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Originally Posted by Gen
Oh, they did the biopsy. I have three nodules, they biopsied two and one came back "suspicious". In other words, it might be cancer. They're going to remove half my thyroid with the three nodules on it, and look at it closer. If it is cancer, they'll remove the rest of my thyroid while I'm still on the operating table. Its scheduled for June 4th. The meds for Hashimotos is the same as for if they remove the entire thyroid, just different dosages, so I'm bound to go on that anyway.
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Uh huh. Sigh. Sorry you have to deal with this. How has your energy level been? It really mucks with the metabolism, doesn't it?
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With the little bit of research I've done, it seems like the most contentious of medical problems. Doctors can't agree on the best course of action and many of the patients are unhappy with the answers they get. "Acceptable" hormone levels don't match up with many patients acceptable levels of feeling well, if that makes sense. They want more meds, or differents meds, and the doctors tell them the numbers say they're fine...
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I don't consider my sort of meds to be comparable to your situation... but the feelings are the same. A lot of the "success of treatment" is based on the contentment of the patient, and doctors disagree on specific treatment -- usually each patient has to fight for what they feel they need or what "feels better" to them.
So it is like fine-tuning a car, and they'd have to adjust your meds until you feel you have a good energy flow for you.
My friend had to do some radioactive iodine treatments too, to make sure all the thyroid cells were kaput.