Thyroid Ultrasound results help...

[GeekyMummy]

Hi everyone,

I posted previously about waiting for Thyroid U/S. I wondered if any of you have experienced anything similar to this.

Since December 2016, I’ve had a lump under my jaw which is painless, the doctor checked it and said as it’s small and painless it won’t be anything to worry about. I still have the lump, and the left side is starting to have the same lump.

Had my thyroid scan this morning, shown a multi nodular goitre. She also checked my neck lymph nodes and said all are swollen, and advised it’s probably due to infection somewhere, but I asked her about the lump under my jaw she said lymph node.. I asked can it be permanently swollen and she said sometimes they swell and forget to come back down.

My question is, she said there’s nothing to worry about which is fine but... could it be my Hashimoto’s which is making my lymph nodes permanently swollen or is this unlikely?

Also does the hoarseness go away or is that something that stays even though I’m on Levothyroxine?

Thanks 😊

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Mine did that when first started on low dose Levo, resolved when dose was slowly increased to high enough

Lump about the size of small broad bean under chin, about half way to ears, either side of throat. Right side usually was more swollen than left for me

It comes back occasionally if I have been too busy, when Thyroid feels right.

Yes deep slightly hoarse voice is typical of hypo too, it should slowly fade

Have you noticed if your are a bit deaf? That's typical too

[GeekyMummy in reply to SlowDragon]

Hi SlowDragon,

That’s exactly the size and positioning of the lump under my chin! Mine is the right side more than the left, although I can still feel the left slightly.

Yes voice seems a bit deeper but the hoarseness and feeling like something is pressing on my trachea isn’t reducing just yet.

Funnily enough yes I have noticed that! Just thought it was another issue to add to the list of things going wrong with me recently.

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to GeekyMummy]

One of the many hundred symptoms.

thyroiduk.org.uk/tuk/about_...

So don't worry about it, it should improve as your levels pick up

[GeekyMummy in reply to SlowDragon]

Thanks SlowDragon,

Just out of curiosity...... did you ever have pre-Hypertension when your thyroid was playing up?

Never had it in my life then suddenly my blood pressure is Prehypertension apparently. I’m a relatively healthy person so it can’t be that aspect.

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to GeekyMummy]

No mine was so low I should have been dead!

Dr are always so obsessed about high pressure here, but in Europe they recognise the significance of low blood pressure

Similarly low pulse rate, they assume your so fit your pulse is low .....if only that were true!

[GeekyMummy in reply to SlowDragon]

Bloody Thyroid eh! My Mums was low too but mines high. Oh well... we all plod on!