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An ear, nose and throat specialist attempted to use a needle to relieve the swelling following the thyroidectomy, an inquest at Gloucestershire Coroner's Court heard earlier.

According to Lew, he ended up having to "break up" with his first oncologist because they refused to carry out a partial thyroidectomy.

Because the thyroid gland is key to regulating the body’s energy and my cancer had been misdiagnosed for two years, I was profoundly weak by the time I had my thyroidectomy.

I’m writing this months after my thyroidectomy and with a 3 ½ -inch scar careening across my neck.

All three, as of yet cancer-free, had a thyroidectomy within weeks.