I have to undergo an biopsy of my thryoid
this week. Has anyone been though it
before. I am a bit nervous about the
procedure and could use some helpful
advice.
Thanks
denise
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blackjackqueen711
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Joined: 21 Nov 2003 Posts: 4 Location: michigan
Posted: 11-21-03 00:14am
Hi my name is richelle & I am new
tonight to ehealth...Anyways...I seen your
question and just had to respond...I had
my thyroid totally removed in january of
'02...The actual surgery wasn't all that
bad...The worst part of the whole ordeal
was the "fine needle biopsy" #1 the
needles aren't that fine! And before
they begin they will give you a numbing
shot that needle is about the size of a
bic pen! I had 4 nodules on my thyroid
so my biopsy was very involved. When the
biopsy was completed my neck was so
swollen I couldn't turn my head or barely
speak...I had the biopsy, the radioactive
capsule that you swollow then they take
pictures, and the radioactive injections,
all my tests were inconclusive! but because you
asked I will tell you that the worst part
of the whole ordeal was that biopsy...It
hurt worst than the thyroidectomy itself!
Don't mean to scare you and I wish you
the best...Please keep me informed of your
results.
Your in my prayers,
richelle
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Denise Kasper
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Joined: 08 Nov 2003 Posts: 2 Location: Illinois
Thyroid Biopsy Posted: 11-21-03 00:40am
Thank you so much for responding. I had
the biopsy done a week ago and all is
fine. It wasn't as involved as yours was
and I didn't swell up nor did I have much
discomfort afterwards. It was just one
nodule and I need to have another
ultrasound in 6 months to see if there
were any changes. Thankyou for you well
wishes...Much appreciated
denise
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blackjackqueen711
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Joined: 21 Nov 2003 Posts: 4 Location: michigan
Posted: 11-21-03 06:18am
Wow! That is great! I am glad to hear
everything went ok for you. I kind of
thought mine was just extra bad because
there was so many nodules...There was 4 so
that was 4 numbing shots and I think like
7 passes through each nodule so I was
poked about 40 times. but
anyways... Good luck with everything!
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ali30
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Joined: 07 Feb 2004 Posts: 4 Location: San Diego, California
Thyroid Biopsy Posted: 02-07-04 14:14pm
I underwent a thyroid biopsy two weeks ago
and the procedure is painless. The numb
your neck up with a local shot of
lidocaine and depending on then go through
the skin with a small needle and take out
tissue samples. You won't feel anything
cause your neck will be numb. I had a
total thyroidectomy done on thursday and
came home yesterday. I've had it all done
and the doctors are very optimistic that
it's not thyroid cancer. You should be
fine when undergoing the biopsy. I had
the same concerns as you did but it turned
out not to be bad at all. Good luck.
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KReynolds
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Joined: 05 Aug 2004 Posts: 2 Location: Kentucky
Thyroid Nodules Posted: 08-05-04 10:10am
I had a nodule biopsy and it was pretty
painless. The doctor informed me that
worse case scenario was that it would be
cancerous, but he said he never knew a
patient who died of a cancerous thyroid
nodule, which was comforting. The next
step is to do a thyroid scan/uptake where
they will try to determine if the nodule
is affecting my thyroid's ability to
regulate my system. The doctor says it
is rare that they remove a thyroid nodule
if it is not interferring with the
thyroid. I wonder if this scan is even
neccasary since my doctor said that he is
99% positive that it is not cancerous.
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linuxChique
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Joined: 05 May 2004 Posts: 4535
Posted: 08-05-04 11:57am
I'm confused... Are you pregnant?
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presouzz
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Joined: 19 May 2008 Posts: 1
Posted: 05-19-08 17:33pm
I had my thyroid biopsy done by TED
HITTLE, MD I will say he had a very heavy
hand, I had such pain during and after the
biopsy I almost blacked out from the first
sample!!! The pain was so unexpected,
mind you I am not a whimp either I had a
baby and a female surgery and an amino
before, you all know the aminos have LONG
LONG needles too!! Anyway, I wish I had
taken some Motrin and ativan or xanax
before the biopsy. I was told afterwards
it does depend on the Dr. techniques I
would say if you are going to see the same
Dr I did, RUN FOR THE HILLS! When I went
in to see my regular dr for a follow up
for the results I told him I had so much
pain and got a shiver when I thought of
the test for 3 days after, I think I had
post traumatic stress those few days to
follow!! I had never had such a feeling of
woe before. My regular Dr says thats not
the way it is suppose to happen. He has
done many of them himself but couldn't do
mine with out it being ultra sound guided
he didnt have anyone for the ultrasound so
he sent me to the Imaging suite across the
street. I was in such pain for a week
afterwards I was on vico (thank God I had
some left over from a knee injury) and
Motrin for 4 days and Motrin for another
week to follow and still felt pain after 2
weeks when I pressed on the area the pain
was deep still inside. I really went with
no fear thinking I can bear the pain. my
sister had one herself before and from all
I had read and all I had watched on the
internet, well, I couldn't bear it!!!! He
hit a place the 3rd try and made my gag
reflex start it was so awful I fought the
urge to gag for several seconds I finally
couldn't hold it back.. OH MY GOSH!!!!
GOOD LUCK to you all I have to get another
done in 4-6 months all that pain and only
1 out of the 3 tries were able to be
tested. Funny too, there was some tech
guy and an observer looking at the samples
with each with draw too he was there to
make sure the tissue sample was enough,
what a shabby end of the deal I got!!!!
Turns out, there wasn't enough tissue? Who
was that guy then if he didnt even know
what he was doing? With a total of 4
people in that room other than myself
things could have went a lot smoother!!!
You think they sold tickets to see a woman
get tortured. You can email me at presouz
at gmail dot com if you want to know more
or tell me your horror story, I think we
need to get the word out there, some of
these Dr as not cut out to DO THEM!!!! I
wish us all well and GOD BLESS US ALL~~
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but because you
asked I will tell you that the worst part
of the whole ordeal was that biopsy...It
hurt worst than the thyroidectomy itself!
Don't mean to scare you and I wish you
the best...Please keep me informed of your
results.
but
anyways... Good luck with everything!
