(Episode #1) The SAVE YOUR THYROID Podcast: My whole story 

Thank you, Lord, for leading this woman to this amazing blessed and highly favored doctor who helped this woman.

20 years ago I discovered a lump while checking my pulse on a run. Checked it out and found out I had them, biopsy showed follicular cells in the nodule. They said due to the size it would be good not to wait, but I could if I wanted to, since the cells were benign, but the could turn malignant over time. I was worried about cancer, since my family has a history of thyroid issues, so I had half the thyroid removed. During surgery they examined the other side and found very small nodules and they told me to keep an eye on it. Fast forward to today, I am going to get the other side biopsies done today on 3 of them. I think I'm taking my daughter's sensory squishy ball with me... 😬 Good luck and thank you for sharing! I'm going to finish your video and see what you did before I get my results. 🌞

Thank you so much for creating this content. Just discovered my own nodule and heading for first ultrasound next week. I'm feeling better equipped for asking questions that I wouldn't have known to even ask.

Me too, I felt really let down! I'm happy you're doing better and thanks for the information.

Thankyou so much for standing up and helping others to know there are other effective options than the most extreme like surgery- that they do a lot. In 2018, i was researching this and tried to tell people in FB groups. Much love to you!!! You’re amazing, Jen.

You're awesome! Thank you! this is incredible ! so many of us are at a complete loss, but not anymore.

Thank you for sharing your story. You did a fabulous job managing your health issues and sharing this with the world. Superstar. Congratulations and thank you.

Many thanks for the valuable information, Jen. Wishing you the best of health.

Thank you so much for doing this podcast! Thank you!

Thank you SO MUCH! I have multiple nodules, but do not want surgery. Your story gives me hope. ❤

OMG this is gold, thank you! I just got back from hospital where they told me they incidentally noticed, while doing a CT scan on my ribs, that my goitre has grown down into my chest further. And I've been living with a 5cm diameter nodule and many other smaller ones for over 10 years. Had problems since my teens, like you. Private endo said to take the whole gland out, public endo said half the gland. I don't want surgery. So info, stories and lived experiences lke this is gold! Thank you!

Thank you so much for this! I love how you are sharing and helping others; God bless you!

I have to say you are one of the strongest persons I’ve seen❤ Sending you lots of love!! I have been experiencing fatigue like you mentioned and all my Thyroid values are normal but borderline low, I also have a couple of nodules on my thyroid which my endocrinologist says they will just “monitor” them and refuses to investigate further. Very frustrating when you don’t feel heard…

I'm glad i found this. My thyroid is growing.

Thank you so much for sharing your story and research. I also was so surprised at the indifference I felt from the endocrinologists i have seen (three) and was so nervous to have the surgery they all suggested and go on thyroid medicine for the rest of my life. I just made an appt to see a Dr who does RFA - thank you!!!!!

I have Carneys Complex. Cushings, OHS, and now nodules on my thyroid!! Thank you for explaining your journey!!

thank you soo very much for sharing you story, I truly needed this!

