Okay, so I was supposed to get my results on Monday. I called enough times that I think the office assistant wanted to throw me a bone to keep me quiet. He said that he couldn't give me an official diagnosis because the doctor hadn't signed off on the report yet. He did say though from what he was looking at, it was looking benign (non cancerous). I had a feeling that there was something else, but didn't know if it was nerves or what. So we were happy, but cautious. Well, today the doctor called with her findings. I have 2 nodules on my thyroid. The larger one that has caused some of my problems came back benign. The smaller one came back as suspicious for papillary thyroid cancer. So, at this point they have to go forward as if it is cancer. I will have to have surgery to remove the lump. At that time, they will be able to tell if it is for sure cancer or not. Any and all treatment for papillary cancer comes post op anyways, so we will deal with that after surgery. At this point, I don't have the surgery date. I will post as soon as I know. It should however be the first or second week of October.
I feel very blessed to have some answers. I have been seeking answers to my health issues for about a year now. The doctors keep telling me that nothing is wrong, that I just need to lose weight. That was pretty depressing, because the harder I tried, the more weight I put on. While I am not excited to have cancer, I am excited to know that I'm not as mental as I thought I was!!! I am going into this with a positive attitude. I am glad that I now have some answers and a next step to take to becoming healthy. I am surrounded physically and in spirit by some of the best people in the world. I know that all will be okay. I am amazingly more at peace as I'm writing this than I have been in months. Thanks to all of you for your thoughts and prayers. I will keep you posted. Until next time,
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I had a nodule on my thyroid they didnt know what it was. I had 5 biopsys and all came back as unclear. On July 2nd of this year they decided to remove the right side of my thyroid. There was a papillary carcinoma on the thyroid itself but the nodule was normal. My doctor said that was it no radiation no chemo no nothing remove it and be done. The day the surgery was done i was complaining of shortness of breath and i had a very raspy voice. They told me this is all normal. Here it is almost 3 months later and i still have a very raspy voice the doctor has no clue why. Please make sure you get a second opinon on whos going to do your surgery because this voice of mine and the shortness of breath will be with me for life. You can find me on facebook if you want to chat type in my email dreamspirits76@aol.com to find me. i wish you luck and wellness
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