Hyperthyroidism :: Hyper Due To A Hot Nodule
Jan 21, 2016
I was just diagnosed with hyperthyroid after plenty of scans, blood work ,etc, Had my needle biopsy come clean as far as no cancer found, I have all the classic hyper symptoms,....tired yet wired. Anyway, my first thought after getting my biopsy results was ' great, I can go on meds and feel better soon'. Wrong. My referred Endoc. Either wants me to do RAI or surgery to remove 1/2 my thyroid. He claims that if the dose of RAI is small enough to where it will target the hot nodule which is spitting out excess hormones causing me to be hyper,.....and that my chances of becoming hypo after RAI in this case are very small, Everything I've read about RAI says otherwise, Why can't I be treated with meds? Just looking for opinions in hopes someone is familiar with hot nodule treatments, I'm new to all this, and learning as I go, I'd love any input from you all, How many have sought 2nd opinions?
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My wife's TSH - 1.7, T3-5.5 and T4 13.5 is it hypo or hyperthyroid. please help her. she has been using Thyrox 75mcg earlier. Now the doctor has advised to switch to thyrox 88mcg. Her symptoms are severe hair fall, weight gain, fatigue, constipation etc.
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My TSH level came back 0.298. My Levothyroxine was changed from 125 mcg to 112 mcg. Am I hypo or hyper?
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I am a 41 year old female. 3 months ago, I was told I was Hypo. I was put on Levothroxine, 75mg. I just recently had my blood draw and it came back- TSH 0.006 (L) and T3 14. (H) and T4 4.44 (H) I am now thinking I am Hyper. I have been loosing a lot of weight and also my bowel movements are always diarrhea in the mornings. Six months ago I weighed 106 now I am 101. So my question is do I stop taking Levothyroxine if I am Hyper? I will be making an appointment next week with a new doctor.
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After feeling desperately unwell for 3 months I was diagnosed in March 09 with an overactive thyroid and was advised to have radioiodine treatment and as expected I am now under active. My experience with symptoms since is much the same as you are all reporting on this site. As the thyroxine has been gradually increased from 25 initially up to 75 about a month ago I have swung from weeks of feeling progress is being made to days of despair that I will ever feel back to normal again. My question today is about the sensations in my head, in particular the left side. I have palpitations, tingling, burning feeling, sounds, like bubbles bursting in one ear. feeling of movement/jerkiness. All these symptoms appear to be more pronounced in the morning when waking and also when resting after any moving about. I also have moments of feeling out of balance/nausea, and an inability to concentrate. My endo says I just need to adjust to the dosage but I can't help feeling that these heady symptoms could suggest something else is going on. Anyone out there had anything similar?
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After 13 ish weeks off work with back pain I visited an osteopath who finally told me I have a problem with my facet joints caused by my hyper lordosis. I've been given exercises but that's about it, looking to try and find out if anyone else has experienced this and has any advice? I can't do anything through the day without being confined to the couch in the evening in a lot of pain. I'm doing yoga to try and help too but I have a holiday to Florida booked for September and the last thing I want is it ruined by being in so much pain.
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What's are the causes of goiters? And a nodule. If you have a goiter do you have a thyroid disorder?
From ultrasound result: what would heterogeneous echogenicity throughout left lobe with no defined cyst or nodule mean?
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Had an ultrasound done after finding a lump in my throat. It is a mixed cystic and solid thyroid nodule 2.7cm x 1.6cm x 1.9cm which demonstrates peripheral vascularity, appears nearly isoechoic to thyroid gland and is partially surrounded by a hypoechoic halo or rim.
My family dr sent me to ENT who I saw today. He didn't say much about nodule except for he would like to biopsy it in 2 weeks. After asking me a series of questions he also wants to rule out GERDS. He also wants to repeat an antibodies test I had done back in May when I was having hypo symptoms. No antibodies and was on higher range for hypo, 3.75 and 3.99 . I also had a saliva test back in May and revealed I had very low below the range of cortisol in morning, noon and lowest range for afternoon and midnight. I have had some changing in my throat. Kind of sore a lot and a constant phlegm and cough, which I guess GERDS does from what ENT said. What does he think about nodule?
