I had a hemithyroidectomy three weeks ago to remove a nodule (indeterminate findings from needle biopsy).
The surgeon told me the day afterwards that although the nodule he removed was hard (which, from the way he said it, I'm guessing makes it more likely to be malignant?), it didn't look cancerous.
However, at my follow up appointment two weeks later, he started off by asking if I had anyone with me, which of course made me think the news wasn't good. When I asked he said, yes, the findings were suspicious for malignancy and that the nodule had been sent to a more specialised lab for further tests. Nothing is definite, he said, but he went through what would happen if it WAS cancer i.e. he would present my case to the oncology team who would then decide what should happen next.
I had to see my GP last week to get my wound checked as it was a bit nippy (all fine - I was worrying over nothing!). I asked her about this additional testing and she said it was some kind of staining that not all labs are able to do.
Does anyone else have experience of or know about this kind of testing? From the demeanour of the surgeon it seems he's pretty definite it's cancer but perhaps that's just me getting ahead of myself? It could be another 2 weeks before I get the results. The time is really dragging!
Many thanks
