Thyroid Nodules - Diagnosis, Treatment, & More 

I was sent for an ultrasound for a lump I was told was a swollen lymph node. While there, the tech asked me if I wanted her to check my thyroid while she was there and I said yes! They found a few calcified and partially calcified thyroid nodules. I was sent for a fine needle biopsy and told it wasn't cancer. They said they will "watch it", and I have to repeat the process in 9 months. I wish I had your guts!! I still can barely turn my head because of all of the lumps! The one I initially went for is below my left ear!

So true. I have metastatic lung cancer and have found several nodules in my neck. Doctor not moving fast enough and I'm extremely worried about it. I hope all goes well with you and you remain cancer free. Thank you for sharing. 🙏🏿♥️

Wanted to know the reason. Did you have hypo or hyperthyroidism? Glad you are doing good.

Well done for advocating for yourself. I agree that doctors need to do a better job at listening to the patient.

For sure! Drs now do NOT want to put in the time or effort to really investigate patients with atypical symptoms. Something has to change. I really hope that you can put this experience behind you soon!

Still waiting on my results as well. Week 3.

How did everything go?

Sorry for your loss. May I know what were his symptoms that raised your concern for diagnosis ?

@@nikhilparab1815 Thank you 😊 🙏🏻 He had chest pains and thought he was having a heart attack. The xrays revealed cancer in the lungs which then resulted in full body scans. The other thing was weight gain and voice changes and loss over time which we only realised was that AFTER the chest pains.

So sorry to hear about your loss 😢

I would like to share my experienced after my surgery..for some reason the doctor didn’t order a lab work to check my calcium level as this should be monitored after removal of my entire thyroid.i almost had a heart attack.i was having heavy chest pain and stubbing chest pain while having as well numbness and tingling sensation to my extremities. I keep telling my nurse about what I was experiencing and she would check my vitals and it’s all normal. In my soft voice I said pls.ask the doctor to check my troponin..that’s when she act and I had blood work done and noticed that my calcium level went critical..it’s a good thing I advocated for myself. And it helps that I am in medical field. It’s a scary experience for me. I pray I will be better again 🙏🏽🙏🏽

In the same boat

Likewise

Same here . Keep nearly choking which is really scary at times .

My results came back as suspicious

Sorry to hear. How are you doing now? I hope all is well.

I pray and hope you are okay

Hi. I also just told that i have t4 thyroid nodules,refered me to the endo for further investigation.very scared.

How was ur result. Hope all well.

Check out it's me jen again. Save your thyroid. It's all about nodules and rfa ablation.

Hey can you Please tell us... what the result is?

I'm in the same boat. I have a 4cm nodule and feel off. I have an upcoming biopsy. Doc referred me to a therapist. Since my TSH levels are normal, doc told me I shouldn't have symptoms. It's so frustrating not being heard.

I’m in a similar boat. 6mm nodule detected on cervical MRI for worsening all body tingling. What are some of your symptoms?

I too have a nodule measuring a little over 5cm however I have had little to no symptoms at all. No issues swallowing, no choking. How have you been doing after getting your thyroid removed?! Thank you for sharing also

@@daniis.444 Mine are smaller; however, they have grown the last three years. Considering thyroid removal. Just curious if you have done the same.

They said my nodule is 2 cm on the left side. I chock on my saliva. I couldn’t figure out why it’s happened so often. I’ve only had two episodes of not being able to swallow. Cancer runs heavy on my mother side. They have had cancer of the colon, lung, bone, breast,prostate,pancreatic. My twin currently has cancer. My mom is currently on hospice for lung and bone cancer. I don’t want my thyroid removed. Why can’t they laser the nodule instead of removing the thyroid?

The choking is terrifying and is happening more and more frequently . 🙁

I am still on the waiting list, waiting for surgery.

Happy to hear that your still alive and fighting, what were the first symptoms that you noticed ?

I think mines has 2 I have I butterfly lump under my thyroid

Hey, I hope all went well & you are much better. I'm also terrified.

Hi. Where can i buy tjat kind of screening test? Thank u

Where is that lifeline screening test available?

@ladyleo944 you should be checking for growth and changes in the nodules through bi-annual ultrasounds. A one time picture doesn't tell the whole story.

