In 2008 I had thyroid cancer with 2 lumps and a thyroidectomy done with ablation using the I-131 radiation tx. About 6 months ago 3 more lumps showed up in the same location and the docs thought that the thyroid cancer had come back. So back to the docs I go and they did another I-131 ablation and uptake scan (no cancer that they could see) good thing, but now I still have these lumps on my neck and every so often they burn like anything. I am getting bad heartburn, and my neck does hurt due to when they took out one of the tumors it had taken up residence on my C3-5 and in to my esophagus. Because of that my neck bones have developed spondelyoisis (sp) (no spinal Fluid) till you get to my C 6-7. They said that i d probably have to have neck surgery to fix that, that requires sole-searching. I would like your professional opinion on what you think these 3-4 burning lumps could be. It doesn t feel like strep throat, or anything else I ve ever felt. Thank you for your time.
Hi, I gather from the history you are telling, that you continue to have burning lumps of the neck area, briefly you underwent complete treatment for thyroid cancer-surgery and radio ablation including ad Chat Doctor.  You should remember invading the normal body to provide a cure surgically or radiation is also beset with distorted topography and inflammatory responses of tissues left behind. These effects perhaps explain your agony with lumps.