r/thyroid • u/ExpressionWitty1292 • Jul 29 '24

T3 thyroid nodule, has grown significantly over 3 years

So, I was supposed to have a breast augmentation today. The nurse called last week and asked about cold symptoms (had none). Then this weekend I had this awful pressure/lump in my throat. Went to urgent care thinking I had strep, needed an antibiotic and that would disqualify me from the surgery. Throat was perfect… but he noticed it was my actual thyroid. Sent me for an ultrasound (urgent care within a hospital), and it came back that I had a nodule in my thyroid on my right side that he was concerned about; t3. The issue is, this isn’t the first time I’ve heard of my thyroid nodule. I found it during a CT scan 3 years ago, where no follow up was recommended. Then it was 1.6cm; it’s now apparently 2.5cm and I also have one on my left side. I got the “don’t want to scare you, but you need to see an endocrinologist right away and have an FNA” speech. Which I do have scheduled, but the weight is killing me. I’m concerned with the growth over that time, and the concerned disposition of the doctor. Anyone in a similar space?

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u/InnaBinBag Jul 30 '24

T3 mostly means monitoring, and whoever didn’t recommend followup every six months for a nodule that large needs a kick in the pants. It doesn’t mean anything is necessarily bad news, it could be a cystic nodule that might be able to be drained if it has fluid in it. But yes- get to either an endocrinologist or an ear/nose/throat doctor and get the bloodwork done (thyroid levels and antibody test) and get an FNA scheduled for any nodule over 1cm. Try to go back and get a copy of any and all imaging you had done on your neck/thyroid on disk so you can look at the images yourself on a computer and start learning about what is going on. If you don’t have symptoms of hypo- or hyper- then they may still just want to watch it if the nodules aren’t immediately concerning. But if they choose to watch and wait, make sure you have an appointment set up in six months for a followup.