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I'm 54/female...have a thyroid nodule 4 x 2 1/2 x 2....had a biopsy and it was filled w/fluid and blood.
Results came back today. Unremarkable, hypoplastic, no malignancy.....
Doctor said my TSH is 2.1.
He said I'm on the border of removing or not. He said the 1st ultrasound said it was 4 cm, second said 3.7 cenimeters.
he said that the larger the cyst the less the accuracy for the needle biopsy and said the accuracy is about 50/50
I had gone to the Ears/Nose/Throat about sinus issues and he found this lump.
So, i'm following up with the endocrinologist on the 18th to see what they think.
are there other tests the endo can do to determine my thyroid issues? I'm EXTREMELY tired, have had terribly dry skin, and various other symptoms......chalked up to a busy lifestyle.
Also, is 4 cm the decision factor on whether to take out or not? The ENT said he would be inclined to wait a couple months and then do another ultrasound...but agreed with my wanting an endocrinologist give a second opinion.
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I'm a 50 year old woman with a thyroid nodule on right side of thyroid. Thyroid function is fine and had biopsy 6 months ago which was fine, however the nodule was 2.6cm on last exam and it feels like its getting bigger so am quite concerned and worried about possible surgery and the risks.
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Ultrasound thyroid results
I have just found this forum and joined as I have a problem with my thyroid gland and isthmus. I just turned 67.
Several months to a year ago it was noted at the bottom of an x-ray that I had an enlarged thyroid on the right side. I will see if I have more details later but it was not thought to be too large or a worry although I have trouble swallowing and at times throw up my cup of tea due to it. My voice is also deeper.
On Wednesday I had a ultrasound of my thyroid and the report is as below. My thyroid is very sore since the ultrasound.
Report:
There is a large solid nodule (35 x 28 x 31mm) which occupies most of the right lobe of the thyroid. There is some retrosternal extension of the inferior margin of the right lobe of the thyroid,.
The left lobe has a generally homogenous echo texture and there is only a single nodule (8nn) in the inferior pole.
The isthmus of the thyroid measures up to 7mm in thickness.
There is no cervical lymph node enlargement.
COMMENT:
A large solid nodule expands the left lobe of the thyroid gland. The inferior extent has not been defined and if there are symptoms of impingement on the airway or oesophagus further investigation by CT scan may be advisable to assess this.
My doctor is like others mentioned. Three months ago when I told him I was bringing up blood and asked if it could have something to do with my thyroid he said he doubted it. He did feel my throat and then said there was nothing there now which was obviously wrong.
I still bring up blood but not every day although I was anaemic about 4 months ago and had to have infusions twice in outpatients to get my iron and red blood cells up. As for the bleeding, because I am on Warfarin (rat poison) any bleeding may be excessive. But still I am losing blood and my urine is dark yellow, orange or once recently it was a red brown colour.
I get the brush off from my doctor because I have so many autoimmune problems.
Hope I can get some advice on what I have copied above. I have PN, PMR, GCA, Sjogren's Syndrome and more. I have a lot of trouble walking and continual pain. To go out I have recently bought a tiny wheelchair so I am now longer house or car bound.
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Nodule with calcification ...
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Hi, everyone. I have Graves disease (in and out of remission on PTU) and lots of nodules, which I've had biopsied. One of them hurts when I swallow, and I can also feel a twanging or snapping sensation in the area when I swallow. Recently, my voice has changed. I'm not hoarse, but I can't sing the high notes. I don't mean I sound bad or squeak--I mean I can't get any sound out at all above an A (the one above middle C--not a very high note). I sing do-re-mi-fa-sol-la...but when I try to sing "ti," I either get nothing at all, or "la" comes out.
I am waiting on the results of a new biopsy--the first one was 12 years ago--but I'm wondering if a benign nodule could do that to my voice, or if it's something unrelated. If the biopsy is negative, as I expect it will be, what then?
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Can I insist that my thyroid nodule is removed even if it is not cancer?
