enlarged thyriod

[sonya73]

Is it normal for my thyriod to hurt on the left side when i burp. I feel my thyroid in my left side of my neck all the time during the day, in the middle of the night i wake up with coughing fits and with a sore muscle feeling in my throut.


thanks you for your time          sonya

[dawnangela]

Sent you a PM, but try a cold pack on your neck it can help, Also i see a few try like ibuprofen:) for pain..

[sonya73]

dear dawn, hello sonya here, the hospital where i was seeing the endo, has sent me to a larger hospital to see another endo, being that the endo said that i am high risk for the op in a smaller hospital, also I need to lose some weight leading up to the op. I still have pain in the left side of the neck. how have you been feeling with your tyroid hope all is good with you.

sonya

[dawnangela]

Hypothyroid is under..hyperthyroid is over..yes i would ask for your t3 to be done as well, and if the noduals have grown they need to look at why and maybe do another biopsy.i have one nodual but it has shrunk on the meds, but i have to have it scanned every six months..

[sonya73]

is hypo overactive or underactive, I am still learning about my thyroid. thanks

[sonya73]

no T3 was done should i get that done to. thanks sonya

[sonya73]

my noduals have got larger along with my thyroid, I have scans from 3 years ago. thnaks  sonya

[dawnangela]

Your T4 is in the lower side of normal it looks, did the do your t3 you should get that as well..I dont get that they say all ok if you are going around chocking with a goiter..Dawn

[dawnangela]

They should still be having you on a med..these docs make me Angy, Have the noduals increased in three years in size? you do sound hypo..

[sonya73]

I have family history of thyroid conditions, my grandmother my mother and my sister, my sister was found to have hashis to, 3 years ago I had 4 months of feeling rotten, feeling sick, tired, really run down, i have come down sick again its been about 4 weeks now it is the same thing, my thyroid levels are normal, i have the goiter and enlarged thyroid with nodels, I can feel it in the left side of my neck it chokes me, it takes me ages to eat a meal, my hair is dry, my throut feels dry, when i burp my thyroid hurts on the left side, my weight has gone up, i have reflux, I am not on thyroid medicine but my sister and mother are, and my grandmother was to, my head feels foggy and i have really bad headaches, my hands and feet are cold and sweat alot, i have heart flutters about twice a week, other times more flutters. I wake up in the middle of the night with coughing fits, muscle sore throut, i carry a water bottle with me everywhere in case i have a coughing fit. well i think thats everything, my thoughts r with u

[sonya73]

free T4    12.9   pmol/l   ( 9.0 - 19.0 )
THS         2.3    mu/l     ( 0.3 - 5.0 )

comments on test   Euthyroid

I did have a FNA biospy done 3 years ago but there is a large family history of cancer, should I need the FNA again.

more blood tests will be done today for auto immune and others

[sonya73]

hello, dawnangela, thank you for the reply

I just had a ultrasound scan of my long standing goitre, it measures on the right side 1.9 x 4.9 x1.3 and on the left
5.1 x 2 x 8.5cm the left lobe and the isthmus of the thyroid are enlarged. an 8mm slightly hyperechoic nodule is seen in the lower pole of the right lobe of the thyroid. two large nodules are seen in the isthmus towards the left lobe and the lower poleof the left lobe of the thyroid measuring 2.9 x 4.2 in diameter respectively

both the nodules appear well defined, solid and slightly hyperechoic in appearance. diffuse heterogeneous appearance of the entire left lobe of the thyroid is noted. increased vascularity is seen around the nodules on colour doppler examination. the parathyroids were not visualised. no significant cervical lymphadenopathy is noted

my thyroid has been growing slowly, I can feel it in my throut on the left side it chokes me at any time of the day it makes me reach for it at times, I dont like going swimming it seems to get bad with the cold water, I have hashomintos as well, I have these kind of sick spells like being really run down and sick. i have really bad headaches, my hair is not great

[dawnangela]

Mine does hurt when it swollen by a Hashi attack, have you had any tests on your thyroid?