Thyroid nodules
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Comments (6)Joann, My symptoms are major hair loss, moodswings, irregular periods, itching, severe intolerence of cold, weight loss/inability to gain weight, and a feeling of something like a tendon snapping when I swallow. I went to the endo today and it was the worst expierence in my life. I showed him the report of the radio active scan and he said "thats wrong" he basically didnt listen to anything I said, cut me off before i could finish and was blamming everything on either my smoking, or stress.He was so rude and tuned out it even piss-d my hubby off! Needless to say I will be calling around for another endo who will at least give me the respect of letting me finish my sentence and hear my complete history....See MoreThyroid Test Question
Comments (5)"I had it done years ago - and now I am headed for another one - the ultrasound showed another nodule... " Hi Carrie. Thyroid issues can have many causes. Please check out the link below to see what others have done to get themselves back on track. Best of health to you now and after the holidays! A link that might be useful: http://www.naturalnews.com/043264_thyroid_nodules_nutrition_pharmaceutical_medicine.html...See MoreSend me a prayer, please
Comments (35)Like Ruthie G, I have been through Cancer twice. And I know that just the word is scary. So just know that you have a lot of prayers coming your way and some good information,so please try and relax.I know it is easier said than done, but tomorrow you will be able to look for a doctor and know that you can be helped....See MoreJannie, may I be your thyroid sister?
Comments (8)Caroline, of course we can be "sisters". I had a successful kidney transplant in January 2012. But I kept having these several-times- a- day "hot flashes", worse than anything I had with menopause seven years ago. My urologist felt my throat and said he felt a one-centimeter nodule. I had no pain or other problems. I then went to a specialist, an endocrinologist. She also felt a nodule and sent me for a sonogram of my neck. It showed seven nodules, five big and two small, the small ones under 2 centimeters. A few days later (last Tuesday) she did the biopsy. I was quite fearful, took a Zanax before, which relaxed me. The assistant had me lie back in a chair and tipped me back, like at the dentist. She cleaned my neck. Then the doctor came in with her needle and a jar for the tissue samples. She nick-named the nodules "The Twins" and "The Triplets" as there were three on the left side and two on the right. The thyroid is in the center front of your neck, just below your adam's apple. She had the assistant spray my neck with something to numb the skin, but I felt every jab. She would stick the needle in , then stir it around and push deeper to get enough tissue. I stopped counting at ten jabs. They told me not to talk or swallow when the needle was in. That was hard.It hurt a lot and I felt a tear roll out of one eye. Finally it was over. She put a couple bandaids on my neck and I was allowed to go home. I took Aleve tablets and kept a bag of frozen peas on my neck for most of Tuesday evening. The next morning I had no pain whatsoever. The tissue samples were sent to a lab that does extensive testing, including Genetic and "Genomic" testing, whatever that is. But the downside is it takes two and a half weeks for the results, so I'm still worrying and waiting. Best case scenario, everything will be benign. Worst case, I will have to have my thyroid removed, but at least I'll be under anesthesia for that. I've been assured one can live a long life without a thyroid, and thyroid cancer is the most curable kind to get. So it could be worse... Good luck, Caroline. Let us know when you get the results. I'll be posting when I know more. This post was edited by jannie on Mon, Sep 2, 13 at 17:38...See Morekathy813
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