Thyroid Cancer

Hi Laurie,

Wow, you must have a lot of needle holes in your neck after that appointment.  Your situation sounds rather complicated.  It's almost as if the cold nodule has slowed the one side down and the hot nodules have sped the other side up.  I would agree that this is unusual.  As I'm guessing you're aware, cold nodules tend to be suspicious - possible cancer.  Hopefully, you can get a decent biopsy to get more information.

It is kind of strange but often the blood tests do come back in the normal range so other things like symptoms do need to be taken into consideration.  I know my sister's last test (a few years ago) was "normal" but all her symptoms indicate hypothyroidism.  I keep telling her that no one can be as cold as she is and not be hypo.

You're in the waiting period and I hope your doctors can get some answers so you can proceed with some treatment.  Thanks for getting back with the update and I think it's good you're posting on both boards.  That way you can get input from more members.   

Calley7

Laurie, I have not experienced a high and low side of my thyroid when I had it, to my knowledge anyway as that has not been mentioned to me--I do know that my left side was not working at all due to the "cold" nodule (which they didn't know it was cold at the time), and my right side was working double time. They couldn't figure out if my nodule was cold or not, but if they know it's "cold", I am pretty sure they are going to present you with the information that you will undoubtedly need surgery to get it out as cold is not good news. Usually the fnb is a good test, and I can't see why they couldn't get what they wanted unless it is a lot deeper than where they can reach. The US is a good test also--an easy test to go through too. I'm sorry that you have to wait so long for this--I know they whipped me around so fast because they couldn't get any answers from test to test, and seeing as they couldn't figure out why I had a nodule and they weren't sure of anything, then the surgery and that was the proof positive right there when the pathology report came in a week later that I had ca.

If they know you have a cold nodule, don't be frightened, but I think you will be in for the removal of either the left side or possibly a TT. I wish you luck. Hugs. Bea