This is a place for thyroid patients to share positive thyroid experiences with others. If you have had difficult experiences coping with your thyroid condition but have come through it and can offer hope to others then please let us know your story.
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Gemma charts her long journey to get her thyroid levels under control before having surgery Read more
Joe's shares his journey with Graves' disease to raise awareness of thyroid disease in men Read more
Claire shares her journey with papillary thyroid cancer Read more
Zoë’s sharing her story to raise awareness of Graves' disease symptoms in children and young people Read more
Why my diagnosis has made me determined to raise awareness of this rare form of thyroid cancer Read more
Katie shares her story of developing thyroid acropachy and pretibial myxoedema in association with her Graves' disease Read more
Read how perimenopause has caused Alison's thyroid levels to fluctuate and her ongoing battle to get them back on track Read more
Jacqui is sharing her story to make other women aware of the need to reduce thyroxine dose after menopause Read more
Karen charts her long journey from hyperthyroidism to hypothyroidism with the added burden of perimenopause Read more
Steve is sharing his story to make people aware thyroid disorders can affect people of all ages and both sexes Read more
TV celebrity, Verona Rose, appeared on Pointless Celebrities to raise awareness of thyroid disorders. She shares her story of living with hypothyroidism Read more
Read Kate's story of managing her Graves' disease during her pregnancies and postpartum Read more
Judith's surgery for her large multinodular goitre was featured on BBC2's 'Your Body Uncovered' show. Judith shares her story with us. Read more
Grace shares her story to encourage people to get any lumps and bumps in the neck checked Read more
Read how Joan's thyroid cancer diagnosis inspired her to write a children's book Read more
Roísín explains what it's like to grow up with an underactive thyroid Read more
Read how Dave's underactive thyroid went undiagnosed for many years and why he's encouraging people to visit their GP Read more
Read about Jess' diagnosis with the rare papillary thyroid cancer of the thyroglossal duct remnant Read more
Lesley's breathlessness went unexplained for years until a scan revealed her thyroid nodule was compressing her airways Read more
After undergoing total thyroidectomy, Jen recounts the adjustments she had to make both physically and mentally during her recovery phase Read more
Alison talks about the psychological as well as physical effects of hyperthyroidism Read more
Read Rebecca's strategies, including positive self-talk, to manage her hypothyroidism Read more
After years of struggling to manage her hypothyroidism, Ashley has found what works for her Read more
When professional opera singer Monica McGhee was diagnosed with thyroid cancer she feared losing her voice. Read her story here Read more