Re: New - Have questions about nodule?

[Guest guest]

Hi Ann-- There are people here who have nodules and are taking iodine to

shrink them. We recommend you give iodine a good long chance to succeed

before letting them cut you open.

Have you read the New Member doc you received when you joined?

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At 07:24 PM 1/31/2011, you wrote:

>Hello,

> I'm new to the group. A few months back I was seeing an Endo to help me

> understand why my blood pressure was dropping, my cortisol levels are

> reversed and I'm exhausted all the time. I didn't get answers but he did

> find a nodule and do a biopsy. Here are the results:

>

> " Cellular aspirate compatible with follicular neoplasm.

> The aspirate smears and thinprep slide consist of scant colloid

> and numerous groups and syncytia of cohesive, relatively uniform

> follicular cells with occasional overlapping nuclei and small

> nucleoli. There is a vague suggestion of microfollicles. Features

> of papillary carcinoma arfe not recognized. The differential

> diagnosis is between follicular adenoma and follicular carcinoma,

> although a hyperplastic nodule cannot be completely excluded. "

>

>Written on the form was " Doesn't show cancer, but entire nodule needs to

>be evaluated to be sure. Left thyroid lobe will need to be removed. "

>

>Has anyone had a similar diagnosis? I'm trying to understand these results

>and decide what to do. Thanks for any information.

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Run, don't walk, in order to get as far away from that Endhole as you can, but

at a minimum far enough he can't reach you with a knife!

Just my opinion.

My guess, cause I am not a Dr, and can't make a diagnoses; You have a

goiter.This is a futile attempt on the part of your Thyroid to try to 'grow

itself' in order to produce Thyroid hormones.Unfortunately, because it is being

starved of the raw materials (Iodine, selenium)it needs to do its job, (produce

these hormones) getting bigger won't address the problem.

You are tired all the time because you have probably been Hypothyroid for many

years, and your body has 'asked' or demanded that your adrenal glands do their

OWN job, and 'pick up the slack' for the Thyroid as well.So now, you are

adrenally fatigued, as well as hypothyroid.

Prognosis; You MAY, I repeat for emphasis MAY find a 'Good Doc' who understands

adrenal fatigue and how to treat it, using physiologic dosing of adrenal

hormones, and understands Hypothyroidism, its causes, and how to treat it with

NTH and iodine.

However, this 'Good Doc' DEFINETLT and absolutely WILL NOT be and Endhole,...er

Endochrinologist.

This is hard to grasp, not only because 1 of the symptoms of your condition is

" Brain Fog " , but because Endo's are the specialty thats supposed to deal with

Thyroid and adrenal issues. Other Dr.'s, if they are able to figure out, in a

general way, whats wrong will invariably want to refer you to an Endo.

Free advice is worth about what you pay for it.

Having said that, my free advice; Go here; Drrind.com. Read his " Instructions

for temperature graph " , print several copies of the graph and start charting

your temps.Also might want to read/print his " Metabolic matrix.Secondly, embark

on a major quest to educate yourself; How are you going to know whether you've

found a 'Good Doc " , unless you fully understand whats going on, so you can

evaluate them.And, if you can't find a 'Good Doc " you may have to do what many

in your situation do, and end up 'doing it yourself'.

After Drrind, might want to go to NTH (NaturalThyroidHormone) and

NTH Adrenals. Also STTM (Stop the Thyroid Madness). Order the book on the STTM

website, its worth it.Also order books on Iodine. Read and study. The 2 groups I

mentioned have a lot af material in their files sections. They have lists of

" Good Docs " listed by area. However, bear in mind it only takes 1 member

thinking they are 'Good " to get them on the list. Anyway, hope this is a good

start. Jim

>

> Hello,

> I'm new to the group. A few months back I was seeing an Endo to help me

understand why my blood pressure was dropping, my cortisol levels are reversed

and I'm exhausted all the time. I didn't get answers but he did find a nodule

and do a biopsy. Here are the results:

>

> " Cellular aspirate compatible with follicular neoplasm.

> The aspirate smears and thinprep slide consist of scant colloid

> and numerous groups and syncytia of cohesive, relatively uniform

> follicular cells with occasional overlapping nuclei and small

> nucleoli. There is a vague suggestion of microfollicles. Features

> of papillary carcinoma arfe not recognized. The differential

> diagnosis is between follicular adenoma and follicular carcinoma,

> although a hyperplastic nodule cannot be completely excluded. "

>

> Written on the form was " Doesn't show cancer, but entire nodule needs to be

evaluated to be sure. Left thyroid lobe will need to be removed. "

>

> Has anyone had a similar diagnosis? I'm trying to understand these results and

decide what to do. Thanks for any information.

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks so much for the good suggestions! I have a lot of research to do!

Ann

> >

> > Hello,

> > I'm new to the group. A few months back I was seeing an Endo to help me

understand why my blood pressure was dropping, my cortisol levels are reversed

and I'm exhausted all the time. I didn't get answers but he did find a nodule

and do a biopsy. Here are the results:

> >

> > " Cellular aspirate compatible with follicular neoplasm.

> > The aspirate smears and thinprep slide consist of scant colloid

> > and numerous groups and syncytia of cohesive, relatively uniform

> > follicular cells with occasional overlapping nuclei and small

> > nucleoli. There is a vague suggestion of microfollicles. Features

> > of papillary carcinoma arfe not recognized. The differential

> > diagnosis is between follicular adenoma and follicular carcinoma,

> > although a hyperplastic nodule cannot be completely excluded. "

> >

> > Written on the form was " Doesn't show cancer, but entire nodule needs to be

evaluated to be sure. Left thyroid lobe will need to be removed. "

> >

> > Has anyone had a similar diagnosis? I'm trying to understand these results

and decide what to do. Thanks for any information.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi - and welcome.

My FNA is similar to yours. Mine were found in 2005 and it is

getting quite large. Nothing - by endos - has been done other than

suggest surgery, OF COURSE. I am on Iodoral. Upping from one to three

tabs. On to four. Along with supplements. Trying to heal my adrenals

as best as I can. Until I see the doctors again and confront them with

what I have found. It's not gonna be pretty. There may be screaming.

I hope you find the suggestions here helpful to you. I am also going

to see a dentist about safely removing as many of my remaining four

mercury fillings to help my health.

My slides were done locally and I asked if they could be sent out to

another lab. The were sent to the University of Pennsylvania. The

local lab's findings said to re-FNA within three months, the U of Penn's

lab recommended within a year. So...

Take care! Barb

> > >

> > > Hello,

> > > I'm new to the group. A few months back I was seeing an Endo to

help me understand why my blood pressure was dropping, my cortisol

levels are reversed and I'm exhausted all the time. I didn't get answers

but he did find a nodule and do a biopsy. Here are the results:

> > >

> > > " Cellular aspirate compatible with follicular neoplasm.

> > > The aspirate smears and thinprep slide consist of scant

colloid

> > > and numerous groups and syncytia of cohesive, relatively

uniform

> > > follicular cells with occasional overlapping nuclei and small

> > > nucleoli. There is a vague suggestion of microfollicles.

Features

> > > of papillary carcinoma arfe not recognized. The differential

> > > diagnosis is between follicular adenoma and follicular

carcinoma,

> > > although a hyperplastic nodule cannot be completely excluded. "

> > >

> > > Written on the form was " Doesn't show cancer, but entire nodule

needs to be evaluated to be sure. Left thyroid lobe will need to be

removed. "

> > >

> > > Has anyone had a similar diagnosis? I'm trying to understand these

results and decide what to do. Thanks for any information.

> > >

> >

>