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TIRAD 4 and worried about thyroid cancer
Thyroid Cancer | Last Active: Sep 17 4:33pm | Replies (34)Comment receiving replies
Hi there - i did see the ENT on March 6. He opted to wait until september to do another ultrasound and see if it's grown at all - he felt that at 1.1 cm it was slightly too small to do a biopsy - he apparently does it by feeling with his hand and it's not an ultrasound guided biopsy (not sure how i feel about that) but i felt ok waiting until September. I wish you luck on you journey - are you going to seek a second opinion? Waiting is so hard - on one hand i get it - thyroid cancer is very treatable and rarely spreads (most types anyway) so it's probably ok to wait but i dislike how nonchalant some docs are with this..i mean cancer is cancer and it's scary - i do understand that i think their attitude is supposed to be reassuring but to most people it doesn't seem to be,
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I have a small TIRADS 5 nodule that they have been monitoring with ultrasound for about 5 years. It is 1.1 cm now and I have a biopsy scheduled in 2 weeks with my Endocrinologist. He still thinks it might be to small to biopsy but I want to have more information if possible. I had a previous ultrasound guided biopsy of a TIRADS 3 nodule several years ago which was benign. I don't think I would want a biopsy that relied just on what the doctor feels with his hand. My doctor is also very dismissive and I don't really like him much.
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Good morning.
I’m thinking of seeing a specialist to look into it a bit more. I was told my largest is 1.5 cm .Also I don’t want the specialist to be dismissive but it seems this way almost everytime with providers these days. The thing that has been so concerning for me is my hair loss. I’m losing soo much hair it’s depressing.
I am sure everything is okay I think I just want some peace of mind. I think we all would like that. I was so surprised to come across your post! Our situations are very similar.