Scan results (GP Discussed)

[GeekyMummy]

Hi everyone,

I finally had my GP appointment follow up today since having my Thyroid/Lymph node scan and recent blood results.

Thank you to @SlowDragon for your links as I went armed with information regarding Vitamins Folate, B12, Ferritin and D3 for better Thyroid Function. My GP new she couldn't turn me away so sent me straight for bloods, she also advised the TSH of 3.34 due to the significant amount of Thyroid damage to both lobes would still be too high and needs to be between 0.2 and 1 to feel anywhere near normal. She has upped my Levothyroxine to 75mg for 6 weeks then re-test.

Hopefully somebody can shed some light on my scan results..... she read the report to me, it said I have significant swelling/damage of the thyroid gland on both right/left lobes due to Hashimotos. It said I have a multinodular goiter but with a larger nodule on the right side lobe of the Thyroid (1.7cm) - this is the side which my lymph node under the right of my jaw is swollen very hard, not painful to touch but the pressure feeling it gives inside causes a radiating pain up to behind my ear (previously thought to be a possible salivary gland stone but proven otherwise on the scan). The scan shown that all my neck/jaw lymph nodes are swollen - this has been the case for roughly around 18 months but the GP just says my body is constantly probably trying to fight of infection (even though I don't have an infection as proven by the GP themselves with tests). Anyway they have said all my swollen nodes including the larger swollen one on the right is nothing to worry about as they can sometimes remain large nor is my 1.7cm nodule on the right lobe.

She upped my medication based on the fact I still struggle to swallow foods, I always feel like somebody is pressing on my wind pipe, my eyebrow hair has fallen out, my hair is also falling out. My constant headache and heart palpitations. She advised I may feel better on 75mg Levothyroxine.

Should I be concerned about the lymph nodes/nodule?

Thanks again!

[SlowDragon Administrator]

So are you having vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12 tested?

Or had them tested via Medichecks

Have you changed to strictly gluten free diet yet? Almost gluten free doesn't work

Selenium supplements can help

Vitamin C too

You will likely need further increase, but good you got started with 25mcg dose increase. Retest in 6 weeks

75mcg remains a small dose. It should help, but likely to need more

[GeekyMummy in reply to SlowDragon]

Yes by the GP after the chat I had with her today. I had my bloods done this morning.

Yes I have and I have had 200mg of Selenium a day for around a week. I already take Berocca Vitamin C every morning I’ve done that for about 6 years.

So I shouldn’t be worried about the scan and lymph nodes etc?

[GeekyMummy]

My recent vitamin results have come back... normal range in brackets. The only one which seemed to be flagged is very deficient in Vitamin D and I'm waiting for a call back from the doctor.

Serum ferritin - 17ug/L (range 10-291ug/L)

Serum folate - 12.2ug/L (>5.4ug/L)

Serum vitamin B12 - 338ng/L (181-910ng/L)

Serum total 25-OH vit D level - 43nmol/L equivalent to 17.8ng/ml (75-150nmol/L or 50-70ng/ml)

Serum calcium - 2.33mmol/L (2.1-2.50mmol/L)

Serum adjusted calcium conc - 2.27mmol/L (2.2-2.6mmol/L)

Serum albumin - 48g/L (35-50g/L)

Serum Alkaline phosphatase - 75u/L (30-130u/L)

Serum inorganic phosphate - 1.04mmol/L (0.8-1.5mmol/L)