Thank you for making these videos. My regular Dr. Felt a small nodule and ordered an ultrasound. It showed multiple suspicious nodules. I was referred to a thyroid surgeon I thought just for a consult. However When I was scheduled for a 1.5 hour appointment which included a ultrasound guided biopsy. I have PTSD from a sexual assault by a massage therapist. I was totally triggered by thinking about this procedure. However I worked with my therapist, a psychologist, and the PA from the surgeons office to develop a plan to undergo the biopsy. I had the biopsy and the results were indeterminate. By then I had done my research! I heeded my research that said don’t jump to removal of thyroid, simply based on i determinate results! There were other options including RFA. But also there was the option of ordering molecular level testing of the biopsy! However the surgeon said he preferred to just remove the thyroid. When I asked about molecular testing he said he didn’t do those tests, he prefers just to remove it! Keep in mind I had NO symptoms! My thyroid blood work was borderline normal but slightly low potassium. He was really pushing me to get surgery. He tried to scare me! He said I could end up on dialysis due to kidney failure, I could get osteoporosis, I am a very large boned woman not a typical candidate for osteoporosis but I am a post menopausal woman in my 60s. So we schedule a bone scan, but I continued to refuse surgery at this point. He was not happy and frustrated with me! I was angry and scared. I asked him about RFA and he said “I don’t like that procedure. It rips up your thyroid and tears it all up. AND he said, if you are worried about pain from removal, that is nothing, but an RFA has a very, very painful recovery! Obviously he was not trained in RFA! I repeated I was refusing surgery at this point. That nothing indicated this was any type of emergency, and at the very least I wanted to do nothing for the next year! I left. About 30 minutes later his nurse called me and said, well since you are refusing surgery, the doctor decided he would order the molecular level testing, and he recommended I start on Vitamin D3. He wanted me to have a repeated needle biopsy in 3 months. I was done with him. He tried to manipulate me, he tried to scare me, and he was not current on alternative treatments! I contacted the nurse later and said I no longer wanted him as my doctor! I asked my regular doctor to refer me to the University of Michigan, which is only 2 hours away and their ent department does RFA! So now I am waiting to schedule my first intake with them. I still have no symptoms, I can’t feel or see any nodule. I believe the biggest it was only 2 cms. I am furious with this surges . Supposedly he is the premiere and most experienced thyroid doctor in our medium sized town of Kalamazoo Michigan! I keep toying with the idea of filing some kind of complaint against him for very unprofessional behavior! But I am going to wait and see what my doctor at the U of M says! Anyway, because of your early videos and some others I was able to stay firm and ask questions and so far s kid surgery and life long medications. I feel fine! Thank you for sharing your story!

Thank you for making this informative video! Really appreciated ❤

Going in tmrw my. Throat is swollen from ear to ear.. Thank you for sharing your story!! GODBLESS

Thanks for sharing!Just found out that 1st RFA treatment was done in our country last dec 2023

Thank you for this, I'm in question myself about thyroid issues. It's been going on over a month. I've not even started looking into it yet. I was wondering if my symptoms would go away. So I've decided to watch some videos and come across yours. Hope all is well 🙏

Very interesting. I have a large nodule on my thyroid and will see my doctor next Wednesday. Hopefully this information will help us make a decision on treatment. Thanks for the interesting video.

Hi miss Jen! I have the same story as yours. I am a mother of 6, a teacher and my thyroid problems made me unproductive. I've gone to many operations schedules but I refuse them because I am not convinced to actually undergo an operation. Like you I keep on researching for any treatment aside from removing my thyroid. Thank you for sharing your story. I hope I can have this RFA too in the Philippines.

Thank you so much for sharing your journey, so glad you are better. I'm going through the exact types of consults with ENTs now. My large benign thyroid levels are normal They just want to do surgery. I'm researching now.

I had my Dr appointment today and was told that I wasn't a candidate for any of these procedures. So glad I found this video. I feel my Dr is just not listening to me or educated enough about this process. Thank you ☺️

Thank you for advocating and spreading this important information. I am off to join your FB group in search of support and info.

Thanks so much for this video, I have multiple nodules and they want to do surgery and I am not keen, I am going to see if I can find this treatment in Australia. You are amazing.

Thank you SO much for sharing this story! Bless you. Just told today I've got lump in thyroid & enlarged lymph nodes. The C word was mentioned. I'm in shock.

Amen, this is amazing!!

Thank you for this video 🙏

Jen, I can't believe how similar our stories are! I need to know WHY and it seems like no one cares -- just get it removed and take a pill for the rest of your life. My Endo told me their surgeon "is the best and leaves the smallest scar" They sent me for an ultrasound and a surprise FNA (they told me I needed it for my surgery - I never said I would have the surgery) which I declined. I still have my large goiter and nodules (going on for at least 15 years) and just found your videos. I'm hoping it will give me some information that can reassure me of the right route to take as it is beginning to really bother me. I fear they will mess up and, like yours was, have moved my trachea/esophagus over. I also fear the risk of not being to talk after surgery. I don't trust them. I hate going to my PCP because that is all that is talked about - even when I have other issues. It's sooooo frustrating. Oh and my TSH and other numbers are always great.

