A year a go I went to the doctors for a different reason, but she asked me how long I had the goitre on my neck. I had put on a bit of weight during this time, but I thought it was just not exercising or living my usual lifestyle during a very stressful university course. She sent me for some blood tests for the thyroid, and they came back slap bang in the middle of where they should be, and so the doctor dismissed thyroid problems.
However, my thyroid does swell and go down during the day. I have tried eating iodine rich food, recommended for thyroid disorders, and alternating my eating patterns to see what could affect it, but there does not seem to be anything directly linked. The only thing I do notice, when I go on holiday it tends to remain less swollen, so possibly stress could trigger it. Should I be worried about my thyroid? Is it at all normal to have something so undulating?
Many thank yous in advance.
Hi,
I have an underactive thyroid & if you don’t take daily medication this can make you tired, rundown, listless with no energy.
If its not your thyroid it could be something else. Tell them you have had your thyroids checked & its not that so you would like further tests done.
If you are unsure, speak to your doctor & tell him your concerns. If your in the UK, it seems doctors prefer you to tell them what you want done rather than them suggest tests etc.
First of all stress does affect a thyroid condition.
You need to research thyroid disease and hypothyroidism as soon as possible. Google “Mary Shomon” she is a patient advocate with lots of info. It is common that a thyroid condition does not show up in a blood test which is one of the most frustrating problems with medicine. Learn about the thyroid hormones T4 and T3 and you will understand why. For example, T3 is an active hormone (outside of the blood stream) in your cells and organ tissue. This could be where your body is having trouble converting T4 to T3 so this is why your blood test is normal. If the thyroid is enlarged then there is a problem. You need a specialist asap, an Endocrinologist. Castle connelly publishes a publication for America’s Top Doctors. Go to castleconnelly.com to find a top doc in your area. You can search the site for free to achieve at least one or two names. Educate yourself and take responsibilty for your health. Good luck.
First off all if you are in the UK, 99% of doctors do not know how to treat thyroid disease. They only know about Thyroxine which is a synthetic CHEMICAL and should not be in your body. It has many side affects, some (few) dont feel unwell on thyroxine as you may well find in a couple of months…weight gain, extreme fatigue, frequent bowel movements, puffy eyes and dry skin, and many others.
In the long term it leads to osteoporosis. In time you will experience these side affects, so please keep the information that I am about to tell you as you WILL need it. You can treat your thyroid by natural medication with NO side affects. The medication is called Armour Thyroid and is derived from pig’s glands that have a great success rate. They actually used to prescribe it in this country for people with thyroid disease. Yet most doctors don’t even know that, in fact most doctors will not have heard of it and advice you against it while not being able to give you scientific evidence why you shouldn’t! That’s because it’s all about money not health. Their problem with natural products is that nobody can patent them, so the government cannot have exclusive ownership. But they can by making up synthetic chemicals.
What you need to know is that about 85% of people are unable to transfer T4 into T3 when they use Thyroxine. T3 is essential to the function of the main organs of your body. Armour thyroid naturally has T4, T3 and T2 and T1 and it make you feel well with no side affects. Tyroxine does not have T2 & T1. Once you research it at the site below you can order it from the recommended site
I was on Thyroxine for two years and did not feel well on it I had absolutely no energy and my weight ballooned up to 19 and a half stone. I started my Armour in April this year and I am now 15 and a half stone with loads of energy. Armour Thyroid helps increase your metabolism where thyroxine slows it down. As you don’t know me, don’t take my word for your health go to Sheila Turner (expert on thyroid disease) runs this thyroid patient advocacy site which will inform and educate you on your disease. There are over six hundred other people on that forum who are taking Armour Thyroid and can give you advice. Pretty soon you will see that doctors know absolutely nothing about treating the thyroid. The are ignorant about it.
Beware of people on this site who are not what they seem, and will try and discreadit amour thyroid at every oppertuinity.