It's not an answer, it's clarification of my question. What I mean is the risk of seeding and false negative with FNA and repetition with bigger needle is greater than just removing the nodules which statistically are very likely to be malignant. There is this cat-and-mouse game in Australia where wait and watch approach is preferred and often operation is performed when there is metastatic growth.
I want to preempt and remove nodules even if they are benign. If I have to take levothyroxine or whatever for life - so be it, as long as I see my 12 y.o. son grow up. He does not have anyone else.
Does it make sense what I am asking?
Thank you.
Olena.