So to clear this question up on my situation.
Can a person that was DX with Graves also be diagnoised later as Hashi also?
The nodule can be FNAd with ultrasound guidance (unless it is directly behind the carotid - then this is harder).....
in some cases there can be thyroid tissue that "survives" the ablation -- this could potentially swell.
You had autoimmune thyroid disease -- Graves -- which has both TSH-receptor antibodies and often TPO & Tg antibodies. These will persist often after RAI but the main issue at this point is post-RAI hypothyroidism with antibodies to the thyroid due to the autoimmune thyroid history. This does not change the treatment plan.
If the dx of Hashimoto's thyroiditis is correct - how can my thyroid swell since it is ablated?
New tissue perhaps?
I have grown a nodule too. A US scan confirmed this too. Is this a higher risk of having cancer? A year ago it measured 1cm.
The nodule itself was FNA'd and it was unsuccesful to biopsy due to its deep posterior location on the ablated gland too close to the cartiod artery.
What should be done now?