Would be great if someone could please read this and give advise

jayemma94
jayemma94 Member Posts: 6
in Emotional Support #1

In relation to fine need aspiration tests done on thyroid nodules, does an abnormal cell result mean cancer? Some advice would be helpful as i'm confused by this result and i didnt think to ask questions at the time of the appointment.! im waiting for a call of a specialist hopefully in the next two days about what happens next, after they have meeting about my case. If anyone has some kind of advise that would be great, came to this site looking for some one who could give me some kind of answer

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  • Noellesmom
    Noellesmom Member Posts: 1,859 Member
    edited March 2017 #2
    abnormal

    Does not necessarily mean cancer. It means it needs further study to determine what is going on.

    It isn't cancer until they say it is. Remember that.

    Let us know what you find out. 

  • jayemma94
    jayemma94 Member Posts: 6
    #3
    Noellesmom said:

    abnormal

    Does not necessarily mean cancer. It means it needs further study to determine what is going on.

    It isn't cancer until they say it is. Remember that.

    Let us know what you find out. 

    thanks

    Thanks for the responce Noellesmom

    I will once i know

  • anne_janevret
    anne_janevret Member Posts: 12
    edited March 2017 #4
    I agree with Noellesmom..

    I agree with Noellesmom..

    Keep your hopes up and stay positive that it isn't cancer...

     

  • jayemma94
    jayemma94 Member Posts: 6
    #5
    Noellesmom said:

    abnormal

    Does not necessarily mean cancer. It means it needs further study to determine what is going on.

    It isn't cancer until they say it is. Remember that.

    Let us know what you find out. 

    Hi, after all that confusion

    Hi, after all that confusion i never recieved a phone call which left me even more unsettled. But then I had a meeting the following week with the hospital. He said they didnt ring as they rather have these discussions in person. I was given two options, wait two to three months and repeat the fna and other observations, or to go ahead and have an operation to remove the growth. 

    As previously mentioned i had my fna in february. It came back with abnormal cells. By march my growth had doubled in size. So because of this I agreed to surgery. 

    I had my operation on the 10th of april. It was originally supposed to of been schedualed for the 27th of april. But i remember on the 6th i was in college and got a phone call telling me the doctor had requested my surgery be pushed forward. I was terrified and had little time to mentally prepare for it.

    Today is the two week mark since my operation. My growth was removed as well as the isthmus. I got an infection in the surgery wound two days ago. Been a ruff two weeks as i have also been going threw a break up on top of all of this, as well as trying to manage college assignments. I am waiting for the results now as to whether or not i have cancer.

    I am very worried as on one side of my neck i have swollen glands and hard little bumps also. It has been like this the last few weeks and has been no change in them. this makes me feel like it cancer and that it has metastasized to my glands. Its all just been one long big waiting game and I just want answers. 

  • JerzyGrrl
    JerzyGrrl Member Posts: 760 Member
    edited April 2017 #6
    jayemma94 said:

    Hi, after all that confusion

    Hi, after all that confusion i never recieved a phone call which left me even more unsettled. But then I had a meeting the following week with the hospital. He said they didnt ring as they rather have these discussions in person. I was given two options, wait two to three months and repeat the fna and other observations, or to go ahead and have an operation to remove the growth. 

    As previously mentioned i had my fna in february. It came back with abnormal cells. By march my growth had doubled in size. So because of this I agreed to surgery. 

    I had my operation on the 10th of april. It was originally supposed to of been schedualed for the 27th of april. But i remember on the 6th i was in college and got a phone call telling me the doctor had requested my surgery be pushed forward. I was terrified and had little time to mentally prepare for it.

    Today is the two week mark since my operation. My growth was removed as well as the isthmus. I got an infection in the surgery wound two days ago. Been a ruff two weeks as i have also been going threw a break up on top of all of this, as well as trying to manage college assignments. I am waiting for the results now as to whether or not i have cancer.

    I am very worried as on one side of my neck i have swollen glands and hard little bumps also. It has been like this the last few weeks and has been no change in them. this makes me feel like it cancer and that it has metastasized to my glands. Its all just been one long big waiting game and I just want answers. 

    When...

    When is your follow-up appointment scheduled? Did they tell you when the pathology report would be ready?

    I didn't have surgery on my neck, but everything in the neighborhood of my surgery was pretty swollen and wonky for a while. Having the infection probably doesn't help, either. Did you call your surgeon about the infection?   Does your doctor's office have a number you can call with your questions? Some have a portal with a sort of e-mail system, too.  Whichever, whatever, it could help you to get some peace of mind if you contact your health care team and get those questions answered. 

    All the best --

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