I just found one big 3*2 Cyst nodule on my left thyroid last month--I don't feel anything bad about it, and the endo will do the needle biopcy 2 weeks later. I read through almost all the threads here, and realized that what I am gonna face is much worse than just a surgery. If the biopcy turns out to be belign and is that a risk decision that I keep it ( not cut half of my gland) ? My grandma got thyroid cancer when she was 50 years old. Appreciate any advices.
My dr. (ENT) is considering removal of many nodules he found,,, not sure yet if they will remove the thyroid. What medications are you taking now and what is the dosage? I realize there will be side effects, but from what you've written,, they're "do-able". Thanks!
Hi Everyone,
My spouse had her thyroid and parathyroid removed when she was 22. (because of cancer :( )
She's been waiting for hTG level to drop to 0. Last year she had it 1, this march it was 5 and last week we've got a 7.4. We are really sad about this result. Anyhow, she takes her hormones (T3 and T4 leveles are within normal range) and we are curious if she can be pregnant.
As far as I understand, TSH will rise as the baby need additional hormones out of the thyroid. And that's the problem, we can't block TSH.
She could get pregnant for sure, but what if hTG will rise? Does anyone had simmilar problem here? (we really don't know where to go with this. One endocrinologist says yes that will be no problem, the other says she wouldn't make it..
Thanks
PS: sorry for my english. it's not my motherlanguage not to talk about this medical mambojambo..
I discovered 2 nodules 4.5x2.5 and 2.5x2 about 4 weeks ago. I went through all the tests and the FNA which came back inconclusive as the smears were not sufficient. The first 3 doctors I saw said full removal surgery is a must purely on size of the bigger nodule. Noone asked for FNA repeat. Noone mentioned any riks factors seen in ultrasound. Noone mentioned the after surgery effects that I read about on this site.
The fourth doctor I consulted this week surprised me as he challenged the others and said there is no urgency. I had to do repeat FNA and whatever the results the risk is low he considered.
This got me to do research into anything and everything that was written about thyroids. Some of the interesting findings were as follows:
1. According to all studies, post surgery biopsy shows in most cases the nodule was benign. Does this not show that doctors favour surgery without full diagnosis?
2. under US guidelines, the unsatisfactory sampled FNA needs to be repeated
3. If the FNA is benign, doing a repeat with the same result would substantialy reduce the false negative risk
4. molecular analysis involving gene markers can improve diagnosis of an indeterminate FNA
5. if results remain indeterminate, hemithyrodechtomy with biopsy is an alternative to full thyroidechtomy
I agreed with the last doctor to repeat the FNA and will see how to bring molecular analysis into the picture.
What is clear is that doctors seem to make the thyroid removal surgery appear to be simpler than it actually is and do not address possible after effects. Maybe if they did cover the surgery problems, more people will question the diagnsis process before accepting to do the surgery.