Jennifer,

WoW this is all too similar to my situation! I'm 26 and just
recently did all these steps. From someone who knows. This is what
your results mean. Remember I'm not a doctor!!

Think of your thyroid as a butterfly. It consists of two wings.
Your thyroid is shaped in the same way. One side (the right lobe or
right butterfly wing) measures 7.42 X 2.38 X 4.02cm. This is length
width and height. Within the right lobe or right butterfly wing is
a mass or better known as a thyroid nodular that measures 4.10 X
2.05 X 3 cm. This is also length width and height. The same
concept is involved on the left lobe. Homogeneous means that the
nodular is normal appearing….The cells look normal. PERFECT!! The
Isthmus is the space between the two thyroid masses.

As far as the thyroid scan. They are probably going to do a radio
active uptake scan. This will measure how much iodine your thyroid
uptakes within 42 hours. It's a 3 part scan. No biggie! It' just
sucks because you can't swallow during the scan. I was scared at
first but it was VERY easy.

Let me know how everything turns out!

Johanna








--- In ThyroidDisease2@yahoogroups.com, "jenco2013" <jenco2013@...>
wrote:
>
> Hello everyone,
> I was wondering if you could help me. I finally was able to get
the
> doctor to fax me the ultrasound results and I would like someone's
> opinion on them. Here's some background info first. I am a 22 year
> old woman. I found a lump on my neck about eight months. For the
> last six months I have had a persistant cough and for the last two
> months I have had some pain in my neck and ear. I went to the
> doctor and she ran the blood tests and they showed that my thyroid
> is functioning normally and that I do not have an autoimmune
> disease. I went to have an ultrasound done and here are the
findings:
> The right lobe of the thyroid measures 7.42x2.38x4.02cm and
contains
> a 4.10x2.05x3.45cm complex appearing mass. There is blood flow
> within the mass. The left lobe measures 4.8x1.3x1.61cm and is
> homogeneous in appearance. The isthmus measures 2.2mm in thickness.
> I have a thyroid scan scheduled for January 15th to see if they
can
> find out more about the mass. If someone could help me understand
> this I would appreciate it.
>
> Sincerely,
> Jennifer
>