I have two nodules. One is a cyst the other a solid nodule. Both are less than 1 cm so they have not done anything up until now but check them with an ultrasound. I have had two ultrasounds and the size and characteristics of the nodules have not changed in a year. I also have had problems with my neck swelling off and on. My right thyroid is enlarged (goiter) but both sides of my neck will swell sometimes other times it's just the right side. I also had a CT of my neck during the summer because of the swelling (they were checking for any abnormal lymph nodes/glands) and it didn't show my thyroid nodules but I knew they were there because of the previous ultrasound. My second ultrasound after the CT also showed them. So I think I'm not sure... that CT's aren't great for seeing the nodules. I'd do an ultrasound myself before a nucleur scan, but that's just me I don't want iodine unless I have to have it. If we determine my thyroid is a problem then I'll do a scan only if I decide to do the RAI treatment. I think I'd go the surgery route if necessary. My whole family is very afraid for me to have anything to do with radiation as my sister was damaged from stereotatic radiation on an acoustic neuroma. I am so symptomatic I feel I have to try this medicine. I've been diagnosed with subclinical hyperthyroidism not the Graves type so my TSH is really low but the T4's are normal. The only hormone to go up was my TT3. I just started on Tapozole at a very low dose because we're trying to determine if my thyroid is part of my symptoms, and I have a lot! I also have low pit hormones and Empty Sella Syndrome and a questionable microadenoma. So that's why the need for ruling out the thyroid as the main culprit. This has been going on a year now and this is the first endo who would even try to help me by treating me for my thyroid to determine if my thyroid is the problem. Most of the endos look at my numbers and say it's not my thyroid but, I get some relief from the medication. Haven't taken the medicine long enough to know what the outcome will be, but I really appreciate this doctor at least trying to help. She's the only one that has out of the four endos I've seen since last year. Lisa | 