... My labs came back. Here is my thyroid history so far. My doctor says that I have Graves'. He is not consistent in lab orders. What tests should he order each time? ... (9 replies)
... I was told yesterday by my endocronogist that I might have an inflamed thyroid. I have hoarseness a lot and there was tenderness when he palpated my throat during the exam. ... (1 replies)
... But I am wondering, with a completely normal looking thyroid in an ultrasound, but abnormal bloodwork, what could it possibly be? ... (22 replies)
... If the Ortho is suggesting the pain might be referred from the thyroid to the spine, I suppose it's possible. Pain can refer to many different places and an inflamed thyroid can be quite painful. It certainly never hurts to get another opinion though. ... (9 replies)
... Its a good idea to get copies of your test results anyway. A lot of docs don't know thyroid from thimbles and their idea of testing, let alone how to read the results, leaves a lot to be desired. Your doc should have run TSH, FreeT3 and FreeT4. ... (1 replies)
... He palpated my neck and noted that my thyroid felt enlarged. He ordered an ultrasound of my thyroid and a bloodtest. ... (1 replies)
... Gee I wish I lost 8 pounds while having my thyroid episode!!! ... (10 replies)
... rreacting. It's common sense that you want answers without having to run the gamut of specialists to do it. But I want to assure you that it isn't unusual with thyroid disease. It's my belief that MDs sleep through endocrinology 101, for the precious little they know about it. ... (6 replies)
... a DO. He's totally in synch with what I'm thinking and he believes that I'm sick and isn't giving up on finding a thyroid diagnosis although I'm "normal" to the extreme. I personally think I'm developing Graves' and it's just not showing up on the tests yet. ... (11 replies)
... They would need to check labs. I believe you can have inflamed thyroid and have any of the conditions mentioned. I hope she gets better soon! ... (7 replies)
... A goiter is simply a swollen or inflamed thyroid gland. ... (1 replies)
... I have no thyroid due to cancer and am having a hard time keeping me feeling good. Im fatigued, achey, and always tired. Joints get really sore or inflamed. ... (2 replies)
... Hello, I am hoping that you can help me with my thyroid numbers. My confusion is because they came back normal but that is not how I feel health wise. ... (4 replies)
... after 8 months, so I never had to be on any meds. I really didnt have any symptoms except for some pain around my neck and jaw. The endo could barely feel my thyroid being inflamed. I also have had mild fibromyalgia for almost 11 years,. The fibro started right after my daughter was born. ... (5 replies)
... The laryngeal nerve is very close to the thyroid, and sometimes it gets swollen or inflamed after surgery. ... (2 replies)
... A second round of tests had similar findings. Now the dr says my thyroid is inflamed and is referring me to a specialist. Should I be worried? ... (11 replies)
... While your TPOab level shows that your thyroid is inflamed, this does happen when people are dealing with Hashi's. ... (6 replies)
... Thank you so much...for responding. My endo told me it was the thryoid itself inflamed. He didn't say goiter. But it is a goiter yes? He wants to do an uptake next week. Does that show if it's working? I'm awful with this. I go, I listen, then when I get home I have all these questions to ask....and then I start panicking. The panicky part is most likely related to the... (3 replies)
... It sounds like your "swollen" "lump" is what is called a "goiter" in thyroid terminology. I don't know much about graves, but sometimes thyroid tissue grows out of control from graves or hashimotos. ... (3 replies)
... hrough my history and talking to me about how I feel. I explained all of this to him....and I like him. He did an ultrasound of my thryoid, telling me that the thyroid itself is swollen. No growths. He said it would probably need to come out, and did I want to have both sides removed and go hypo? ... (3 replies)
