Autoimmune Thyroid

[emmymatt]

I had a extreamly large substernal thyroid goiter removed a few weeks ago.  They found an incendental papillary cancer, and I'm scheduled for another surgery to remove the rest of the thyroid.  When I asked the surgeon what caused this very large goiter, she said it was probably an autoimmune issue.  Just wondering what the "issue" could be, and should I be tested for other autoimmune disorders.

Thanks!

[dawnangela]

Hi, yes i would ask for Antibody test..i have a goiter caused by Hashimoto thyroid disease..Dawn

[want20bike]

From what I have read thyroid problems have been associated with Graves disease.  Cancer is associated with toxins in our enviroment.  You might want to get a book on Natural Healing which will tell you what vitamins and supplements you should take to help with your problem.  Juicing has shown success in treating cancer.  You might want to consider a diet high in raw fruits and vegetables to give your body the nutrients it needs to heal itself.  Google words like juicing and natural healing and you might get information which could help you.  Good Luck.  

[Anu17]

How are you ? I am sure you must have had your surgery by now and hope everything is good at your end ?.I am also sure you must be well answered with all your concerns .My question is since you had thyroid goiter didn''t they do necular scan or byappsy then  to see what kind of a goitor it is ? since goitor don't grow in a day you must have gone through a hell lot of sysmtem they never did this test or byappsy anything I feel sorry for you but i hope you are doing good and in good hands .And he ment autoimmune thyroid (:issues) .I want to learn about you condition since i have fairly small goitor which you can't see with a necked eyes but when i had ultrasound we show some .I had all the classic symptoms of thyroide but then they swing back and forth for me
Take care
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