Thank you for all the information. I’m in Middle Tennessee and just found out a couple months ago that I have a substantial nodule. PCP sent me for an ultrasound after noticing it in palpitation. Ultrasound found it was fairly large so the PCP sent me to an ENT which scheduled me for a biopsy. Thankfully it came back benign but they will keep an eye on it. PCP says not to worry unless you start having issues swallowing. ENT didn’t think I needed to do iodine or any supplements. I’m going to check my last potassium levels and make sure they are adequate. Had issues after Bariatric surgery in 2010 which puts my absorption of vitamins to a minimum. Which I take allot of. Thanks again and I will continue researching.

Glad I came across this video just had my biopsy and found out it was not cancer, but I was freaking out due to surgery I just had recently of the colon so when I found out this was not I was grateful to God.

Thank you for giving me hope and courage Im the Netherlands i watched this video last night before my FNA, i was sacred to death but it gave me courage. I did my FNA today the Radiologist encouraged too me by saying its like those picks one does to the finger and true it was though i could feel them moving the needle to take samples.I have noodle on both sides of my thyroid,one 1/5 and the other 1.2. On the 1.5 they had to do it twice for they said it was not clear. Felt like when you poke a balloon and i saw some blood on the needle.The process was tolerable but it was the idea of putting an injection on my neck that was scary.Coming from Kenya one is traumatized as a child from the many vaccinations

Love you Jen....

Thank you for this information.

Thank you for this information,it seems like all the doctors want to do is remove the thyroid,this video gave me additional information and questions to ask my now third endocrinologist in upcoming appointments.

Thank you for sharing your story. I shared this with my niece. Unfortunately she had surgery this past February 2023m

Thank you so much for this information. Unfortunately I had my left thyroid removed few days back and I feel helpless. Nevertheless…. this information of yours may help me guide other peopl♥️

Thank you so much for sharing your story! I really believe there is a root to why some of us get nodules. Have you found any new information?

Thanks for sharing

yes this is gold! Investigating who in Europe does offer Radiofrequency ablation therapy... Who has a clue?

Thank thank you 🙏🏼

Jen, thank you so much for making your experience public. I have learned so much and I am going to have to have the same treatment. I have both sides of my neck now pretty swollen and I saw your RU-vid with Dr. Richard Harding in Arizona. My question is I have a son that lives in Virginia? I’m up in Alaska, comparing the doctors experience, would you recommend your doctor? If so, I’d love their information. I’m going to need to do something probably sooner than later.

Hello! I'm a few months from my 60th birthday and so glad to have stumbled across your video during my research. Upon hearing of your experience, I got a bit emotional because I have the same exact symptoms with similiar experiences in search for answers. I'm so tired of feeling exhausted, the weight gain, puffy face or the having to prop pillows so I can sleep without feeling like I'm going to suffocate or even picking up my arms over my head. What has happened to this body of mine! I have been feeling lost, alone with not getting solid answers from my doctor, but im determined. It wasnt until I went to see a dermatologist that noticed and questioned my huge lump in my neck and told me to see an ENT Dr right away, as she was jotting down the doctors name. She asked, what has your dr done about this? In short, I told her blood work and ultrasounds, to have surgery, or change my diet. Im also pre diabetic. I now have an appt in two weeks and finally feel, I may get some answers or a solution I'm comfortable with. I have a working thyroid and 3 nodules varying in size from 4 to 5cm since my last ultrasound a month ago. I just knew there were alternative options to surgery, which has been a solid NO for me which would come with taking lifelong medication. I also was not taking a radio active pill that was recommended at one point. Hence, the researching. Thank you so much for sharing your story. It gave me the insight i needed to prepare myself for this upcoming visit.

I looked into RFA in Phoenix because I have many small nodules. I was not a candidate because they were too small, but yet I can feel them and they cause sleep apnea and swallowinig problems. I miraculously found infared laser treatment or low level laser treatment and it has greatly reduced my nodules and I am sleeping well now.

