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synthroid ?

I am not sure if my docyor is correct and i want to know if he is..........i have a thyroid nodule/adenoma and my doctor just put me on synthroid 100mcg for 4 months to shrink this adenoma is this process correct ???
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97953 tn?1440865392
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While once a common practice, the current guidelines do not suggest "suppression" of nodules with levothyroxine (ie synthroid).  This is provided that you had a normal baseline TSH level and have not had external beam radiation to the neck for other treasons (which increases the risk of thyroid cancer).

The first step with a nodule is usually consideration for biopsy.
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97953 tn?1440865392
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If the thyroid function (TSH) is normal to start with, we usually do not use medications like synthroid to "shrink" the nodule.  There are some exceptions -- ie, history of radiation exposure, prior surgery for thyroid cancer or borderline high TSH (eg >3).  Would consider endocrine opinion -- although many still would give meds for a nodule, the current guidelines do not support routine use of synthroid in this way.
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I had a biopsy 2 weeks ago and this is what he suggested ... I would take the synthroid for 4 months to shrink the thyroid nodule and i will take another thyroid function test and thyroid level test and we will go from there the last thryoid function and level test suggested i get a biopsy in the first place ......should i be seeing an endocrinoligist...because my primary care doctor refered me to an ENT docter and he is the one who put me on the synthroid......my original complaint to my dr. was i was having trouble swallowing and i was very fatigue and my legs and ankles ached from a lying or sitting position to  standing and walking.......i just feel not sure of my doctors choices...
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