I have a general question for people who've had surgery on their thyroid and people who have or had nodules. I've was recently told by a second endocrinologist that I should get my thyroid removed and the three noncancerous nodules (affectionately named Tom, ****, and Harry) that sit on both sides and the top. First, I told them they'd have to chase me with the knife. But they I thought about what they said, "If the nodules bother you, then they should be removed." Now I've had hypothyroidism since I was 8, I'm now 22, and my thyroid is almost useless. The nodules began growing when I was in high school (2002 maybe) and they've slowed their growth. One might be growing into another (the perfect nodule!). Now I've noticed that I must eat food with pills because they get stuck and I'll cough them up painfully. Air gets stuck down there when I swallow and sometimes I move my thyroid with my hand to burp it up. If I swallow and turn my neck, there's a popping and or grinding sound sometimes. If I lay on mhy stomach to study, I oftentimes feel an intense pressure in my neck into my head, as if a nerve or bloodway is being pinched.
But most of all, I really think my nodules are cutting off my voice. More precisely my singing voice. I took plenty of voice lessons and I used to sing in church, chorus, opera, and musicals, and in the shower. But ever since my nodules blossomed, I've had to sing at lower octaves (when I could really get up there with the Phantom). And when I go to scream...it comes out a crackly squeak, like velociraptor with laryngitis. I wanted to know if anyone else has experienced this, or have heard of this. I would get my thyroid removed so I can sing with confidence again, but I am worried it will change my voice, whether speaking or singing.
Thanks