Yes, I felt the same. If I had to take levothyroxine anyway, it was better for me to know all my thyroid was removed, and cancer was all gone. As it was, they not only found one tumor, but two. And not just PTC, but follicular variant and the Hashi’s. I had read a lot of journal articles pro and con before my surgery. In the end, there is no perfect answer, only the best answer for you and what you can be comfortable with.