now seeking a naturopath oncologist that will assist with active surveillance and any other medical needs

[@sarahmurphy-nf4yl]

Me too. You're Nottingham alone. It's been 4 years for me.

[@firstlast-pt5pp]

got a molecular test ? it can help your risk management

[@mountains1233]

I was diagnosed with stage IV PTC in 2013. The surgeon wanted to do neck dissection and remove a bunch of lymph nodes. So I declined. I radically changed my lifestyle-long story. But I've had ups and downs with the size from shrinking to the point of non visible, to a little bump, to huge grotesque (6 months), to smaller non-visible, to small but visible. Likely had it around 2010-2011 b/c went to doc about waking up in middle night gasping for air, but they thought it might be sleep apnea and offered me a sleep test which I declined, they made me think it wasn't anything serious. Didn't actually become noticeable size until 2013.

[@FourSisters]

I knew a coroner that did autopsies for years on older people that had cancers and they never knew they had it

[@jandlesmith]

How did it shrink? What did the person do? Was it do to diet changes? Was the patient younger or older?

[@DoctorThyroid]

Hi @jandlesmith it is Philip here, I asked Dr. Miyauchi is there were attributing factors as to why some thyroid nodules and cancer shrinks. He says there is nothing they have identified. The topic is discussed in greater detail during this interview: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKubpZqrbaeqj68si=el9riLC-8q7jTBGZ

[@CShabazz84]

Right!?? I have a nodule that’s 4cm and 75 percent cancer so I wondering the same thing

[@Andrea-zy9in]

Does a biopsy make the cancer worse? I have a 1cm nodule on my thyroid and they want to have surgery because I have a functioning thyroid

[@CShabazz84]

@@Andrea-zy9in not that I know of other than when the poke at it it can open the nodule that’s keeping the cells contained some say. If it’s small nodule I’d have them monitor it before surgery especially if you don’t feel symptoms. My nodule is 4.7 and I’m having surgery in a month

[@CShabazz84]

@@Andrea-zy9in I just had my surgery 3 weeks ago ago and lucky for me not cancer was found

[@sarahmurphy-nf4yl]

Phillip .. I'm so sorry for what happened, to you and thank you for your podcast, which is helping many others. God bless 🙌

[@sarahmurphy-nf4yl]

I would recommend people definately NOT to rush into surgery but to observe for a while until youngetnyour head around what you really decide YOU want to do. 🙏 do

[@irisagnessamia4679]

Thank you so much for sharing this video. Now, I am sure that I wouldn’t have my surgery, although that is my doctor’s advise.🙏❤️

[@claudiainda3367]

🙏💖

[@DoctorThyroid]

Hi @irisagnessamia4679 it is Philip here, I feel same like you. I only have regrets now.

[@vivalvarez4009]

Why do you have regrets? What consequences you have from the surgery? 22:46 22:46

[@brotherernest5993]

I have been diagnosed with anaplastic Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma. OMFG it’s cancerous with 4.7mm growth. It is making me dizzy, giving me ear aches. Very painful only option is a full thyroid removal. OMG I feel it growing!

[@rubydalloway901]

Papillary are multiplying it’s crazy they removed over 20 nodules in my neck though I can only see and felt 5 at that time .

[@rubydalloway901]

Try to buy barley powder from Australia.they said it shrinks nodules. After the surgery I felt 2 more lumps but I consider using barley powder. The 2 nodules are gone .

[@brotherernest5993]

@@rubydalloway901wow and what is the update? Thanks for commenting. If I do nothing I’ll die in 6-months but even if I do surgery, I’ll still die. Very worried and frustrating.

[@xxnatsistersagexx2346]

@@brotherernest5993 You might put in a call to the Burzynski Clinic in Houston Texas. Research Antineoplastins.

[@aynealmam6007]

Are you there ​@@brotherernest5993

[@sehrsss3743]

on a incidental finding i was diagnosed with a Thyroid nodule of less than 8.6mm TR5 did fnac it turned out to be Bethesda V suspicous for papillary tc my doctor is suggesting total thyroidectomy it would be really helpful if anyone knows about cryoablation is it helpful ?? i would rather preserve my thyroid than go for a thyroidectomy i have no symptoms form the nodule i would appreciate any help on the cyroablation

[@romeosiervo4628]

Same as my case papillary carcinoma bathesda V do u had surgery?

[@vandi1911]

But, what if the cancer has spread to the lungs? Should we avoid systemic therapy like chemo or targeted therapy with lenvatinib?

[@DoctorThyroid]

Hi @vandi1911 it is Philip here. One key thing to remember if thyroid cancer spreads to the lungs. It is different than lung cancer per se, and less lethal compared to lung cancer.

