Thyroid problems, advice experience?

well i found a lump in my neck 5 months ago, i have been going to th doctors to find out what it is, today i had a ultra sound done on my neck and i was told the lump is on my thyroid. i have to play the waiting game and wait to here from my doctor after she sees the pictures so until then i was wondering what kind of problems arise with lumps on or in the thyroid? any information thoughts or advice would be great! im 19 by the wayThyroid problems, advice experience?
I think you need to read a bit about the Thyroid Gland





http://www.thyroid.ca/Guides/HG01.html


http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/DS/004鈥?/a>


http://www.endocrineweb.com/thyroid.html


http://www1.wfubmc.edu/cancer/Types+of+C鈥?/a>Thyroid problems, advice experience?
It could be Thyroid cancer..you will need a scan in which they inject you with a radio tracer to see the thyroid....I have had this done.....or a needle biopsy...I also had that done....my friend had thyroid cancer and just had hers out......best of luck to you

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It probably is a goiter.





There is a smaller chance it could be thyroid cancer. I had thyroid cancer and had my thyroid removed, and take thyroid medication (hormone) daily. Most thyroid cancer is not aggressive (except for a rare form) and is treatable.





From the web:





The term nontoxic goiter refers to enlargement of the thyroid which is not associated with overproduction of thyroid hormone or malignancy. The thyroid can become very large so that it can easily be seen as a mass in the neck.





There are a number of factors which may cause the thyroid to become enlarged. A diet deficient in iodine can cause a goiter but this is rarely the cause because of the readily available iodine in our diets. A more common cause of goiter in America is an increase in thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) in response to a defect in normal hormone synthesis within the thyroid gland. The thyroid stimulating hormone comes from the pituitary and causes the thyroid to enlarge. This enlargement usually takes many years to become manifest.





Most small to moderate sized goiters can be treated by providing thyroid hormone in the form of a pill.