Enlarged Thyroid?

[mellybute]

I hope every thing goes well. I am sorry you have to have surgery but glad it was caught!!

[heather j]

Hope your surgery goes smoothly, Holly. I'm sorry you have to undergo surgery at all, though. :(

[caryn]

Yikes! Well, I'm glad they caught it.

[hols537]

Thanks!

[alviarin]

I'm so sorry to hear that. Good luck with your surgery.

[hols537]

Well, lucky me, the procedure wasn't bad, but as it turns out the nodule is malignant :(

Guess it's not related to the PE and since I probably won't have a thyroid for much longer, won't be able to blame PE for it.

Thanks, Alanna!

[alviarin]

Sorry I've never had one myself but I've known a couple people that had fine-needle biopsies done. I don't know if this helps but from what they said it sounded fairly quick and painless.

One of the two had her nodules shrink after starting thyroid meds.

Different docs have different definitions of what is normal, thyroid-wise so treatment can vary from doctor to doctor. I always get copies of my lab results so I know the actual numbers. The AACE (American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists) recommends that doctors consider treatment if the TSH is 3.0 mIU/L or above.

Let us know what you find out.

[hols537]

My bloodwork was normal but there were some "nodules" and now I have to get a biopsy. Anyone had one of those?

[hols537]

Thanks everyone. I have to get an ultrasound soon. I guess I'll know what's up in a few days, but it sounds like something's broken. On the plus side, I now know that a lot of things I've been attributing to "getting old" could actually be caused by a thyroid malfunction...it will be interesting. Thank again!

[alviarin]

Hypothyroidism runs in my family, and my goiter or enlarged thyroid gland shrank back after I started thyroid meds.

A goiter usually it means your thyroid gland is working overtime (making too much hormone, or struggling to make enough). I'm glad your doctor is running labs.