I had a nodule that they were monitoring. The doctor at the cancer hospital did not think it was cancerous and I did not want to have surgery unless necessary, because of the potential voice issues. He said the nodule was soft and not cancer, however it was crushing the area and causing other problems due to the large size. When I had surgery the doctor discovered that it was cancer…Hurthle Cell Carcinoma. I was told incidentally during my follow up that I had Hashimotos and then it has been confirmed several times.
I was referred to a rheumatologist due to my difficulty with side effects to rule out another influence….I went for two visits to a rheumatologist who turned out to be extremely unorganized. She repeated the same blood work twice by accident (within two weeks!) and didn’t do the tests she was going to do; and then tried to read another persons results to me even after I told her that the date of the blood test was not right. She ruled out a few other autoimmune diseases and arthritis, but thought I had a connective tissue issue….she did not say what that was. I have been unable to get copies of my blood tests.
I am going to ask my new Endocrinologist for name of a new Rheumatolgist; I thought it would be best to get one that she uses in the clinic. I am hopeful! Thank you