I have had GI disorders associated with my hyper/hypo Dx. I found not found great success getting the dotors to put them together but I believe and was recently backed up by my OB that they can be closely related.
If you were on a steroid - or antibiotic for a long period I would consider a probotic to put your digestive system at bay. They do help and I would consider doing that right after you finish taking the meds. Your pain on your left side sound more colon related. That is why I suggest a yogurt treat or even more productive an acidophillus pill.
What lab results do you have at this time for thyroid? Maybe share that when you can.
As for the speen - it can enlarge - but that could be connected with your illness you had also. Even though it is an organ that can be removed - I would consider having your doctor keep an eye on that.
Good Luck
I have the exact same symptoms you have! And I also struggle to get the docs to look into it. All I get from them is a "wait and see" and an Rx for antibiotics.
It all started about three weeks ago when my axillary region (armpits) got really sensitive to the touch, achey, and a burning sensation. I thought it was from deoderant so I stopped using deoderant, but it never got beter.
Eventually other symptoms appeared - taken together they sounded a lot like Mono to me. So I called my doctor and explained everything to them, and they ordered a monospot, white blood cell count, a strep test, and a full metabolic panel. Everything came back normal except the white blood cell count was high. So she put me on a Z pack (antibiotics) and gave me an albuteral (SP?) inhaler because I was having difficulty breathing. The thing is - I'm not stuffed up at all - I don't have any congestion. Just muscle aches and pains, slight fever that comes and goes, and swollen lymph glands which actually have subsided since I started taking the antibiotics.
But I'm still short of breath and the inhaler does nothing for me. There is a dull ache in my left hypogastric/illiac region that gets worse if I take a brisk walk or try to do anything even remotely more enthusiastic than lay in bed and stare at the ceiling.
I feel like the doc is blowing me off. I call in and I only get an assistant, who doesn't call me back for hours - and when she does - usually it's just to say, "call back tomorrow if you're not better." So I call back the next day and it's the same story.
Why is it so difficult to get a doctor to take you seriously?
And what the hell kind of infection starts in your arm pits and causes your spleen to swell up like a ballon? (it has to be my spleen - what else could it be - it's right there!).
It could be many things. Thyroid patients experience many issues in their body and most express left side pains.
CAn you explain your thyroid Dx first?
Hi ,
I have the same symptoms you have.
I Had muscle and bone pains two months ago and noticed I was getting tired and breathless during exercise.
I had back pain three weeks ago, presented at the emergency department and a junior doctor decided o give me iodine contrast intravenously to have a CT scan and check my kidneys.
The CT scan revealed an enlarged spleen and liver.
However the day after having the scan I started feeling very unwell, extremelly tired and decided to ask the doctor for a thyroid check and liver check.
I was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism, doctors have attributed the illness to the contrast dye given in the CT scan which was very unfortunate as my thyroid was sensitive at the time.
I have not found an endocrinologist that can help me with my problems yet.
I am getting pains in the left side of the abdomen which started two days ago, there is a continous ache that sometimes is sharp.
Reading articles in the internet showed a strong correlation between hyperthyroidism and liver disease and enlarged spleens.
You need to see a Hematologist, a gynecologist and endocrinologist to investigate the problems further.