Thyroid Cancer, or BENIGN?!
Question: Thyroid Cancer, or BENIGN?
I've had a complex thyroid cyst, since I was 15 - and that's when it was found, so I most likely had it way before then.
I've never had a biopsy, only routine ultrasounds to keep watch on the size - which has been and which, still is 2.0CM.
My doctors don't seem too concerned about it, but I am - of course.
My grandmother had a thyroid nodule, but I'm not sure if that would increase my chances of having one.
Anyway, my doctors have been and continue to do the "wait and watch" approach, instead of doing a biopsy, since they see no need to - they said that if it was cancer, it would have grown, but if it was cancer... I'd be more likely do die of something else, instead of thyroid cancer.
Do you think what my doctors are doing is the right thing?
i also have a enlarged lymph node on my mastoid bone - they are not worried about that either since that can run in families.
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Hello. If this concerns you, you should get a second opinion. Doctors are human, therefore, they can make mistakes. You have to be in control of your own health. If you feel something isn't right, or don't agree with your doctor, you should always get another opinion. Some doctors have that "Let's wait and see what happens" approach. That doesn't mean you have to agree with that. I disagree with the fact that your doctor said "If it was cancer, it would have grown". Thyroid cancer is one of the slowest progressing cancers that you can get. If it would make you feel better to get a biopsy, then get another doctor to do one. They work for you, you don't work for them. I have thyroid disease, so i know how doctors can ignore the many symptoms that you can get from it. I've switched doctors many times because they kept wanting to just wait and see what happened, while i kept getting sicker and sicker. It's always better to be safe, then sorry, so anytime there is a chance of cancer, it should be checked, instead of ignored. I wish you the best. Take care.