[@bedajitsharma6973]

Any treatment options does your doctor provide in that situation? , please let me know

[@twinny12009]

I have a goiter which is 7cm in size. I am now under investigation for thyroid cancer. If it is cancer I don't think I want surgery. The thyroid is such an important gland and I would rather keep it if I can.

[@verposada]

My tumor reduced by half the size with a 30 day fast.

[@twinny12009]

@@verposada Wow that’s amazing. Did have hypo or hyperthyroidism as well as a goiter?

[@Asath_R]

I trust that your thyroid surgery was successful. How is your health now?

[@twinny12009]

@@Asath_R My scan showed now cancer so I haven’t had my thyroid removed. I’m exploring other options such as diet, supplements, detox etc to heal and maintain my thyroid health.

[@HR-wd6cw]

So my question is once they've determined it's PTC should you still do active observation? The issue I'm faced with is that they found a second nodule (supposedly non cancerous as they said it's not solid, but this one wasn't there two years ago, but it's very small still, but on the other side). They are recommending surgery to remove the thyroid now since the other one (the existing one is about 1.7cm -- although I don't feel anything myself and no issues) but it did comeback supposedly as cancerous according to the pathology report? Part of me is worried that the other nodule could also become cancerous (although they did note that the existing nodule that's 1.7cm hasn't grown that much since they last checked about 2 years ago -- I just had another ultrasound a few days ago but what concerned them was calcification. Had the biopsy done and that's how they deemed it cancerous. So I'm wondering if they're advising surgery at this point on the assumption that the other one may become cancerous as well at some point and perhaps want to mitigate the chances of it spreading or other things like needing multiple surgeries in the future.

[@jocelynshi9393]

Same with,, I'm diagnosis PTC,and had a thyroidectomy a month ago, OCT,2024 now im suffering the side effects of not having a thyroid gland,and side effects of medication 😢 And my Endocrinologist suggest to do a Radio active iodine therapy 😢😢

[@bj10jgo]

what kind of side effects are you having after the surgery? If you now what you know, would you have avoided surgery considering you have PTC?

[@Tantryshowkat]

Unfortunately i have done thyroiductomy, would i have seen this video first, i wouldn't have chosen surgery

[@DoctorThyroid]

Hi @Tantryshowkat it is Philip here, I feel same like you. I only have regrets now.

[@Tantryshowkat]

@@DoctorThyroid ya sir only taking medicines thyroid 125mcg ,n calcium

[@sallyjohnson5985]

Hi Philip I’m wondering what was your experience in post operative recovery and particularly the management of substitute thyroid drugs? My wife who is 60 years of age has confirmed PTC 1.8cm nodule and is fearful of undergoing total thyroidectomy surgery which her specialist and GP are recommending. She’s worried about the long term negative consequences of doing this if it means a lifetime of struggling with ineffective drug replacement therapy and its unpleasant consequences eg depression, weight gain etc.

[@firstlast-pt5pp]

​@@sallyjohnson5985- get a molecular test to see if she has more aggressive sub-type of cancer - is she getting neck, head and whole body scan?

[@litamanley1516]

Anyone out there had cancer spread after biopsy? Iv'e heard of this happening.

[@norzeelaabdulwahab7856]

I’ve got biopsy for my papillary thyroid cancer on my left side thyroid. After 1 year, my lymph nodes near the thyroid that had cancer also got metasis become cancer. Don’t know if it’s due to biopsy or not. But today is 7th day of my thyroidectomy. Just discharge today.

[@vijaypambali894]

@@norzeelaabdulwahab7856 hello, how are you now?

[@Kungpaoshizzi]

@@norzeelaabdulwahab7856 doing better I hope?

[@erebusagarista8031]

My surgeon doesn't want to do a biopsy because of this and rather wants to do surveillance with ultrasounds instead. Crazy that they won't do surgery without a biopsy that they know can spread the cancer cells

[@firstlast-pt5pp]

​@@norzeelaabdulwahab7856- 7 days in the hospital? some people leave the hospital on the same day of surgery

[@Andrea-zy9in]

Does a biopsy make the cancer worse? I have a 1cm nodule on my thyroid and it’s cancer and the doctor wants to take my whole thyroid out. I am scared because I did the biopsy and they made it worse. I don’t want my thyroid removed because it functions well and it’s there for a reason

[@erebusagarista8031]

There is a chance that a biopsy can spread the cancer cells, it's called needle seeding. I'm facing this decision now and don't know what the hell to do as they won't operate without a biopsy

[@MelodyJacksonPhD]

