ANYONE ELSE HAD THYROID CANCER ?

[verneeblancett]

My thyroid gland is mildly enlarged measuring 5.1 x 1.6 x 2.6 cm on the right and 4.5 x 2.2 x 2.7 cm on the left.
There are multiple bilateral thyroid nodules with a dominant nodule on the right 2.4 x 1.6 x 1.3 cm and a complex dominant nodule on the left measuring 3.5 x 2.0 x 2.3 cm. Smaller nodules measuring 1.4 cm maximally are seen on the right.
I had breast cancer in 2004 and in 2005  had chem, and radiation treatments to my right breast area.  It is 9-20-15 and by God's grace I have been in remission since then.
Since finding this with out at the KY State Fair almost 4 weeks ago. I have been nothing short of losing my mind. I am a divorced woman with the custody of my 2 grandchildren and this is all I can think about.

[fergy1128]

I got my biopsy results yesterday and 3 of the 4 nodules are benign, the 4th one is not.  I have an apt with the Head and Neck Cancer Surgeon that my endocrinologist recommended on October 5th.  

The one that they found to be cancerous is the smallest on that has only grown 2mm in 6 yrs.  The "something stuck in my throat" feeling is probably from my thyroid being enlarged so I have to have antibody tests done for Hashimoto's diagnosis too.  

I was told if I do have Hashimoto's the surgeon might consider surgery.  But if I don't he may just take a wait and watch approach with this cancerous nodule because it is so small and has grown so slowly.  

So I was wrong about expecting a benign result to my biopsy,   However, I am not panicked either because the nodule has grown so slowly that I doubt it will actually kill me anytime soon.  :-)  Good Luck to you and let us know when you get the results of your biopsy.

[Barb135]

You shouldn't feel so much anxiety over thyroid cancer... no cancer is good, but thyroid cancer is one of the easiest to cure, because once the thyroid is removed, the cancer goes with it.

Have you been tested for Hashimoto's? Nodules are very common with Hashimoto's; most of us on the forum have them and, typically, they aren't thing to worry about unless they have unusual characteristics.  Less than 5% of all thyroid nodules turn out to be cancer.

Have you had any thyroid function tests, such as Free T3 and Free T4, along with TSH to determine if your thyroid is functioning properly? If you have any thyroid blood tests, please post the results and we might be able to help ease your mind.  Be sure to post reference ranges with any results, since ranges vary lab to lab and have to come from your own report.

[verneeblancett]

thank you for your reply.....i will have a FNA done tomorrow.....it seems the more i read about thyroid cancer the more anxiety i feel......

[fergy1128]

I don't have thyroid cancer but I am waiting for my biopsy results....will get them this coming Wednesday.  I too have an enlarged thyroid gland and multiple nodules on both sides of my thyroid.  I am NOT a breast cancer survivor though.  I will tell you that my nodules and my thyroid are not as large as yours are and my doctor ordered a FNA biopsy on all of the nodules not just the dominant one.

I have been lurking on a site called thyca which is thyroid cancer survivors.  Some of them have or have had breast cancer too.  Maybe they could help ease your mind.  Here is the link:

https://www.***********/groups/thyca-thyroid-cancer-survivors-association/new/active/?page=1

I am sorry that you have to go through this stress again.  My gut instinct is telling me that I DO NOT have cancer and that they will eventually find that I have Hashimoto's disease, the autoimmune disease that causes your immune system to attack your thyroid and your thyroid fights back by growing nodule and enlarging.  Hopefully that is what you have too.