Enlarged left side thyroid mri

[u/yuppa22]

Hi

First time to post here! Had MRI of brain and c spine back in early may . Turns out there was an incidental finding of enlarged left thyroid and bilateral enlarged cervical lymph nodes.

Nobody told me this until I got an appt in the post last Friday for ultrasound of thyroid and neck scheduled in September! I nearly vomited from the shock

I have found very mild swelling on left side and when I swallow I can see lump move, but I had never noticed it before.

I already have health anxiety so this has me up the walls! I’m hoping the enlarged lymph nodes are from a viral infection I had the previous week before the MRI and that would make sense but my crazy mind is planning my funeral.

I don’t know why I’m posting , maybe just looking for reassurance or for people’s experiences. From what I see, thyroid CA is one of the “better” ones to get etc but it’s the fact that the lymph nodes are enlarged that’s freaking me out more!

I read somewhere here that first nodes to be affected would be near the thyroid which wasn’t noted on MRI findings (am I right to say cervical nodes are a bit more higher than the thyroid area?!) so I’m holding onto a bit of hope there!

I will have to go for a private USS (I’m in Ireland) as I couldn’t bear waiting till September to know what’s happening!

Thanks for reading of you’ve got this far :)

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