Harry's doctor contacted him this morning with the findings from his MRI and ultrasound. The good news is his MRI came back clear. I'm extremely relieved. The not-so-good news is that the ultrasound shows a nodule on his thyroid. The doctor called it a colloid nodule, which means it's benign, but really, without a biopsy and more blood work down, she can't really know that. She wants to see Harry again in 3 weeks for a physical exam of his thyroid (you can sometimes feel the nodules) and a sit down to talk about and possibly find out what caused it in the first place. He's also going to have more blood work done in 2 weeks so they can go over that as well.
As much as I'd love to be good with just an exam and blood drawn, I'd feel better if he got a biopsy (which she's already hinted at). It's the only way to really be sure it's benign. They do a thin needle biopsy for it, done in a doctor's office with a local. They can do a scan, too, but since they've already done the ultrasound and can see it, I think the scan is overkill. So that's where we're at right now. I was so worried about the MRI that I didn't even think she'd find something on his thyroid. I'll admit it kind of took me by surprise. The idea of The Big C frightens me to know end, so I'm just going to think positive about all of this. I have to. Harry seems OK, so that's good. I have to be OK, too.
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And my results for the week... I'm down another 2.4 lbs for a total of 7 lbs in 3 weeks. I am very happy with that.
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