Sherry,
This is a general surgeon. My family doc referred me to him. He def doesnt seem to take my concerns seriously. Last week he didnt ask me what symptoms I was continuing to have. Or even glance at my neck. Just my thyroid was ck as far as I know. Thank you so much for your opinion I really appreciate it!!
Hi, i am not sure that I can offer any good advice here, but I do have a couple of questions...Is this a GP or is it an endocronologist? Does he seem to take your concerns seriously? My concern would obviously be that you feel it is interfering with your breathing and sometimes causing you to choke. That seems to indicate that it is of some size. I would not take any chances, but surgery is such a personal decision. Did he test just your thyroid or did he check your parathyroid as well? It is very important to see an endocronologist when dealing with any type of thyroid disease. They have seen so many cases and there are so many variences to everyone's case. There is alot more to the thyroid than most people (unfortunately including GP's)realize. If you have not seen a specialist I would make that my next step and top priority. If this doctor is a specialist and he doesn't seem to put enough weight on your concerns I would probably look into a second opinion sooner than later. I hope this was of some help to you. Sherry