A Sudden swollen lump, painless, over jaw on left side of face a emergency situation?Myxedema

[Flickingermary]

Picture of the swelling on my face a couple of weeks before the sudden jaw lump.

[Clutter]

FlickingerMary, did you see your GP today?

If the swelling is due to hypothyroidism it will not get better, it will get worse, unless you take your thyroid meds every day.

[Flickingermary in reply to Clutter]

No my appointment isn't,t until the 22nd. But last night and this morning I had a episode of being very cold and I am considering either going to the e.r. Tonight or the walk in clinic tomorrow. I'm just so tired all I want to do is sleep, much less make a effort to go somewhere.

[Treepie]

I had something like this which I put down to a bite by a noseeum.was no evidence of a bite but a dose of antibiotics cleared it up. Had similar a few years ago which turned into fasciatis and got to GP who said I was just short of being hospitalised.

[Flickingermary]

Thanks to all that replied.

I had my doctors appt today and had my blood work done.

TSH 1.526. Range. 0.5-5.0

TT3 0.87. 0.70-1.70

T4. 9.9. 4.0-11.00

Also showed my sodium and creatinine were high.

Are these the free T3 and T4 test. My search says these test are are old and not as good as the free T test.

Also, when was diagnosed initially my old dr, I moved, said my score of 100 meant that my thyroid was receiving that many request to make hormone and not responding to any or making any hormone.

When I had the last test since I've been on medicine that number had only moved down to 65. I'm not sure what test that was and neither did the doctor I saw today. Does anyone have any thoughts on this? It is greatly appreciated.

Mary