Guest guest Posted June 11, 2004 Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 Radiation is thought to be the most common trigger for thyroid cancer. I don't know about benign knots.cleebryant wrote: Hi,A weird thing has happened this week. My older sister (30 years old) found a knot in her neck on Monday, had the ultrasound yesterday and today she received the results that it is a nodule (2.8 X 2.1). I don't know details yet (hot/cold).As some of you know - this happened to me almost a year ago. About 6 years ago, my brother (29 years old) had a knot removed removed in the neck area - not the thyroid.Has anyone heard of this type of thing before? We have no other knowledge of this in our family - but for all 3 of us to get growths in our necks within 6 years of each other makes me wonder if we were exposed to something as children?!? Any thoughts?Lee__________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2004 Report Share Posted June 12, 2004 Either or both, genetics and/or some type of exposure. I was diagnosed with low thyroid first, then, a few months later, my oldest daughter, then two yrs later, my middle daughter. My youngest daughter is complaining by telephone of a round hard " knot " low around the thyroid area now, for the last month, but she's skipping all over the place, never coming to visit me, so I can't get near enough to her to look at it, and she won't go to a doctor! Come to think of it, she needs to come to mama first, then to a doctor, maybe, hehe. She is very thin and nervous, can't seem to sit still in one spot very long, etc....just like I was in the beginning. Tendency t'wd Hashimoto's IS sitting on a chromosome----HLA-DR5? Or something like that. Family Genetics > Hi, > A weird thing has happened this week. My older sister (30 years old) > found a knot in her neck on Monday, had the ultrasound yesterday and > today she received the results that it is a nodule (2.8 X 2.1). I > don't know details yet (hot/cold). > > As some of you know - this happened to me almost a year ago. About 6 > years ago, my brother (29 years old) had a knot removed removed in > the neck area - not the thyroid. > > Has anyone heard of this type of thing before? We have no other > knowledge of this in our family - but for all 3 of us to get growths > in our necks within 6 years of each other makes me wonder if we were > exposed to something as children?!? > > Any thoughts? > Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2004 Report Share Posted June 12, 2004 BTW, Hashimoto's Thyroiditis infiltrates also have a tendency to go into surrounding lymph areas, not just to the thyroid, while the inflammation and destruction is going on. Did you say that the 3 of you have had autoantibody testing or not? Family Genetics > Hi, > A weird thing has happened this week. My older sister (30 years old) > found a knot in her neck on Monday, had the ultrasound yesterday and > today she received the results that it is a nodule (2.8 X 2.1). I > don't know details yet (hot/cold). > > As some of you know - this happened to me almost a year ago. About 6 > years ago, my brother (29 years old) had a knot removed removed in > the neck area - not the thyroid. > > Has anyone heard of this type of thing before? We have no other > knowledge of this in our family - but for all 3 of us to get growths > in our necks within 6 years of each other makes me wonder if we were > exposed to something as children?!? > > Any thoughts? > Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 Hey guys - just wanted to give you an update.. I wrote about my sister who found a knot in her neck last week. She has already had the ultrasound, the nuclear scan and is doing the biopsy today or tomorrow. I am amazed how quickly they are moving.. It took about 5-6 weeks for me to do all those test.. Her doc has been calling her the day that he gets the results and telling her over the phone - where my docs always made me come in with an apppointment to get the results.. That is the difference between Dallas and Lubbock! So - the nodule is cold (like mine)... Since last week, I called Dr. 's office and have been talking with the staff. I got my sister to call yesterday and she is going to see him TODAY!! So I am so excited about this. I pray that she doesn't have to go through the same things that I did. And, I have an appointment to see Dr. a week from today!! So I am so ready and excited about seeing a doc who will look at all the right things. Thanks for all the support!! Lee > Hi, > A weird thing has happened this week. My older sister (30 years old) > found a knot in her neck on Monday, had the ultrasound yesterday and > today she received the results that it is a nodule (2.8 X 2.1). I > don't know details yet (hot/cold). > > As some of you know - this happened to me almost a year ago. About 6 > years ago, my brother (29 years old) had a knot removed removed in > the neck area - not the thyroid. > > Has anyone heard of this type of thing before? We have no other > knowledge of this in our family - but for all 3 of us to get growths > in our necks within 6 years of each other makes me wonder if we were > exposed to something as children?!? > > Any thoughts? > Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 Hey guys - just wanted to give you an update.. I wrote about my sister who found a knot in her neck last week. She has already had the ultrasound, the nuclear scan and is doing the biopsy today or tomorrow. I am amazed how quickly they are moving.. It took about 5-6 weeks for me to do all those test.. Her doc has been calling her the day that he gets the results and telling her over the phone - where my docs always made me come in with an apppointment to get the results.. That is the difference between Dallas and Lubbock! So - the nodule is cold (like mine)... Since last week, I called Dr. 's office and have been talking with the staff. I got my sister to call yesterday and she is going to see him TODAY!! So I am so excited about this. I pray that she doesn't have to go through the same things that I did. And, I have an appointment to see Dr. a week from today!! So I am so ready and excited about seeing a doc who will look at all the right things. Thanks for all the support!! Lee > Hi, > A weird thing has happened this week. My older sister (30 years old) > found a knot in her neck on Monday, had the ultrasound yesterday and > today she received the results that it is a nodule (2.8 X 2.1). I > don't know details yet (hot/cold). > > As some of you know - this happened to me almost a year ago. About 6 > years ago, my brother (29 years old) had a knot removed removed in > the neck area - not the thyroid. > > Has anyone heard of this type of thing before? We have no other > knowledge of this in our family - but for all 3 of us to get growths > in our necks within 6 years of each other makes me wonder if we were > exposed to something as children?!? > > Any thoughts? > Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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