I can only give my experience, but not an opinion on your thyroid. I was given no options, as they found the nodules on my thyroid while doing an ultrasound on my artery. I was told I had to have the surgery, which I did and now I live on Synthroid. During the surgery they damaged a vocal chord, which is common, as it is so close, and no voice specialist has been able to help me. I can no longer sing and sometimes my voice can barely do the job. But I keep talking anyway. I have had a sinus drainage ever since which has been maybe ten years and I sleep on two pillows and suck on a cough drop for relief. I cancelled my rotator cuff replacement in both shoulders because I can live with it at this level and I can't stand another surgery. My granddaughters will get my dishes down from the higher shelves.
I don't wash windows much. And I use a lot of IceyHot at night. I am sick of more meds that make me feel drugged. Dorisena