For those of you who wanted to know after my appointment today with the doctor, I thought I'd write an update.
I saw a specialist today for the mass on my thyroid. She said that they are always concerned when a mass is over 1 cm big and mine is over 3 cm. She said that although it has grown over the last two weeks and will probably continue to keep growing (mainly due to the hormones from the pregnancy) she recommends waiting and then taking it out after the baby is born. When I expressed my concerns about the troubles I've been having with swallowing because of its size, she said that although swallowing will get more difficult and I will probably be very uncomfortable by the time the baby is born, it should not cause breathing problems.
The doctor also said that it could be some swelling along with the mass, so she gave me a prescription to try to help bring the swelling down. She said the mass may even reduce in size more after the baby is born, but surgery looks pretty definite.
She also did a biopsy on the mass. It was big enough that we she didn't need an ultrasound to do the biopsy. After numbing the area with a shot, they stuck about seven needles in me to withdraw material. When she saw the first draw, she said that it actually appears to be cystic (which is the best thing it could be) although the ultrasound report said there was no hint of a cyst. That is a relief. The results will be back in about a week and I have an appointment a few days after that. I will keep you all updated. Thank you for the prayers and the support.
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The thyroid cyst can be treated by outpatient PEI injection [although I don’t know if it is completely safe for pregnant woman due to alcohol injection?]
This procedure is effective of shrinking simple [and even complex] cysts that have thick capsule.
It takes about 3 weeks to shrink after one injection
Wow...I think I was freaking out with you when they said you had to wait!! How are you handling that? Let me know if I can do ANYTHING for you!!
Glad to hear that it is not the worst case scenario. we'll keep you in our prayers and are always willing to watch the girls for any of your appointments. Even if Jim is taking the day off to go with you, sometimes it's nice to go through that sort of thing just the 2 of you.
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