Good morning to you all,

This is my first post, in a desperate bid for some reassurance.

I first went to my GP early June in the hope of getting some thyroid function tests done as I was constantly cold and suffering with constipation, sudden weight gain (I am a very active and health consious gym addict), fatigue and brain fog. During my appointment the Doc spotted a lump on the left of my kneck which somehow I had failed to spot, despite the fact that it is quite obvious to the naked eye now that I know its there.

My initial bloods came back normal and an ultrasound recommended a FNA. After 3 weeks of waiting for the results as my Doctors managed to misplace them, the results were inconclusive - too heavily bloodtained and insufiicient cells. My GP reffered to me to an endo consultant who I have seen this week. He is now sending me for a hot /cold iodine scan after my latest bloods tested positive for antibodies. He says we may do another biopsy depending on the results and has booked another consult in 3 months to discuss the results. Having researched the hot/cold procedure I am feeling so frustrated. I know that he is suspecting Hashimotos disease but still needs to rule out anything more sinister. Everything I have read suggests that a biospy is the only this that can distinguish between benign and malignent cells and that all other tests only suggest a liklihood. To me, this begs the question, why am I being sent for this hot/cold test which cant tell me if the nodule is cancerous and delaying a repeat FNA that can. At this point that is all I am desperate to know. By the time i get my second consult this thing has been in my neck for 5 months that I know of and there seems to be no urgency whatsoever to rule out cancer.

Is this a typical experience for people or am I being fobbed off. Part of me feels I should feel reassured by the lack of urgency but I just cant deal with the anxiety of not knowing.

I would be so grateful for your thoughts and experiences.

Chilts79 x