Constant sore throat and feeling like something is stuck in my neck.... can only a slightly inflamed thyroid cause that?

Piret, the swelling can cause the hoarseness and discomfort you describe. it may be compressing your windpipe and possibly your vocal chords which is why the ultrasound scan has been ordered. Your endo does seem to be investigating thoroughly although it is a pity he can't hurry up the scan.

Hi, I also have a constant soar throat my doctor says it is due to acid reflux but it doesn't seem to get any better no matter what I try. I am on 100 mg of thyroxine and have had the radio iodine for hyperthyroid. I have neck pain and head pain followed by tremors at night . I want to cough all the time as well. You sound very similar to my symptoms, It is very worrying but reading these threads, a lot more common than you think. I know it's not much help but you are not alone although it feels like it sometimes. Hope you feel better very soon. Try some Gaviscon for a day or two to see if it helps. Good luck

I felt discomfort in my neck and a sore throat as you describe and felt very unwell. I asked GP for TPO test which showed high levels of antibodies. After reading on this site and also some books about autoimmune issues I decided to go gluten and dairy free. I feel quite well, but my neck is painful again, so I think it's time to see the doc again. This see saw pattern seems to be the norm with antibodies and you can go hypo and then hyper until the thyroid is finally totally destroyed. Harry E on this site mentioned low dose naltrexone to deal with her antibody problems and I am wondering about giving that a try. Sounds as though your endo is doing the right tests. Hope you get the right treatment. Where is the endo?

I had a similar lump in neck kind of problem, and waited a long time for a scan, eventually had hemi-thyroidectomy because of a lump. Surgery was done by ENT (they were great) and once I was in the system I found out that they have a 'rapid access' clinic for lumps in throat, and if I had had the correct referral I could have been scanned and diagnosed within two weeks. Endo and chest clinic who I also see had no idea about this, though GP did but I never thought to ask. Maybe you should check this out through a different route. I live in North West England by the way - maybe different elsewhere.

No, there was never a lump visible for me from the outside. It was enough that I said I could feel it - so long as I kept insisting. Initially I was fobbed off. It did show up on ultrasound though and the ENT consultant could feel it - though that was when he already knew it was there. In fact there were a whole bunch of nodules but only one was large enough to flag concerns.

Not wishing to raise alarm bells for you, but the issue really is that 'lumps' are a cancer concern - and all docs are worried about failing to diagnose cancers, hence the rapid access. It is my understanding that not many thyroid lumps do turn out to be cancer, maybe well be actually something to do with your hypo, though so do not worry too much. I could whinge for a while about the differences in facilities, treatment and attitudes in the NHS between cancer and other illnesses but that is for another time.............

I'm afraid I still don't know whether the lump was benign - op was 4 weeks ago and at follow up I was told that they had been unable to work out what it was and had sent the sample to another hospital for further tests. Hope to get an answer next week. Too busy to worry about it though!