Hi Jen, My daughter has Hashimotos, and she has nodules on her thyroid. I'm really worried for her. Can she have the RFA treatment with her having Hashimotos? Thank you sooo much for taking the time to make and share all this incredibly helpful information. xxxx

Thank you

Thank u thank u fantadtic information

Ladies read Suzanne Somers books. Excellent Excellent information. She talks to a lot of doctors who really know there business about medical info. I have learned so much. Read her book A New Way To Age. Good health to all!

Thank you so much for sharing your experiences! I've had Hashimotos for 10 yrs and struggle a lot with getting the right meds combination and dose. Will ask my doc about LDN. I just found out I have a nodule and am wondering if you discovered why they develop and what we can do to prevent it from growing.

My goiter want down a lot thanks for this

I have had a lump on my thyroid for almost twenty years now. I did go to the doctor at first. They did tests and gave me radioactive iodine to take images of it. Then they said i needed to have it removed. I actually went to see the surgeon and got a really bad feeling about it. So using my instincts i walked out and here I am all these years later just fine. They actually wanted to remove it before even doing a biopsy. I never even got an answer whether it was cancer or not. I am not telling anyone to do what I did. Use your instincts and do what is best for you

Thank you for your videos. I have no one to speak about my big thyroid nodule with that can understand my symptoms. I now have a RFA procedure scheduled for July 8th after many doctors appointments of hearing my only choice was to remove it. Did you experience any hair loss from your nodule? Some of my doctors say that it won’t fix that.

I have a nodule and they did an aspiration biopsy. The initial result was atypical but not cancerous, but the genome sequencing said I had the gene for the nodule being greater than 95% being papillary cancer or that it would become. Is there still hope to save my thyroid? They want to remove it all! Thank you for sharing your story.

Jen, I myself have four large nodules and thinking about the PEI procedure with Dr Augustine Andrade if I can’t find someone closer to me here in Oklahoma. Do you know if any doctor in my area. Thank you and I have been watching you’re videos.

Great news) thanks for the information, do you know maybe if this concept is applicable for parathyroid as well? Tnx a lot in advance 😊

Hi Jen I messaged you with other video u made..pls help me. Hi Jen, please help me....I am scheduled for Surgery this coming August 31 2023. Im so stressed today receiving the call from the government hospital of Australia that I am already scheduled for my Surgery. So today I'm starting to read and research topics relating to thyroid and I found 2 topics and one of it is yours. I am willing to pay if RFA is the best option. Currently I'm here in South Australia. Starting to find physician or hospital that offer this procedure. I am delighted to hear this story I am crying now how happy I am to find you and sharing this issue. Please enlighten me 😭😭🙏

What was your TSH your t3 and your T4 levels curious were they above 16,000 TSH ?

Hi Jen. Would you please give me information and how to reach doctor who did PFA procedure. I have slightly bigger 8,3 nodule. Would like to consult with you doctor. Thanks

What is the actual words of RAF? For I have 3 nodules that get filled with liquid that has to be aspirated with a needle...

I am glad I found your video but am aware of RFA and found a doctor in Miami that does RFA. The problem is, it's going to cost me $950 for examination and if I am a candidate, it will cost $6500. They told me no insurance cover this procedure in the country. Is this true?

I’ve been searching everywhere for information on how to avoid thyroid removal.Now I’m seeing this 14 hours to late.Dr have been watching ,measuring,, biopsies etc since June 2020. I had multiple cyst an nodules also growing in the air way. Mine was not visible noticeable even when I told my family doctor that I was having drainage,coughing and feeling of choking. She massaged my thyroid area an could not feel them. Told me to take some medicine for sinus drainage. Wasn’t until my spine doctor ordered an MRI in 2020 that they noticed 8 nodule at the back of my throat.each ultrasound after the first one they were larger and always more in numbers. The last one I had the tech said that I have so many nodules an cyst that I am no longer counting them

I had half of mine taken out and naw they want to take the other half out. Will this work with cancer

Hi, from which place you got ur RFA done?

Hi what would work for papillary thyroid cancer? I honestly don’t want thyroid removed and take medication for the rest of my life. Surgery in removing it is what they want & saw another video where a woman completely lost her voice due to nerve damage. Thank you!

