Archive · 13 Sep 2025
Mother's Cancer Misdiagnosed as Postpartum Depression
Tameika, a mom, felt tired and had mood swings.
Doctors initially thought it was just motherhood blues, but it was actually thyroid cancer.
This type of cancer is in the thyroid gland, which helps control the body.
She had surgery to remove the thyroid and lymph nodes, and also had treatments.
Doctors told her it was a rare and aggressive form of cancer.
It is common in young females.
She is still being monitored.
Tameika McBride experienced symptoms initially attributed to postpartum depression.
She was later diagnosed with an aggressive form of thyroid cancer.
Doctors removed her thyroid and 34 lymph nodes during surgery.
The cancer type was a rare variant of thyroid cancer.
Follow-up scans showed some lymph nodes were still affected.
- Who
- Tameika McBride, a mother of two.
- What
- Was misdiagnosed with postpartum depression, but later diagnosed with thyroid cancer.
- When
- Symptoms began after childbirth.
- Where
- Adelaide, Australia.
- Why
- Doctors initially attributed her symptoms to postpartum depression; later, she was diagnosed with cancer.
- Patient
- Tameika McBride
- Location
- Adelaide, Australia
- Cancer Type
- Aggressive thyroid cancer (Diffuse Sclerosing Variant Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma)
- Symptoms
- Tiredness, mood swings, palpitations, hair loss, weight gain
- Initial Diagnosis
- Postpartum depression
- Treatment
- Thyroid removal, lymph node removal, radioactive iodine therapy