Glad all worked out well for you. Doc wanted to remove mine when I was 16 but my Mom wouldn’t agree to it. Guess mine ended up working out fine too, lol.
I’m glad your mom fought for you! 16 seems crazy young for that. I was quite a few years older than 16 when it all happened. My bloodwork thyroid levels were always “normal” but I must have had the Hashimoto’s for a long time b/c I had developed a goiter. It couldn’t been seen to the naked eye but it was starting to bother me. I didn’t know what it was until a nurse caught it on physical exam of my neck.