I feel for you and your predicament. My situation is not too different to yours. I first went to my GP in Feb 21 complaining of a lump in my throat and not being able to swallow food properly. In fact I 1st reported it through NHS 111 who just told me to get some Lansaprizole tablets. Cutting a long story short, my GP referred me on under the 14 day rule. Since then I have had an, X-Ray, endoscopy, Barium Swallow, Ultrasound which then located a 3.4cm nodule on the right hand side of my thyroid, another ultrasound followed by a fine needle aspiration. The findings of which were inconclusive due to insufficient biopsy matter being collected. I now have to have another FNA done on 2and Nov. This is nearly 9 months since I first reported it. I don't know whether the Consultants are not concerned about the outcome but it is starting to worry me about how much time has elapsed since I noticed this and I still have no diagnosis. 

I hope that you are now at the other end of the tunnel and that your mind is at rest. Best wishes.

One thing that might be a little reassuring is that thyroid cancer is usually very slow to develop. It is very likely I had it for at least 5 years before it was diagnosed. Looking back at photos now, I can see the lump on my neck in pictures from 3 or 4 years before I was diagnosed. I did not notice it at the time, but now that I know what to look for, I see it.

And when I was diagnosed, the consultant was like "well, it's not going to do anything in the immediate future, but psychologically, it's better to get it removed as quickly as possible." A nurse later said it was better to do it now as I am young and healthy and would get over the operation more quickly than if it were left until I was older. So they didn't seem to even think it needed doing within the year. And I had a very large nodule - the whole thing was 10.5cm and the cancerous part was 6.7cm. 

Hope you get a positive outcome and it turns out to be completely benign, but I just thought I'd mention the fact that thyroid cancer grows slowly and waiting nine months is likely to make no difference to the outcome even if it is cancer.

One thing that might be a little reassuring is that thyroid cancer is usually very slow to develop. It is very likely I had it for at least 5 years before it was diagnosed. Looking back at photos now, I can see the lump on my neck in pictures from 3 or 4 years before I was diagnosed. I did not notice it at the time, but now that I know what to look for, I see it.

And when I was diagnosed, the consultant was like "well, it's not going to do anything in the immediate future, but psychologically, it's better to get it removed as quickly as possible." A nurse later said it was better to do it now as I am young and healthy and would get over the operation more quickly than if it were left until I was older. So they didn't seem to even think it needed doing within the year. And I had a very large nodule - the whole thing was 10.5cm and the cancerous part was 6.7cm. 

Hope you get a positive outcome and it turns out to be completely benign, but I just thought I'd mention the fact that thyroid cancer grows slowly and waiting nine months is likely to make no difference to the outcome even if it is cancer.