Thanks everyone for your thoughts and prayers. I had a nice appointment yesterday with Dr. Orlando. It turns out there are no nodules on the left side of my thyroid, which is a big answer to prayer. The plan is that I will have the large nodule and the right half of my thyroid removed on May 31. While I am under, they will quickly send the mass to pathology to see if it is cancerous. If it is, the doc will take out all of my thyroid, if not he'll just stitch me up.
The reason thyroid cancer is a "nice one to have" is because the treatment is so specialized, that the medicine to kill all the thyroid cells does not effect any other systems in the body. It is a very advanced cancer treatment. There is still only about 1/3 chance that it is even cancerous, but if it is, it is really easy to treat.
One night in the hospital and a week or so off, and I will be back to full swing (or close to it).
Thanks for your prayers. Love to you all.
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