THYROID LUMP....WHAT IS IT?

[natskii81]

HELLO
IM A HEALTHY 28 YEAR OLD FEMALE AND A FEW DAYS AGO DISCOVERED A LUMP ON RHS OF NECK. I WENT TO DOCTORS(MY GP IS AWAY ON HOLIDAYS SO I HAD TO SEE SOMEONE ELSE) AND SHE SAID IT WAS IN THE THYROID REGION. IT WAS COMING UP TO A LONG WEEKEND SO I DIDNT WANT TO GO INTO THE WEEKEND BEING SICK,AND WENT THINKING I WAS COMING DOWN WITH SOMETHING. SHE SAID IT WAS AROUND 4CM IN DIAMETER AND WAS ONLY TENDER IN ONE AREA. SHE GAVE ME ANTIBIOTICS AND I HAVE TO GO BACK AFTER THE WEEKEND FOR BLOOD TESTS AND SCANS. I AM BESIDE MYSELF WITH WORRY AS TO WHAT IT IS.SHE SAID EITHER A GOITER OR A PROBLEM WITH MY THYROID. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS IN THE PAST.I HAD A TEST 1.5 YRS AGO TO SEETHAT ALL MY HORMONES WERE IN ORDER AS I WAS TRYING TO GET PREGNANT.THEY WERE ALL NORMAL AND HAVE SINCE HAD A DAUGHTER WHO IS NOW 14 MONTHS.IM WORRIED IM GOING TO HAVE FERTILITY PROBLEMS.
I HAVE TAKEN THE ANTIBIOTICS,EVEN THOUGH I HAD NO SYMPTOMS. IT FEELS A LITTLE SMALLER BUT ISSTILL THERE AND OBVIOUS. I HAD NO SYMPTOMS PRIOR TO THIS OTHER THAN BEING A LITTLE TIRED EVERY NOW AND THEN, BUT I PUT THAT DOWN TO HAVIG A YOUNG CHILD WHO GETS UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.PLEASE HELP AS TO WHAT THIS COULD BE AND IF IM LIKELY TO HAVE PROBLEMS CONCEIVING IN THE FUTURE?I AM HOPING ITS NOTHING CONSIDERING I AM GENERALLY FEELING OK.IVE BEEN PLAYING BASKETBALL THE LAST FEW MONTHS WITH NO PROBLEMS WITH FATIGUE OR TIREDNESS.IF ANYTHING NOW I ANT SLEEP BECAUSE IM SO WORRIED.IM HOPING BECAUSE IT IS NOT AS SWOLLEN ITS NOTHING MAJOR. MY DIET IS VERY HEALTHY,ALTHOUGH I DONT EAT MUCH FISH OR ADD EXTRA SALT TO FOOD SO IVE BEEN READING ABOUT GOITERS.PLEASE HELP SHED SOME LIGHT AND GET ME THROUGH THE WEEKEND.IVE HAD HORRIBLE THOUGHTS OF TUMORS AND CANCERS GOING THROUGH MY HEAD

[natskii81]

thankyou for the information, it is scarey to suddenly find a lump where it shouldnt be. I think it has shrunk a little(i dont know if its possible or its my imagination)

[KFields]

Hey, listen..calm down!!!! You most likely have a thyroid nodule and will have to have it removed. Has nothing to do with fertility. My husband just haqd one removed . Even if it is cancer it is the best cancer to get because it is 99-100% curable. You will be fine. See a throat doctor and you will be fine

[Mark Lupo, M.D.]

You will need a neck ultrasound to see what the lump is.  If it is a thyroid nodule, then it may require FNA biopsy, but 90-95% of these are benign.  Take one step at a time in getting the proper evaluation.  Start with your general doctor and go from there.