I want my normal voice back-hoarseness

[fearlesswoman]

Hi everyone,

I'm 37 years old, had hypothyroid for 10 years.  I'm taking Levothyroxin .150 MG.  Actually, my dose was just adjusted few months ago, it use to be .125mg.  Anyway, recently about 2 months ago, my voice went hoarse.  Just woke up one morning and thought I had laryngitis or something, maybe a cold.  But it never went away and I don't have any cold or flu like symptoms.  I've been going out of my mind lately, doing research of what it could be.  I know there's a possibilitiy it's related to hypothyroidism. But then it's also related to acid reflux (Gerd's) - maybe I have that (I'm not sure) but I have been having heartburn a lot most of my life and I am overweight.  I don't know....I'm going crazy here...

One very major fact also is that I'm an x-smoker (been clean for 7 days so far).  This is what is probably what is making this whole thing so scary is that I think it could be cancer and that I am too late.

This past week, started having other symptoms, my upper back to the right has been bothering me-dull pain.
Sometimes, it moves around going to the left of the back but mostly on the right.  At nights I also get back pain stright in the middle.  What could all this be?

I have made appointments to ENT, GASTRO and Endo specialists.  But till I actually get to go and get some answers a person can go insane.  Which is what I feel happening to me.  

Anyway, that's all I want to say for now.  If anyway has any helpful comments to add please feel free.  Any additional insight would be helpful.

[stella5349]

It sounds comparible to what I experienced. Everyone said it was acid reflex - I had every test known to man on ulcers - IBS - acid reflex and so on.

I my situation I had little relief from all the treatments I tried and was given - I then went on a desperate search to see if something other than traditional procedures could help me.

I found acupuncture - certain supplements - and balancing my ph and digestive track - changing my diet very helpful in solving my issues.

Good Luck

[fearlesswoman]

So, I finally went to an ENT Dr. on Wednesday regarding my voice.  It turns out I have a bad case of Acid Reflux which damaged my vocal cords.  So he put me on Nexium for couple of months.  Also, last weekend, I thought I was having some kind of attack at night, so on Saturday morning I went to the ER, I was afraid maybe was having heart attack.  At the ER I had a chest xray done which was fine (thank god!), and an abdominal sonogram.  It turned out I have a stomach ulcer.  Dr. gave me prescription for antacids and told me to go on diet.  Whew!!! That was easy.

So this coming Saturday, I have an appointment with the Gastro DR. to fully investigate this.

  

[fearlesswoman]

So, I finally went to an ENT Dr. on Wednesday regarding my voice.  It turns out I have a bad case of Acid Reflux which damaged my vocal cords.  So he put me on Nexium for couple of months.  Also, last weekend, I thought I was having some kind of attack at night, so on Saturday morning I went to the ER, I was afraid maybe was having heart attack.  At the ER I had a chest xray done which was fine (thank god!), and an abdominal sonogram.  It turned out I have a stomach ulcer.  Dr. gave me prescription for antacids and told me to go on diet.  Whew!!! That was easy.

So this coming Saturday, I have an appointment with the Gastro DR. to fully investigate this.

  

[stella5349]

Quitting smoking can cause a long term hoarseness without cancer.

Acid reflex is a big possibility too.

I never got an answer - but I had it for two years. My reflex ended and so did that.