Loves,
My mom had flu - like sumptoms for about a year. To make long story short, she also had a mass on her thyroid, which turned out to be a non - cancerous sarcoid. It took the doctors a LONG time to figure this out, the hospital here never did. Just wanted to throw this out there, just in case there's any mystery. Mom did have her thyroid removed, and was prescribed steroids after the operation.
Of course, my prayers are with Lilpony, and you too, Loves. Hope all turns out well, I'm sure the prayers will be very strong coming from the family here at SR.