I had a FNA.... When it was being done (5 needles), it was so bizarre because the woman doing it -- I guess she was a doctor -- was laughing about weird stuff. She was just very odd... and there was something that she was about to do wrong and laughed and made a joke about it as in on SNL.... For some reason (God!) I wasn't really freaked out about it all, I was just processing... but when she was like a clown, it made me start to be skeptical.... Then the doc told me I had cancer and recommended immediate surgery -- though after asking he said it would be fine if I waited a few weeks. But the vibe of him and the woman just did not seem right... I felt like I could not trust him.... Even when I asked the likelihood of it being cancer, he told me (68%) but I would think that should have been part of the original Reveal! But no.... So I then talked to my friend who is a D.O. who looks holisitcally at charts and needs.... He read all of my charts and images and said he really didn't think it was cancer... I went to another N.D. -- both licensed in CA -- and he also assessed all my charts and such and said he didn't think so... They also both said we could monitor and keep an eye on it and I could choose at any time to go ahead... but of course, once you do it, you have no choice.... Especially after the Covid event -- and I did not want and did not get the vax -- I thought... "What if I got my thyroid out then they would not give me medicine unless I took their Forced Clot Shot?" I would have ZERO choice but to do so... It is now 6 years later.... and I'm still thinking.... 🍿🤔 .... and observing. My latest ultrasound showed the "knot" as I prefer to call it to be the same size for a few years now... though it seems a bit bigger to me... but in reading the images, this whole new radiologist said based on what he saw he really does not think it's cancer... He thinks it has a 1% chance that it is based on what the scans show.... Intuitively and in prayer and all other opinions (than the original doc and crazy lady) say it just doesn't seem like it is.... I also don't want to be irresponsible with my health, so I continue to watch and get the ultrasounds.... Now I need to get back to a better diet too. I am appreciative of videos like this and especially THIS CHANNEL..... I have looked ALL OVER and you find very little information on how to heal thyroid cancer (if you do have it) naturally.... The natural cancer healing videos and courses and books typically don't include info on thyroid.... Because so many people get nodules and cysts and cancer too, this will probably continue to grow as a money machine for Big Doctor recommendation business.... and Big Pharma because then you have NO CHANCE to do without their drugs. I wish you all the best.... Pray for God's guidance to help you manage your fear and to guide you to what is right for you.... Meanwhile, I continue to ponder and learn lessons about life as I deal with the presence of the knot.

[@Reelsduggu]

If i had this video earlier I wouldn't do surgery

[@michellehicks8357]

On a incidental finding, I have 8 separate nodules. I have 4 labeled...TR3 (2), TR4, and one TR5 with punctate calcification. On both sides of thyroid. Measuring 8x5x9, 9x4x11, 8x5x11...and trouble swallowing. I'm guessing FNA is next. Follow-up next week. With all varying sizes and levels, simple, mixed, and calfication, I don't feel comfortable with the wait and see if it shrinks. I have also heard of they put radiation pill in neck to attack the cancerous nodes, can you please give all the information to that treatment. TIA

[@sorryprivate9016]

Good luck! I have nodules that have been there for nearly 15 years and I am just now having them biopsied (FNA) for the first time. My Pittsburgh doc followed me until I moved and the other Endos did the same. Until this year, they had shrunk, but now it's bigger suddenly! I have Hashimoto's and take 36 mgs tirosent, I feel fine as I am naturally hyper and thin so other than dry skin I am older) I didn't even notice them. I hope we both have good results. I'll check back, I hope you do too.

[@brightdays555]

Good luck to you. Do the fna first on all suspicious ones. Find a very good surgeon. They will decide if part surgery or full one. Then if required the next steps

[@apothos666]

​@@sorryprivate9016How'd everything go? Did you get the results?

[@northwitch66kaytbowers52]

I have hurtle cell neo plasm, it's spread in the Last 6 years. The past 3 weeks I've cut out sugar and processed foods. No pasta or breads. Pretty much ketovore. Atm I can swallow again. The inflammation is going down. My diabetes is under control. Blood pressure is lowering ❤ I'm opting out of surgery at this time

[@medicalpanorama]

Very striking talk!

[@jasne2992]

But what about not doing surgery. Is it possible that those cancer could spread from thyroid to neck or other parts of the body? Btw my mom got her nodule strongly calcified, and biopsy said its cancer, the common one. I dont want to do her the surgery but she's so lost and frightened

[@asifabegum3604]

How long a patient can survive with this?

[@bj10jgo]

I dont think no one knows this answer but as mentioned, there has a lot of cadavers studied that they died with cancerous nodules but the cause of death was not the cause of thyroid cancer. It also depends if the cancer is aggressive enough but the fatality rate is extremely low..

[@daphnespiderman]

but what about the sore throat and mine is on the isthmus and I am a singer and I want it gone, can't they just remove the nodule...can I refuse a thyroidectomy?

