I had an ultrasound of my thyroid in May 2025. Having an ultrasound of my thyroid was nothing unusual; I got one every two to three years. I have a huge goiter and thyroid nodules. This year, the ultrasound showed a nodule on the left side of my thyroid that had grown considerably, and the doctor suggested the nodule undergo a biopsy.
So I got the nodule biopsied, and the results showed Hurtle Cell Neoplasm (a rare tumor that can be benign or malignant), not definitively determined. My PCP referred me to a Head and Neck Oncologist Specialist at Yale’s Smillow Cancer Center.
I have to tell you I tried to be compelling, but on the inside, I wasn’t tough. I knew it most likely wasn’t a death sentence, but still Cancer. That wasn’t something I wanted to hear. Cancer is very frightening! Of course I prayed, like I do daily, through out the day, but praying that I didn’t have Cancer was extremely extra. Jesus is my Savior, and I knew he was there with me. But I’m human, and at times, as I waited for the results, I was weak in my faith. I would pray and ask God to forgive me during those times because I believed I should have been stronger.
At my appointment with the Head and Neck Oncology Surgeon, she talked about the possibility of surgery and what it would entail. The doctor spoke as if I had cancer, which confused me because at that point it hadn’t been determined. I was waiting for my some kind of thyroid test to come back, and that test would determine if the nodule was cancerous.
I left her office more confused than when I went in. I felt like she was ready to do surgery on me right then. I was going to get a second opinion, because I wasn’t going to have surgery without more definite information. Be that as it was, on that following Monday morning, I woke up to good news. I was fine!
The molecular tests were negative. The risk of Malignancy was very low (1%). I was so happy, all I could do was Thank God and cry! God came through for me again!

Until the next blog, Be Blessed

Thank God No Cancer Here!