He said that a biopsy was just about as invasive as removing my Thyroid because the nodules were small and scattered and that it might spread if it were cancer because the slices to remove a few nodules would be so small they couldn't guaranteed not slicing one with the incisions allowing it to spread. It was by far the easiest of the surgeries I have had. No recovery time really just had a balloon inserted for drainage for a few days and some bed rest. I stayed in the hospital for 3 days to make sure there weren't any complications. I am 2 years out from surgery now and I do not miss that thing at all. I have had a far easier time getting a good medication level and I am taking the Tirosent 75mg which is supposed to be the closest replacement to a natural Thyroid. The sore throat, dizziness, shakiness both internal and external, severe body aches, headaches, recurring throat infections, and goiter have all gone away since surgery. So far we have not seen any new nodules on scans since surgery. But again, surgery is not the answer for everyone.