HI,
Yes, I know too much iron is bad. I do have an iron deficiency.... .8 I believe the level was a couple weeks ago. I really detest taking those iron supplements.
I will be rechecked next month.
herc.
Can anyone give me more insight on what it means to have a goiter on your thyroid. I found out last year that I have one. My doctor has told me that there is nothing to do but watch it. If it gets bigger and more bothersome (hard time swallowing, lots of coughing fits) they will remove it, which in turn means removing part of the thyroid an being on thyroid medicine for the rest of my life.
Is it worth having it removed do you think. I am hypo right now (I know I was hyper when I look back on it when I had my 2 baby girl). I have trouble with fatigue, I just can't seem to get motivated. I am gaining weight and having sugar cravings. I do not feel like myself at all and it is effecting me emotionally also. I have 3 daughters and after my 3 baby girl I started with the hypo. Its frustrating because you want to get up in the morning work out eat right and lose that weight but your body will not let you.
Anywho, I would be so grateful to anyone who could give me some advice on dealing with this, because at the moment I am not doing anything but living with it. Should I get the goiter taken out, get a second opinion ( I worry about it being cancerous) my doctor did not do a biobsy on the goiter.
I am so grateful to have found this thread.
Thank you,
Christina
I am so glad that I found this thread. My husband had a ultrasound and blood tests that indicated he should have a biopsy. We had that done today. I am so tired of waiting to hear if it is or isnt cancer. They seem to love to make you wait. We found out that he had nodules over a month ago. Then had to wait yet once again to get a appt for a biopsy. He has two brothers who have thyroid cancer so we are already at a point where we have accepted that it is probably going to come back that way. We have been going rounds with two different drs on issue's. They are the only 2 in the immediate area. We both felt like the biopsy was a waste of time and pain and that everything should have been removed due to history. They both insisted that he should have it. Everything I read says that there is a huge probability that it will come back inconclusive and that we will have to proceed to the next step anyhow. Why don't drs want to listen? I feel like we are wasting time, but who knows I may be wrong. We have been told repeatedly that this is very curable. But still cancer in any form just scares me. Would love to hear from others who have had same issue's. Am I crazy or should we be looking for another dr who will help us more. From what I've read on this thread they are'nt easy to find. Sorry I have been so long winded. Just very aggrevated with everything and hate being told I have to just sit and wait when I think things should be moving in a different direction.
I had my psychiatrist order a thyroid test- and got it done the same day. The next day I called in for the results. All that the nurse could tell me was 7.4. She couldn't even tell me 7.4 what!? A week later, a doctor called back (they assigned her to be my Primary care physician for nor. cal, apparently). She said I had hypothyroidism and put me on 25 mg of Levothroid and said they'd check again in two months.
That's it. I have never seen her in person. Only one test. Should I see her in person? Do I need a physical examination? She told me it was unnecessary, but I don't feel right being medicated based on one number with no other examination. She asked if I had any other questions but it went so fast that I couldn't think of anything (I can never think on my feet). I have a family history of Synthroid not working- two different aunts (on both sides of the family) needed Armour Thyroid. Can they switch me before the second blood test?
Thanks in advance,
Alisa
They said 3-4 days. But since the weekend will be in there we're expecting the high end of it. We have already consulted with the surgeon we will be using. He has a very good reputation and has done alot of these. Thank you for the link to the site! It's going to be one long weekend, but hopefully at the end we'll know something.
Just found out that it is cancer. But the dr said the abnormal cell count was extremely low and we had caught it extremely early and that they were mostly polyps. He also said that if there was'nt the strong family history they would reccomend nothing other then medication to shrink and then to wait and watch. But since the history is there he wants it all taken out and says that all should be well then. Keep us in your thoughts and prayers. But under the circumstances this is way better then we were expecting. Best thing is at least we now know something and can deal with it.