I just found out a week or so ago that the nodules that I have been monitoring for five or six years have grown and turned cancerous. I was shocked to hear this news because I have been having ultrasounds every two years, and the nodules have stayed stable and benign. When this last ultrasound detected growth, I had to have a biopsy, and cancer was detected. I am fortunate to have a wonderful endocrinologist and new surgeon and my thyroid will be removed on May 21st. I am nervous about it but realize that it has to be done. The dr told me that I will have to go on thyroid medicine for the rest of my life. As long as all of the cancer will be removed, I don’t mind taking a pill every day. MaryAnn from Boston