Goes to show you how dedicated a doctor that D. Lupo is!
Seriously! That amazed me too. I would go to him as well.
This is fantastic that Dr. Lupo found your post on the regular board ..... I would definitely go to him for a 2nd opinion!!!
C~
Dr Lupo,
I have my CAT scans with me to take to the thoracic surgeon..I think I will call your office on Monday and see if I can get an appt to come in . I would like to see what your thoughts are on the CAT scans. The general surgeon I consulted with on Friday told me that usually he would have taken it out through my old incision in my neck but that my thyroid has grown so far down that I have to have the sterniotomy--- and go to a thoracic surgeon for that. I would do anything possible to avoid the open chest surgery though. I would also like to come in for a first appointment because I would like to find someone to manage my thyroid levels etc who is a thyroid specialist.
I see you are in Sarasota.....most thyroids can be removed without sterniotomy -- you may want a second opinion to make sure the surgery planned is best for you....