I found out I got a nodule on my thyroid. And then my dumb ass went on WebMD and now I'm sitting here at work doing breathing exercises so I don't have a goddamn panic attack. FML you guys. My first thought was cancer, which scares me shitless, even though it says the chance of a thyroid nodule being cancer is 5-10%. The treatment is a dose of radioactive iodine...they didn't say how they administer that, whether it's a liquid you drink or if they inject it or what. They say only one dose is needed though, but they didn't say what the side effects of it could be. Am I going to lose my hair? Get sick? Honestly, I'd rather they just take the damn thing out now! What if it develops into cancer? Or what if it does this thyroid storm thing? Either of those are fucking terrifying.

But if this iodine shit works...will I be able to lose weight now?! Will my anxiety and sleeping problems go away?! That would be...amazing. But they say I have hyperthyroidism, not hypo-, so I should be losing weight like crazy right now and I am so not. I've always been backwards on everything though.

I'm just...I'm freaking out you guys. I have another test next Wednesday, a neck ultrasound. I hope the Dr. gets back to me quickly after that, because I'm going to be freaking out until we decide on a course of action and it works. T_T

Soooo how did things go Wednesday?

And did you only ever pick up some breathing exercises or did you find any other activities/exercises that are supposed to help with anxiety? I can walk you through a couple of them.

I hope all goes well for you... I too have issues with my thyroid (among other things) and it's no fun at all.

I hope everything goes okay