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THY3F and hemithyroidectomy

Butterfly2022
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Hi,

This my first post here, I have been a long time lurker. I was hoping I could get some thoughts on my current situation; here is the background:

I had an ultrasound for a neck lump, which turned out to be a U3 nodule; I then had an ultrasound guided FNA biopsy, which came back as THY3F, with the recommendation to have a diagnostic partial thyroidectomy (remove the half of the thyroid with the nodule), as they cannot say whether the nodule is cancerous or benign, based on cytology alone - the surgery is needed to distinguish between the two. I am scheduled to have this next week.

However, I am now having second thoughts...I keep wondering what if the biopsy isn't representative of the entire nodule? I don't know, my mind is a bit frazzled. I'm worried that I'll have the surgery and then regret it afterwards, by thinking I didn't do everything in my power to avoid surgery. I find myself in a tough predicament, and thoughts would be appreciated.

Thank you so much for listening to me unload! 

Best wishes to you all.

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    Hey,

    I am going through similar. First found the lump end of Dec and have a date for surgery in May. I had an inconclusive FNA and then a core biopsy which the doctor interpreted as consistent with a benign lump but also malignancy can't be excluded. It's been an awful few months for me. I can't rest until it's out and I'm praying it's nothing sinister. They said 70% benign to me. It's 29mm and was U4 on ultrasound. How long has it taken you to get to this point? 

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    Hey,

    Sorry to hear that you're going through this too, it really is tough, isn't it? It can feel very lonely.

    I had my first ultrasound in October last year, and surgery is scheduled for next week.

    It's very reassuring that your doctor said that your biospy result is consistent with being benign, and that there is a 70% chance of it being benign - that's very high! Hold tight.

    What was your initial FNA graded as? (eg. thy1, thy2 etc.)

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    My first FNA was thy1 inadequate sample. I think my core biopsy result is similar to thy3f but they don't give it a grading on the core one apparently. I hate this situation. I just hope and pray it's benign. I also got diagnosed with hypothyroidism when I found the lump. Not sure if I had post partum thyroiditis as I just had a baby last year. Hypothyroidism is also in my immediate family. I also swelled up the same side when I had my second corona jab. I'm hoping maybe the other stuff going on could have caused the lump but I don't know. I just hope and pray it's nothing bad and I can move on with my life. Fingers crossed for us both. It's given me extreme anxiety these past few months

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    Hey, are you going ahead with your surgery?

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