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  1. Thyroid Surgery Discussion Forum
    Hi all, i am a newbie, this is my first post. i am not usually part of forums, but i have been researching thyroid issues and thyroid surgery and i have arrived here ! my story really started in january last when my parents were over for a visit. (my parents live in a different country , i...
  2. Newbie Introductions - Don't be bashful!
    Hi all, I really need advice. I am very conflicted over whether or not to have the surgery. Here's all my info: Two nodules, one on each side. The 3.1 x 2.4 x 2.5 cm one on my left came back as benign from the FNA. It's soft and palpable. The right nodule is 2.8 x 1.4 x 1.6 cm (as of October...
  3. Lab Results Discussion Boards
    Hello again! I finally received the results of the labs I requested and I am just as conflicted with what to do as before. Quick back story of you are unfamiliar: In July 2015 had random tachycardia and palpitations start. Thyroid was tested and results were normal (listed in signature below)...
  4. Thyroid Surgery Discussion Forum
    I posted in another thread but figured I would be better off here. I have a multinodular thyroid with a dominant nodule on the right lobe. At ultrasound in April 2014, the nodule was measuring 37 x 23 x 12 mm. It is predominantly cystic (50-75% according to the report). I had it biopsied in June...
  5. Newbie Introductions - Don't be bashful!
    So a year ago I started seeing a new endo. As part of the new patient work up a US was done. I had the 1 year repeat US about a month ago - here were the results: Right Lobe: 42 mm x 10mm x 16 mm Nodule - Hypoechoic w minimal flow = 6mm x 4 x 6mm (overall growth when...
  6. Thyroid Surgery Discussion Forum
    I have posted a few times through this process of figuring out what is going on and also ensuring it is all connected. I suspect that the symptoms may all be connected. I never know how to talk about this story without going back to the beginning, because some of the actions they took to 'fix'...
  7. Lab Results Discussion Boards
    I have been trying to figure out what was wrong for more than 3 years now. They blamed problems on menopause, age, or just flat out dismissed symptoms. Once the found the nodule (3.2 x 2.5 x 1.5) in June, I still couldn't get them to do the tests to rule out underlying conditions. In June, I...
  8. Newbie Introductions - Don't be bashful!
    I have been feeling under the weather for a few years. In 2013 I had a thyroid scan which showed a small nodule. This was investigated and found ,thankfully,to be benign. I also had an antibody test which showed antibodies but they were within range. The nodule slowly reduced in size. Now I have...
  9. Newbie Introductions - Don't be bashful!
    I am new here and I am so confused about all of this stuff. There seems to be a lot of activity on this board and I am hoping for some support. I am tired of doctors blaming this on hormones or age, I am not so certain that is all it is. Especially after they found a 3 x 1.5 cm nodule on my...
  10. Newbie Introductions - Don't be bashful!
    Hi : ) I've been hypo going on 9 years now, diagnosed with Hashimoto's in 2006. For the first 6 years I had little fluctuation in my hormone levels, even thru two pregnancies. During my third pregnancy and two years postpartum I had an increase in levo, but with my last blood check I had gone...
  11. Hashimoto's Thyroiditis (Hashi's Disease) Forum
    Hey everyone! I need some help understanding my ultrasound results. My doctor is was very dismissive and just shrugged it off as normal, but after googling some of the terms i'm a little scared now. Notes: I have been diagnosed with hashimotos for the last year and a half through an ultrasound...
  12. Thyroid Disease General Discussion Forum
    Hello again, I finally saw the endocrinologist yesterday, 3 weeks after finding out I have a 4 cm nodule on my thyroid. I was hoping to get a sense of what they thought it was based on the ultrasound . A resident came in first and told me the nodule had some concerning characteristics which made...
  13. Newbie Introductions - Don't be bashful!
    Hello, I am a 41 year woman and went to the doctor yesterday to have my hip looked at. While the doctor was examining me she noticed that my thyroid was enlarged. I was able to get in yesterday afternoon for an ultrasound and they called me today letting me know that I have a nodule on the left...
  14. Newbie Introductions - Don't be bashful!
    Hello all, Newbie here. I am currently 6 months postpartum after the birth of my 2nd child and currently breastfeeding. After my 1st was born in 2011, at 6 months PP it was discovered that I had PPT (hyperthyroid phase). My levels were tracked every 4 weeks until 1 year PP, and my levels...
  15. Lab Results Discussion Boards
    Well I received the results of my Ultrasound. Both lobes demonstrate normal and uniform echotexture. In the right lobe, found a nodule measuring 0.7 x 0.58 x 0.7 cm in posterior margin. See my new Endo on Thursday. We shall see.
  16. Thyroid Surgery Discussion Forum
    TT surgery was scheduled for Mar. 24, about 15mins before surgery they had to cxl because they didn't have the proper equipment. Surgery is now Apr. 9 & I am so scared I feel like I'm going to throw up or cry or both. June 2013 at 7months pregnant noticed bump on neck. Had FNA & ultrasound...
  17. Lab Results Discussion Boards
    my results: I have "a good nugget sized nodule" the ENT said. Right lobe 4.7 x 1.5 x 2.1 x 2.1cm left lobe 4.5 x 0.8 x 1.7cm. In mid pole of the right lobe of thyroid, there is a 1.3 x 1.9 x 1.3cm SOLID Nodule. No other nodules are identified. IMPRESSION: 1.9 CM in the mid pole of right lobe...
  18. Thyroid Disease General Discussion Forum
    Hey guys, So my first ENT appointment is tomorrow. I'm extremely excited but yet nervous at the same time. I've been waiting about a month and a half to still get a call from my endocrinologist to set up an apt, but still; no avail! Glad I am finally able to see a new, fresh doctor who can...
  19. Newbie Introductions - Don't be bashful!
    Hi everyone, I'm glad to find an active forum lol I am a 38 year old married mum to 4 children I am having thyroid problems like we all are here but unfortunately I have had no real diagnosis yet, which is very frustrating as I display numerous symptoms to hypothyroidism so they sent me for a...
  20. Lab Results Discussion Boards
    Hi everyone, I am new to the forum and was wondering if someone could help me understand my FNA results, The Clinical Notes say Small hypocechoic lesion?beign nodule: exclude malignancy, I'm presuming with is what they are saying why I presented to get the FNA done? then it goes on to say...
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