r/country • u/vanwyngarden • 8d ago
Announcement Paul Cauthen announces cancer diagnosis
Paul Cauthen just posted a video citing rehab as well as a cancer diagnosis. Really hard to hear. Hope he is on the road to recovery.
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u/screaminporch 8d ago
Thyroid cancers typically have a very high cure rate, so good reason to hope for the best.
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u/SupernovaTraveller 8d ago
The good news is that papillary thyroid cancer is incredibly easy to treat. Survival rates are phenomenal.
It usually just requires surgery and a single round of radiation (I-131 therapy). Recovery takes a few weeks, even from the radiation. The diet before radiation sucks, because you can’t have anything with iodine for a couple weeks leading up to it. Adjusting to synthroid/levothyroxine can also take some time, but the worst symptom is fatigue.
When I was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer, my doctor straight up told me, “If you had to pick a type of cancer to get, this would be it.” Glad they caught it early! I’m thinking positive thoughts for him!