Board: Thyroid Disorders 
08-07-2011, 10:57 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,264 Re: WOW, I thought I was healthy....
What kind of abnormal cells were they? I'm facing the exact same situation right now--surgery tomorrow for a nodule I estimate to be almost the size of a golfball. My FNA came back as "suspicious for...
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Board: Thyroid Disorders
08-03-2011, 08:24 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,271 Re: My Fna Today
I think you're making the right decision too. My surgeon was like yours. He told me, "We could argue whether this has to come out at all, but if I'm going to do the surgery I want the whole thing...
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Board: Thyroid Disorders
08-01-2011, 03:54 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,271 Re: My Fna Today
Yes, please make sure to find out what type of suspicious cells they found. If it's "suspicious for follicular neoplasm," the odds are still greatly in your favor--about 80% it's not cancer. I'm...
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Board: Thyroid Disorders
06-25-2011, 11:51 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 5,135 Re: Thyroidectomy
I'm going through something very similar put still in the diagnostic phase. Given the size of my nodule, I'm most likely facing surgery anyway. I've been considering Hershey Medical for my surgery...
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Board: Cancer: Thyroid
06-22-2011, 10:49 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 5,138 Re: large neck mass (help!)
Mine only usually hurts when it's being poked at. With all the tests I've had lately, it's giving me some discomfort. Prior to that I had occasional collarbone pain. However, as I've mentioned, mine...
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