Neck ultrasound

[lumpboy1985]

i have a 1 cm lump/bump/nodule on the left side of the throat right below the thryoid cartilage. My doctor ordered an ultrasound.During the ultrasound ,the technician told me she saw the lump on the right

side of the screen. Now the results say its on the left side. I am confused. Does the ultrasound show the images in reverse or do i have another lump on the right side. I cannot afford another ultrasound and

the radiologist who checked the reports say its on the left. Why did the u.s tech say its on the right side of the screen ? During the ultrasound I was lying down and i could see the screen in front of

me.does the side you lay on matter ? like if my head is on the same side or facing the ultrasound screen ? I am going crazy thinking if there is infact a lump deep inside my throat which i cannot feel from

the outside.

[Barb135]

If the report says the lump is on the left, it sounds like the technician made a mistake when she said the lump was on the right. If there were 2 lumps, it would say that on the report.

This is why the technicians are NOT supposed to tell patients what they see during a scan - because they aren't radiologists and what they tell you may not be accurate. I've had technicians tell me all kinds of things that did not come back on reports.

I have a multi-nodular goiter and none of my nodules could be felt from the outside; it's not that big a deal for that to happen.  If you're palpating your neck in an effort to feel that nodule, you may be making things worse.

[lumpboy1985]

Thank you for the answer