Meeting An Endocrinologist

I was not quite satisfied with my first internist. To be fair, maybe because I was not at my best state to absorb any information he gave me. So, I decided to see an endocrinologist in another hospital (let's call it Hospital B).

My endocrinologist was probably on his early 40s. I spent more than half an hour discussing my ultrasound. The endocrinologist explained steps I can take and also its functions and effects:

1. Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy (FNAB)

Basically, the procedure was to stick a fine-gauge needle to take tissue sample, then a pathologist will observe the sample in a laboratorium. More about FNAB, you can read it here.

2. Thyroidectomy

Thyroidectomy is a procedure where all or a part of your thyroid gland is removed.

At that moment, all I can think of was, I need to remove the lump. I need to stop worrying.

Hearing this, the endocrinologist referred me to an oncology surgeon at another hospital. Funny thing is, the reason he referred me to this particular surgeon was because “He’s around my age. Very open for discussion. We have senior oncology surgeons here in Hospital B, but I don’t think they would suit you.”

Well, I guess he noticed I have a lot of things to ask and would like to discuss every angle.

So, I immediately made an appointment for this surgeon, and guess what, I got in two weeks later.

Phew.

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