Hi
I feel a bit silly posting on here because I have not had any diagnosis of cancer up to yet.
I had a neck scan for a cyst at the back of my head and neck pain and do have a little trouble swallowing but nothing major. They found a thyroid nodule by incident.
it's 11mm x 12 mm
It's classed as a u3 apparently and is solid with more of a blood flow than they would like to see.
Anyway I was sent for a fna biopsy and my results are thy1 indertminate. I was sent then urgent to ent and yesterday I was told that they want to do another fna next week and then go back to ent the week after.Â
I asked if it comes back the same what next and he says surgery to remove half the lobe.
I don't really want surgery naturally and asked what percent turn out to be cancerous. He said 20% chance which is 80% chance of not.Â
My thyroid tsh test is normal.
Has anyone with a u3 nodule been in this boat and does anyone know if the nhs do the afirma test yet? Â I've had extensive surgery a few years ago for a cholesteatoma which had grown everywhere and although not cancer it had done a lot of damage.Â
Is it definitely true that with half the lobe you don't need any medication? My function test is fine atm.Â
Thanks to any replies and I realise I have not been diagnosed and 20% chance is low.
