Posted by Dinah on September 29, 2011, at 11:07:16
In reply to Re: Thyroid nodule » Dinah, posted by Phillipa on September 29, 2011, at 10:20:51
The doctor felt it. He's going to do blood tests. If my thyroid function shows as normal (as it has in the past), he's going to do a biopsy.
But it looks as if many people have them, and few of them are cancerous.
I really wish doctors would get a course in how to say things like this. Instead of "I feel a nodule. It's this big (showing me a drawing of where he traced it on my neck). We'll do blood tests and if they come back normal, we'll do a biopsy. If they come back abnormal, we'll treat then check again for the nodule." Why can't they insert "It's not at all uncommon, particularly as people age, and most nodules are not malignant. But it's best to check just in case there's a problem. We'll...."
Or at least not check my blood pressure after telling me about a nodule. :)
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