Is There A Thyroid Specialist In The House?

Yes! A resounding yes! I didn't want to get ahead of myself and think all was well. I went ahead and made an appointment to see this Thyroid Specialist. I really needed a second opinion before considering surgey and since the last doctor was an endocrinologist that focused mainly on patients with diabetes, I felt an opinion from the thyroid doctor would be significant.

My first meeting with him was comforting. Even though I read a lot on the thyroid and felt my chances of having cancer was pretty much zero, it was still in the back of my mind. And even if it wasn't cancer, what in the world could it be?

My first impression of the doctor was that he was a friendly, kind, caring doctor with lots of knowledge. I told him my symptoms and the information I got from the other doctor and he told me not to worry. He said he'll get to the bottom of the problem, look over the previous tests, and conduct the same tests again. By the way, he does many of his own tests to be sure of whats going on and not getting second hand knowledge.

I did tell the doctor of my experience of the (FNA) Fine Needle Biopsy, and I didn't want to do that again. I asked if he could just look at the last one that I did. He said he was going to look at the other tests that I had done but he wanted to do his own tests as well, since the other doctor said the tests were inconclusive anyway. He reassured me that his test wasn't going to hurt as much as the other one. He said he had a better technique.

The nurse drew some blood from me and the doctor performed the (FNA) guided by an ultrasound machine. Instead of being jabbed with a needle 12 different times like the last time, he only goes in once and got the six different samples. Of course it did not feel good to me but what a relief that I only had to have one needle go through my neck. He also did an ultrasound on my thyroid to see what condition it was in.

Now I wait for the results. All I can say is that I felt so much better coming out of his office that day. He explained things to me in an understanding, kind manner and the nurse and his staff were just as kind and understanding. After that visit, I felt positive and reassured that all was good.