Confused

[Lala1969]

OK I went this morning for my FNA. But the doctor and pathologist who were going to do the biopsy, was checking my Thyroids out on the ultra sound and they decided that it did not need to be done. They said it was ill defined, did not show cold on scan and was starting to shrink, went from a 3.5 to a 2.7 cm nodule in 6 months with meds, so they thought it would be a waste of time and money to do one right now. Is this normal? The guy who was going to do my biopsy is the one who has read all my scans and ultra sounds. Any thoughts on this from anyone?

[laura1967]

I agree that it should have been done anyway. Too many doctors are too laid back in thinking that thyroid cancer is rare. Just because a nodule is shrinking doesn't mean there aren't abnormal cancer cells there. Just like when they laugh and think that someone is a worry wort because there nodules are only in the mm size instead of cm size. Wellllllll  cancer is also found in mm sized nodules.  
I have had several nodules shrink that started in the cm size and were even biopsied.
Biopsies are far from fool proof too.......
There's my two cents!! LOL

[stella5349]

I know the shrinkage can happen - yours sounds like it is shrinking quickly.

Hmmm - I am not sure if not doing it was good. I mean since you already had the appt and was there for the procedure - why wasn't it done?

2.7 cm is still large enough it FNA.  It's not like it was surgery right?