I believe healthunlocked is UK based. But there are ppl from all over the world, sharing problems and issues. So I hope you will like it 🤔😉

Would you not agree that each patient and need for an imaging procedure is unique? The risk of “eventually causing cancer” should be weighed against the benefit of the information provided by the procedure, wouldn’t you agree? If not, please share what methods you suggest for diagnostics if you believe imaging studies should be removed from the physician’s toolbox’ so-to-speak? Also could you share your credentials and/or site your sources please?

​@@marthawall3318 Absolutely not. Even 1 CT scan is usually enough to cause cancer, unfortunately. More scans are even worse for you and there is absolutely no reason why you should ever get a CT scan despite any doctor's advice. If it's completely unavoidable you can get an MRI, which uses non-ionizing radiation via strong magnets to produce the image or an ultrasound that uses sound waves, but even then, it's not necessary in most cases and there better be a REALLY good reason for it. Doctors have expensive machines they have to pay for that sit in their facilities. They don't care if it will harm you even though they themselves have to tell you of the danger and probability that it can. Think of it simplistically, if someone were to tell you, there is a single poisonous Cherio in this Cheerios cereal box, are you going to risk it and eat from the cereal box anyway? No, of course not, so why would it be different with the scanner? And especially when the odds of getting cancer from it are much higher than what people claim. CT scans are indeed dangerous and they come with some major risks. A CT scan of the abdomen is equivalent to being exposed to 200 chest X-rays or 1,500 dental X-rays. The problem is that it's ionizing radiation, which means it creates damage within the DNA and also causes cancer. A hospital or ER won't tell you this though, they will tell you to go ahead and do the CT Scan because they can't afford the resources for them to give you an MRI instead which is more safe (An MRI uses NON-ionizing radiation from strong magnetic fields that produce the image). I wouldn't be surprised if all of these unnecessary imaging scans, including CT scans, mammograms, etc. contribute to the U.S. having one of the highest percentages of people with cancer. Radiologists and ignorant radiation physicists use an unscientific flawed formula that was never to be used in medicine cunningly named (Effective Dose), and they will tell you the risk is 2 mSv. They have to, don’t they? Otherwise, they will have no business or jobs. People’s life is worth 250 dollars to their practice, that’s what they get from Medicare. That's not to say there aren't good doctors, there are and they save lives but not all. The FDA has stated that 30 to 50% of CT scans are medically unnecessary so if they're saying that, it's probably more like 70 or 80%. And USUALLY, the cancer that you would get from all of the accumulated radiation is delayed and doesn't show up right away. It can show 7-10 years down the road. The bottom line is, there's a non-zero chance that it increases the chance of you developing cancer and it might not be immediate but give it 6-7-8 years and it's possible you could have cancer caused by the cell damage or mutation of your genes that the radiation could have caused. I also get that the risk is relative but I don’t think that discredits the risk. The whole “risk vs. benefit” argument makes no sense to me either. I personally would rather have an uncertain diagnosis than to potentially get cancer from a CT scan in the future, but that's just me. Then reading from others who have had CT scans and are fine makes me think of people who smoke cigarettes and don't end up with cancer. Smokers face the same misrepair risks. The majority survive simply because the damage is benign. Unfortunately, some die from passive smoking, especially kids, in both smoking and x-rays. However, the risks from CT are drastically higher than smoking. But why would this be explained to a regular person? Then combined with a flawed formula and legal liability, why would a doctor admit that a CT scan's radiation caused damage as opposed to age, lifestyle, or hereditary conditions? I doubt the same doctors studied molecular biology and radiogenesis. Lastly, medicine is a practice. It is not a fool-proof 100% accurate science AND medical error is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. The same way doctors claim CT scans and biopsies are safe, doctors used to say that smoking, asbestos, and transfats were good and safe for you. How many years did it take before this was actually proven to be false? Medicine is a business at the end of the day, people don't care about your health and there's no money in keeping you healthy or curing someone. If they really cared, they would spend money on prevention rather than management of a disease.

I would like to know the answer to that also. He was vague with that.

same

Are you on medication?

How have you been doing? Any updates?

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