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I was diagnosed with 3.6cm nodule and biopsy was done and found to be benign. Since then I have done quite a bit of research on this. I am an extremely healthy person having a very healthy diet and do regular exercise. I have high energy levels and don't feel anything from the nodule. I wonder why I have this in the first place. After all the research, my conclusion is that it may be a result of losing Iodine. I do regular hot yoga and may sweat too much. Anybody has heard of this? Has anybody tried taking Iodine supplement and is it effective?
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I had an MRI scan around 4 months ago now and they found a thyroid nodule that I have had scanned and graded at a U5. I have now had 2 sets of FNA'S which was horrible.
Has anyone else had a U5 grade? I've looked it up and its graded malignant. Is this saying I have cancer but not sure what stage yet?
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I'm a 21 year old healthy, active female. A 6 cm nodule was discovered in my thyroid about a month ago after I felt a lump in the front of my neck. I had an FNA which indicated that it was benign, however my doctor informed me a week later that due to the large size of the nodule, they can't be sure it's not cancerous. Based on this, he recommended I have surgery and that I won't know whether it's cancerous until the biopsy results come back after a lobectomy.
Since I discovered it a month ago it has become noticeably bigger. Does the risk of cancer increase in fast growing nodules or nodules that are 6 cm+?
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I have a thyroid nodule that was found in an ultrasound 6 months ago and I recently had my 6 month follow up ultrasound which found that the nodule had grown. My doctor has told me that it went from 1.1 cm to 1.3 cm...but the radiologist told me during my FNA last week that it was only 9mm? I am so confused...I will be asking for copies of ALL of my test results tomorrow morning since there seems to be differing information.
During my FNA last week the doc and tech were unsure what it was that they were doing a biopsy on...a thyroid nodule, a cyst or and enlarged lymph node. When they did the first aspiration they said that it looked as if the "nodule" went down...i was happy because I thought maybe it was a simple cyst, but then whatever it was filled right back up and went back to the same size. They took 3 samples and the doc told me that he wasn't worried about this and I shouldn't be either and I would receive my results in 3-5 days and that was that! I found out today that the tests came back "insufficient cells for diagnosis...repeat biopsy". FRUSTRATING!!
Here are my concerns and confusion...
Can a lymph node be mistaken for a thyroid nodule or cyst?
Would a nodule or cyst immediately back up after aspiration seemed to shrink it?
Should I be worried about any of this?
What questions should I ask my doctor and the doctor doing the FNA?
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Can this make me feel sick and gain so much weight This discussion is related to Can thyroid disorders cause nausea and dizziness?.
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I have hypothyroidism and for some time have felt this presence deep in my throat, sometimes it aches and it's Definitely hard to swallow dry foods. My doctor sent me for a scan where these nodules were discovered and they attempted a biopsy.this proved awkward as the larger nodule is beside the carotid vein. However the scan results were sent to the doctor who has made an urgent referral to surgical. The biopsy results aren't back yet. Anyone know what I should expect.am I possibly looking at cancer/ surgery?
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I am a 21 year old female college student. About a month and a half ago, I noticed a large lump in my throat that moved up and down when I swallowed. Slightly concerned, I made an appointment at my university health center, where they drew blood and my thyroid levels came back normal (I have no hyper or hypothyroid symptoms anyway.) After visiting my primary doctor, I had an ultrasound done that showed a 2.5cm nodule on my isthmus (midline thyroid) with 2 tiny (mm sized) on either side which aren't palpable or visible and I didn't realize I had. The report also said there is increased vascularity, or blood flow, to the area which my endo said could be cancerous or it could just be because the nodule is large with extra blood flow to the area. I have my biopsy scheduled for next week to determine what type of nodule the 2.5 cm one is (benign or malignant.)
To be honest, I'm scared of the results. I have always been healthy other than the occasional common cold, so this is something that really took me by surprise.
For those who are going through or have gone through this, what was your experience with the fine needle biopsy like? If your nodule was benign, did you still get it removed just in case? I just turned 21 with a lot of life plans ahead of me and I am scared that due to its increased size, it could be cancer.
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