My FNA came as atypical cells. My nodule is on left side 3.5cm or around that. Doctor wants to take my whole thyroid out. My hormones are all okay. I am researching as much as I can.

What did they do about the Goiter

Do you have any doctors in India on your list ? I've had Hashimotos for a few years and was recently diagnosed witj a solid thyroid nodule less than 1cm. My prolactin and ige levels are also high, could there be a relationship in your research ? Please help me out

Good day Mam. Just saw your you tube video about saving your thyroid. Is there any possibility that i can get in touch with. Im from south Africa but im in Spain for 6 months. In the last 3 months i had uneplained constipation and doctors couldnt find out what is wrong with me. So they did a topl test to test for HP pylori and a bloodtest. The stooltest was negative but they found something in my thyroid. Doctor just said it its something minor thats why she will not prescribe me something. Now i have difficulty swallowing, i basically have all the hashimoto symptoms except for weight gain. I dont know what to do anymore. These doctors cant speak english fluently. Is that way that someone can just guide me plz. Ive change my diet also, cut out gluten dairy and carbohydrates, but im feeling worst day to day. Please help

Because it's elective, did your insurance cover it?

I'm in california. Are there any doctors that can help me here? I have a large nodule. 😔

Am in Nigeria how do I get access to this.

Dr. Berg's video on thyroid nodules might interest those of you with the problem. He is excellent with natural remedies.

Hi Jenn, I am trying to find a doctor in NYC that has experience with RFA, any recommendation is greatly appreciated.

I’m 17 but I have thyroid nodules , May I ask how much does it cost you thank you

Hi I have multinodular goiter which is very big in size. What is the maximum size of goiter that RFA treatment is possible?

Do people with thyroid cancer get these? Is the nodule cancer? Confused.

I’ve had my thyroid removed on the left side 32 years ago and my right one I’ve always had goiters I seen my endocrinologist the other day he felt something said it could be lymphoma then he went to it could just be another goiter I have a ct scan Monday I’m not sure what all this means he told me not to worry but how can you not anyone else experience this? Thank you.

10:02 LDN for auto immune issues

When I take the selenium and zinc supplement before meal or after meal ?

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Can i ask a question? Im from Philippines is it possible to me to be treated of that RFA?

Good information albeit confusing when you refer to RFA several times but never state what it actually is ??

Been going to doctors for 13 years and no doc in SC will help me!

You can do only if it the nodule is benign

How many people are getting denied by their insurance to cover RFA??? I had an Edno tell me I was NOT a candidate for RFA, but everywhere I can receive treatment has said I am, in fact, the perfect candidate, but the kicker, these places charges out of pocket rates of $5k to $10k.

I think that this video needs to be taken with a grain of salt. Everybody’s symptoms / problems are different. If you have cancerous nodules then they have to come out - biopsies don’t happen on small nodules so it’s unlikely that you would get a cancer diagnosis so anything bigger than 1cm needs to come out.

I’ve been back & forth to Dr’s for the past 2 years I live in uk Just keep being given more blood test’s I insisted last year something be done about my symptoms I had MRI & cat scan back then I only found out after worsening symptoms this week that that they found nodule’s on my thyroid and didn’t even tell me until a few days ago They just kept saying all tests are normal Clearly they are not Now once again they have just arranged for me to make an appointment with a hospital that is several miles away from me for the same tests I’ve already had I feel like I’m banging my head against a brick wall here I’ve never heard of the treatment you had And don’t think we have that option over here

Who does RFA in New Zealand

Doctors in America r so inadequate!!

yeah, these doctors are the worst these days, they don't help they only give you more anxiety! and they wonder why the patient does everywhere.

I came off gluten

So, it wasn’t cancer?

Why didn't you see an endocrinologist??

Did you by any chance have hoarseness or your voice changing or going in and out? I can’t even sing with my children anymore!! 😢😢😢😢

Right, but if don't have the same symptoms, this video is irrelevant.

Cannot believe you are still drinking coffe or tea, caffeine is not good for that at all

U r lucky the doctor did not scare u. And cheated with wrong info