About Karen Brawner Expertise I will answer any questions you have regarding the thyroid whether it be cancer, cysts (types), hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, blood tests for thyroid problems, surgery, fine needle biopsies etc...
Experience My complex cysts on my right thyroid gland and the isthmus were found my accident when my doctor thought I was having a TIA. The ultrasound found a complex cysts the size of a golf ball (which turned out to be the size of a tennis ball when it was surgically remove). Doctors were totally surprised because for 5 years, including the day I went to surgery, all of my thyroid blood work was "within the normal range". So much for blood work being conclusive..
Question Daer Karen, I have just been diagnosed with a goitre, a number of small cysts on my right side but there is a suspicious hard nodule in the left side for which I have to see a specialist..I am of course worried, do you know if these hard nodules tend to be more of a concern..Many thanks Babs Aven..
Answer Dear Babs, YES, solid masses/nodules are more suspecious than a simple cyst and this is why the doctor is sending you to see a specialist and I would assume that the specialist will do more tests if needed.... It is also possible that the specialist will want to either biopsy this mass or do surgery to take it and the left thyroid gland out....
You will simply have to wait till you see the specialist and then if you want to get back to me with what the specialist said and what he/she wants to do, and I will help you more...