[@DoctorThyroid]

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[@DoctorThyroid]

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[@MeganHowey-v5l]

I recently had a biopsy on my thyroid nodules and the results came back at 75% chance of cancer but my doctor relayed the term of pax8-pparg. I cannot find or get much information on this term but they are saying I should remove at least half my thyroid. Any input would be great!

[@SusieAspen]

I Googled it and a lot of very detailed scientific articles on it. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4290886/

[@fairbanksairriders]

Chinese medicinal herbs helped me and they have been used for thousands of years. Why are they now ignored?

[@marieoflutreb393]

What about the other type, the Carcinoma

[@firstlast-pt5pp]

they are talking about the least aggressive types (90%) and small nodules - not the aggressive 5% types

[@jiemingxie5913]

What is considered small, less than 2 cm?

[@SaraTaft-t6m]

I have been telling my doctors for 22 years that there is something wrong. Blood work would come back normal. I am constantly told to diet and exercise. I was in a car accident in May and a MRI found the nodules. I am facing surgery of a total removal. Thyroid disease runs in my family. No doctor wanted to do anything until now. I am so done with the medical field.

[@firstlast-pt5pp]

there are ways to trigger actions from the doctor - for the thyroid example, tell the doctor you can feel a lump - it should get you an ultrasound test

[@HR-wd6cw]

Some of this though could be that it just went undetected, like it does with a lot of people, particularly if it's a small nodule. Luckily I see an endo doctor every 4 months for my diabetes and we discovered the lump years ago and recommended me to have the ultrasound and biopsy done. At the time (2017) it wasn't cancerous but it is now (7 years later, plus the found another module). I would say in the future, go to another doctor if you're not satisfied with the results you're getting. But we also don't know WHAT you were telling these doctors too so there's limited advice we can provide though.

[@ZGhealthyeats]

What about mtc? Papillary is the most common but there are another 3 types.

[@CShabazz84]

What if your nodule is 4.5 cm and you had it knowingly for a year?

[@sarahmurphy-nf4yl]

Mine is 4cm. I've had it for 4 yesrs ago they diagnosed it 70% cancer after a FN BIOPSY. I haven't had surgery and they think I'm nuts. I'm hoping for Placebo effect and prayer

[@CShabazz84]

@@sarahmurphy-nf4yl ok we are in a similar boat! What are your symptoms ? I struggle really bad in the summer. I’m also hoping towards natural healing. For me it’s the fact I’m having symptoms that are really bothering me so I’m considering surgery after a year

[@shaunbnax7399]

​@@CShabazz84hello how are you feeling now...im going through the same thing😢

[@CShabazz84]

@@shaunbnax7399 damn sorry to hear that. I’ve been up and down but better than I was a year ago. My surgery is scheduled for next month. How are you feelin

[@MelodyJacksonPhD]

I have a large nodule as well... and I've had it for many years.... very slow growing... They said 68% chance it was cancer.... When the doc first told me on the phone he immediately recommended surgery -- of course -- and I asked how long I could think about it... he said 4 or 5 weeks won't matter.... It's been 6 years and I'm still observing.... They like to jump right in.... Also, when I was on a great healthy diet it did seem to reduce! I don't know if it's even growing anymore and the latest ultrasound I had the radiologist said he really did NOT think it was cancer... He said like less than 1% likelihood.... Also two natural docs with a medical license... also said they really didn't think it was cancer....

[@danielleosentoski520]

Did not adress all types of this cancer

[@brightdays555]

I got half removed

[@sharfudeensm4196]

Hi I have thyroid nodule of size 3CM and my doctor suggesting for half thyroid removal..what's your experience in this...can pls share

[@natsuyasan]

@@sharfudeensm4196hello, how are u? did you proceed with the removal of the nodule?

[@charuarya1016]

@@sharfudeensm4196what did you do then?

[@Akas410]

Does Dr. Miyauchi accept foreign patients?

[@DoctorThyroid]

You may reach out to him here maps.app.goo.gl/Gi9dfiNtFsEmBReJ7

[@leslieazanethmunozcruz3973]

Mi tumor media 2cm

[@larrykav]

Peace & Life Everlasting with Jesus ❤️

[@anarodvich.5510]

Hola, y te sacaron la tiroides entonces? Yo estoy igual y me quieren operar.

[@fatimamelo3858]

Thank you doctor,but because of an accent,it should have had subtitles!?

[@natti747]

​@@anarodvich.5510hola, coml te fue? Te sacaron solo una parte o total? yo estoy igual, el nódulo mide aproximadamente 2 cm y me van a hacer tiroidectomia parcial, es decir solo el lado donde esta en nódulo.

[@DoctorThyroid]

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