2nd opinion PLEASE? PLEASE?

[SerenityStorm]

I just want to have peace of mind. I am 36 and mother of 3 children. When I was about 7m pregnant, is when I started feeling like I had lump in my throat. I was able to ignore it most of the time and was told that it was anxiety. My baby was born a month early in June 9, 2011. She is now 7m old and within 5 months if the first feeling of a lump in my throat , I was no longer able to ignor it. So in November I complained to the doctor again so she ordered some test.   I have had the thyroid test done and the range came back normal. Normal functioning thyroid. T3 is 139, ferritin is 20, and tsh is 2.29 and free t4 is 0.93. And an ultrasound finding a 9 x 8 x 7 mm mixed solid and cystic nodual in the right lobe.  The right lobe witch is 5.0 x 1.4 x 1.8 cm and the left being 4.4 x 1.2 x 1.7 cm, was told this was slightly enlarged. Within 8m time, I went from having the feeling of a lump in my throat that I could ignor and today, I get a pain in the right side of my neck, my whole neck just feels like its fat, the feeling of the lump in my throat, sometimes I gag on my food because of that feeling of a lump, breathing seems a lil harder, I caugh everyday, sometimes I get a pain in my ear, I get diarrhia almost everyday, I can't wear normal t shirts anymore especially when in bed they feel as if they are choking me, it's hard to sleep anymore because I can't get my neck in a comfortable pisition, my voice has changed it sounds deep and kind of hoarse, sometimes when I swallow I get a weird popping feeling. I was sent to an endo in dec 29 and he didn't want to seem to hear at all about how I was feeling and only wanted to know stuff like how my hair was and nails. And told me the symptoms I am having have nothing to do with the nodual I have. He did say that because the nodual is solid and cystic that it looks suspicious. But does not yet want to biopsy it until 1cm. Said they might miss it.  1cm is = to 10mm and mine is 9mm, So how can they not miss 10mm but could miss 9mm lump. My next visit is jan 11 with an ENT and I am to have an additional ultrasound done. What are your thoughts, should I go with my gut feeling and say biopsy it! I don't want to end up like my aunt. She died from thyroid cancer when she was 38, because it was not caught in time.

[gimel]

You replied to a very old thread and the posters are no longer active on the Forum.  If you will post info on your symptoms, test results and reference ranges, we will be glad to try and assess your status.

[wawee919]

Yes go with your gut! I've had Hashimoto's ! My doctor tried to decrease the nodule with hormones to no avail. The nodule on my thyroid grew and grew. IT was eventually biopsied. I've had many of the same symptoms, as the nodule grew. My ordeal was back in the late 90's. I am still here; I will not put fear in you .
Just take your health in your own hands!    

[Zoe5710]

I had part of my thyroid removed when I was a teenager because of a nodule. If I remember correctly it was a little bigger than 1 cm, maybe 1.3 cm? I felt the way you do about the lump in the throat/swelling at the front. It was biopsied and came back as a Hurthle Cell Tumour. They weren't sure if it was malignant or benign because apparently Hurthle Cell Tumours can be either. For that reason I had it removed along with isthmus and most of the right lobe of the thyroid. It was called pre-cancerous. The function of my thyroid was normal and has remained normal despite only having part of a thyroid.

Now I'm 30 and I've been having crazy symptoms for the last 2 years and no one knows what's causing them except that it's probably autoimmune (based on my bloodwork) so I'm investigating the thyroid...

One thing that jumps out at me is that your ferritin is low. I have a lot of problems with tingling/numbness/burning and other weird sensations in my skin. I saw a neurologist and he tested all sorts of things and one that came back abnormal was my ferritin. It was around 20 too. He said that it's not severely low, but low enough to cause symptoms like fatigue or tingling. He would like it to be above 45 at a minimum and ideally more than 65. He told me to take an over the counter iron supplement (I take Slow Fe, but there are several brands) which I have been for nearly a year. My ferritin is now 28... not that great! I see the neurologist again next month and will ask whether I should do something different to increase it.

Is your hemoglobin also low? Do you have anemia? Ferritin just measures the iron stores. It's possible to have normal hemoglobin and low stores - I do. It's especially common after having a baby. I have 3 children as well and my symptoms started up during my last pregnancy.

All the best,

Zoe

[Tonjecs]

Hi Zoe, have you found out about your symptoms? I read through your other post, and our symptoms/histories are almost identical!

[Red_Star]

A whole mm  >.< yes i can see his point pffft lol! Your doctor is good for a laugh though. Get another doctor and have a biopsy done. What are your reference ranges for your other tests. They don't look too healthy.