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I have a small thyroid nodule and it's not only causing me to have difficulty swallowing but also breathing. will i eventually need surgery for this?
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Small nodule: should not give you any mechanical symptoms but you might be suffeeing from subaxute thyroiditis
Answered 12/17/2014
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