u/sinanis

Hi everyone,

I felt a nodule in my thyroid back in December and went to see my GP, who referred me for a thyroid scintigraphy. It turned out that I have two nodules, a smaller one and a larger one that was around 2.5 cm at the time. They also did a MIBI scan, which came back reassuring.

I started taking thyroid medication because my doctor wanted to get my TSH into a certain range, and I basically thought that was it.

But then I had another ultrasound at my GP's last week, and it turns out the larger nodule has grown from around 2.5 cm to 3 cm over the last eight months.

I saw a thyroid surgeon today, but he wants me to have another ultrasound first so they can properly assess the nodule and give it a TI-RADS score. Depending on the result, I'll probably need a fine-needle biopsy.

I'm pretty worried and I guess I'd just like to hear from some of you who have gone through something similar. The biopsy doesn't sound particularly pleasant, but if it's necessary, it's necessary.

Hi everyone,

My friend and I are traveling in Italy. Unfortunately, my friend drank some juice the night before our flight (Tuesday evening) and she thinks it was bad. She's had diarrhea ever since (so about 55 hours now). She doesn't have nausea or vomiting, only diarrhea, but eating (crackers, white bread) still triggers really bad attacks. At the start, she took immodium so we could travel, since yesterday afternoon only diosmectal and electrolytes. I'm just starting to get worried because she hasn't really eaten anything in so long and am wondering if she should see a doctor. She's oriented and water doesn't trigger an attack, but still. I guess I'm wondering about the logistics. Theres a Guardia Medica a short train ride away, but that one's only open starting at 8.30pm and it's early morning now. Any tips would be appreciated. Just feeling a little anxious and worried.