Well, it's been quite the month for me and my health! My CT a few weeks ago showed an incidental thyroid nodule, and I had an ultrasound last week to get a better look. I saw my GP yesterday and she referred me to a specialist based on the findings. I was somehow able to get into an endocrinologist's office today. I just returned from meeting him.

Basically there's a 1 cm solid nodule on my thyroid. Neither doctor seems particularly concerned but the ultrasound report says it's mildly suspicious. The endocrinologist says he wants to wait 6 months and do another ultrasound to see if it's grown and then go from there. He is not able to feel it, and my baseline thyroid labs from 2 months ago were normal. He took more blood today for a more comprehensive look and did another ultrasound. I get those results in 2 weeks.

Here's my dilemma. I have very, very high anxiety, especially with medical issues. The thought of waiting 6 months to find out if it might be cancerous is upsetting to me. I know the vast majority of nodules are benign but my anxiety isn't really relieved by logic or statistics, unfortunately. He told me he can biopsy it if I want to but he doesn't think it's necessary. I'm leaning towards getting the biopsy anyway for peace of mind.

From what I can tell, it's a very simple in-office procedure and he says he does them every day. It's a local anesthetic, a fine needle and very low risk of complications. I feel like being anxious for 6 months would be worse for my health. I'm also hoping to get pregnant early next year so I would like to know beforehand that everything is okay and that I don't need surgery. And obviously if there is a problem, it seems better to deal with it now.

Has anyone dealt with a thyroid nodule or had the biopsy? Was it painful? I don't know what to do!

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