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Chronic Health Conditions Discussion and Support

Warpy

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1. There are far worse things to lose than a thyroid

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Sat Jan 28, 2012, 06:58 PM

Jan 2012

You get a neat scar to show off and the medication you'll need to replace those thyroid hormones won't break the bank because they're all generic. You just need to find one brand and stick with it because all generic synthroids are not alike.

However, don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you. Your doc could consider this completely benign and either drain the cysts or not and just keep watching it every few months in case it does turn ugly in the future.

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Two "inconclusive" thyroid nodule biopsies [View all] SHRED Jan 2012 OP

There are far worse things to lose than a thyroid Warpy Jan 2012 #1

thanks for replying SHRED Jan 2012 #2

Please don't let the docs remove your thyroid... jxnmsdemguy65 May 2012 #3

GOOD NEWS SHRED May 2012 #4

Great! cate94 May 2012 #5

I suggest... SHRED May 2012 #7

Thanks! cate94 May 2012 #8

Wonderful news Irishonly May 2012 #6

How can you make such a generalized statement. I have a cousin whose thyroid was removed thirty still_one Jan 2013 #10

Spam deleted by azurnoir (MIR Team) kaney2021 Jan 2013 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author mlauer59295 Jan 2013 #11

I take Armour Thyroid tonekat Nov 2013 #12