I found a couple of nice sites on thyroid nodules & cancer. I formulated a letter with the important details for my mother-in-law, along with a couple of questions I feel she should ask. If the nodule is surgically removed, she needs to be at a hospital that can determine what the nodule is, immediately, to avoid a second surgery to remove the thyroid.
Of great importance to anyone who feels a nodule on their thyroid, 9 out of 10 nodules are benign. I don’t know if anyone told her that. I’m sure the doctor didn’t mention a common result of an inconclusive biopsy is that the nodule is a cyst.