Jazzw in reply to Hidden

Would tend to agree - your doctors sound hopeless. Get a second opinion and keep going back until they take you seriously. While going back, get copies of your blood test results - I think it's highly unlikely your thyroid blood tests are normal. The results might fall into what's laughingly call the "normal" range, but for many, normal is not optimal.

Angeren14 in reply to Hidden

I had some bloods done 15th January 2016 cause I had been feeling breathless without exerting myself even climbing the stairs at home left me breathless, phoned the doctor who arranged for some blood tests , thyroid calcium liver function. I made appointment to see GP as my tummy has been very swollen for weeks and had the feeling of fullness. My blood results came back as normal apart from liver function the doctor examined my tummy said there was slight swelling and prescribed omeprazole and said tossed how I get on with tablets. IV been on them 2 weeks now no improvement so phoned GP surgery the first available telephone appointment is thursday or it would be about 3 weeks for face to face appointment even then you get very little time to rattle off all symptoms I usually go armed with list IV written down so I don't forget to mention all my symptoms but never get the opportunity to get it falloff my chest, as soon as I mention my fibromyalgia and menopause they say thats whats making me feel the way I am and basically bid you good day , so no further forward on my health issues , feel I have no quality of life

Angeren14 in reply to faith63

no tests done other than thyroid, liver,kidney,calcium and vitamin D all came back as normal except vitamin d slightly low was told to buy over the counter supplements, these tests have been repeated several times over the last year my cholesterol was high it was sitting at 10.2 I am now on 20mg of atorvastatin to lower cholesterol. It is now done to 6.4.

last blood tests done were 15th January so roughly 3 weeks ago my bloods were all fine apart from liver. I had gone to doctor because of my tummy being very distended and feeling breathless, gp examined my tummy and was told my liver is slightly swollen.

Way back in 2006 I was having the same symptoms as I am now bloods were done then and at that time my blood results showed i was perimenopausal my gp at the time thought i might have pernicious anemia and ran another test for that but I wasnt .He said I had a condition called Giberts syndrome.but no treatment was needed. So time went on and Iv been feeling crap for years.

Last year I was becoming very low in mood and wrote all my symptoms down on paper and marked on a body chart where all my pains were my gp said this looks like fibromyalgia and gave me a leaflet to read about the condition also referred me to pain clinic . Follow on a year later and I am now through menopause have put on 2 stone in a year my tummy very bloated I have puffy knees and ankles it feels like ive got elastic bands round me knees, feel very cold all the time, tired , poor sleep have IBS, high cholesterol so the list goes on.

Last June a lump appeared on left side of my neck my doctor tested me for thyroid function it came back normal she booked an ultrasound and it showed a fluid filled cyst on left side of thyroid and showed up a nodule on right side which was not visible so wasnt aware I had a nodule. I had 2 fine needle aspirations done as cells showed it was a suspicious nodule on right side. I was referred to endocrinology dept and was advised to have nodule removed. Cyst on left side disappeared by itself few months later.

I had the surgery done 10th dec 2015 results came back as a benign nodule.The surgeon told me that my thyroid can function normally and I should not need medication he said I would get a follow up appointment approx 6 weeks after surgery. Got my appointment date for follow up it is not until 17th of March.

Angeren14 in reply to Rebec

I had these health problems before op, doctors keep telling me my thyroid function is normal and put it down to menopause and fibromyalgia causing these symptoms.

Last June a lump appeared on left side of neck an ultrasound showed a fluid filled cyst but also a nodule on right side which i wasnt aware of, 2 FNA's results showed up some suspicious cells I was advised to have it removed. It was a benign nodule. cyst disappeared a few months later.

Rebec in reply to Angeren14

So, do you feel better having had the operation or worse?

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