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really scared
I have hashimoto's and I was diagnoses in the summer of 2001. When living in Tx. My endo would do an ultrasound when I went in because I have a nodule on my thyroid. Lately I have been suffering from a hoarse voice and my new endo in our ne state we live in ordered a ultrasound last week. I went and have now been told I need to have a FNA. Is this usually just to rule cancer out, I guess what I mean is do most people with nodules gwet and FNA? Also, can benign nodules cause hoarseness and feeking of fullness in throat? My thyroid levels were normal when they checked them.
So does having hashi's with the two nodules put me at a higher risk for cancer? Because one is bigger does that matter? Doctor keeps saying it isn't that big, is this true?
In order to slow growth of the nodules the destruction of thyroid needs to be stopped, this means the level of antibodies needs to be reduced; so far some patients were able to reduce TPO levels by taking selenium supplement [some researches connected selenium deficiency and iodine EXCESS as trigger factors for hashi's].
The ideal solution is to fight this disease at genetic level, which is not done yet.
The ideal solution is to fight this disease at genetic level, which is not done yet.
what is done to slow the process?.....will all people with Hashi's need to have FNA's?...how long is the usual growth process?.....I have no idea on the size of my nodules..only that one greww slightly in 6 months....
if u have nodules should or when should u be on meds?
"selma"
if u have nodules should or when should u be on meds?
"selma"
He wrote on the prescription that he is only doing the fna on the larger one. So with hashimoto;s you usually have nodules? Also, he kept saying last night when I talked to him that it isn't that big, is that true? He feels my hoarsness is due to my chronic sinusitis and I also have mild reflux. My hoarseness comes and goes along with the feeling of a lump in my throat which I guess are all indicative of reflux, anxiety, and sinus. Do you feel that a nodule the size of mine would not cause these problems?
If these nodules having the simlar composition, the FNA should be done only for the larger one.
Hashomoto's patients are always at higher risk of development nodules, as a "by-product of thyroid destruction"
Hashomoto's patients are always at higher risk of development nodules, as a "by-product of thyroid destruction"
OK. I finally have the size of my nodules. The one on the left is 0.62 cm and the one on the right side is 1.53 cm. Any thoughts on this?
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