I had thyroid cancer three years ago. The vast majority of thyroid nodules are not cancerous. They have to biopsy them, to check, but most will be benign.

And even if it is cancer, which it's probably not, the odds are still very good. It's very likely that removing your thyroid will sort it out completely. They don't usually use chemotherapy or radiotherapy and the most common form of thyroid cancer rarely spreads. 

In my case, it honestly wasn't any worse than I would imagine something like having your appendix removed would be. The worst part was the anaesthetic.

Best of luck with your biopsy. I hope they find that it is benign, which is the most likely option.

Ah I'm sorry to hear that glad your all ok now tho.

im just so scared it is because it's grown from 6mm to 1cm and has been there 9 years but only started to grow in June 

Ent specialist said 80% not cancer but In my head a biopsy is the only thing can tell you that and the fact it's grown is giving me no hope what so ever 

im a single mum with 2 little girls 9 and 10 and worry I won't get to see them grow up xx 

Even if it is cancer, it is very unlikely to be life-threatening. The only form of thyroid cancer that has a high mortality rate is both fairly rare and tends to occur in older people. The form also would not exist for 9 years without causing symptoms, so there is no way it's that. And the other forms all have survival rates above 90%, I think. And probably significantly higher in your case. You probably know this from googling, but among people under around 50, the survival rate of the most common form is close to 100%.

I know it is still really worrying because it's hard not to think of worst case scenarios. And until you have the biopsy results, it's hanging over you.

I will add that my nodule was 10.5cm (and no, I don't mean mm) so more than ten times the size of yours. 1cm is still pretty small.

Margaret may was your nodule cancer and did it grow fast and was it hard  to touch .. thanks 

Yeah, it was cancer and yes, I think it was hard to touch. I don't think it grew quickly. I honestly hadn't even noticed it until a doctor mentioned it, so I think it grew so solely that I didn't notice anything.

Hi. Just sending you lots of luck. A thyroid nodule of mine was picked up 2 years ago on an MRI and marked as one to watch. Then in February I noticed it in the mirror as a hard round lump. I had a fine needle biopsy in May and in June was given the T3 result which said that although abnormal cells were found, it was inconclusive for cancer. I was told I would need an operation to remove half the thyroid and then a core biopsy would be done. That was nearly 5 months ago so 3 weeks ago, at my insistence, the fine needle biopsy was repeated and I'm still waiting for the results. I only hope you get more prompt answers as I know how hard the waiting is. Good luck and please keep me posted x

Thanks for your post ... was the core biopsy done when u had half thyroid removed .. 5 months is a long time to wait for any results   . How big roughly was the hard lump  .. mine isn't hard to touch xxx take care 

Hi all. I too have a U3 nodule - but no symptoms, not even a lump - but I have quite a double chin (/facepalm). I don't see nor feel a lump, no other symptoms whatsoever, I have my FNAC in a few days and I am ridden with anxiety and fear. My mum is going through chemo now for bc and I am so scared and I can't even voice my fears at home so that I don't put her more down than she is. I had a parathyroid benign tumor removed in 2019 and apparently the other doctors saw a U3 nodule at the ultrasound, but never mentioned that I should get that too checked, I am fuming. 

I share your dismay. Mine was spotted two years ago on an MRI and marked as 'one to watch,' only no one told me and no one watched! I finally have the date to get mine removed and biopsied - 14th November. How was yours spotted? Mine is a very visible lump and back in May, the ultrasound measure it to be over 4cm. Good luck with the FNA. It's fine. Just like a small injection. I think you should prepare yourself for a 2-4 week wait for results. It's going to be challenging given your mums situation. All I can say is that when I had breast cancer, I wouldn't have wanted my girls to keep anything from me. Breast cancer didn't stop me from being their mum. But it's tricky and you're being really kind trying to protect her. I wish you both well xx