No throid

[Barbdiehl]

Hi. I had cat scan because of swollen glands in neck. They called and said no cancer. My husband asked what they said it was. I called back and ahe read report. Big words. Anyway she mentions ,throid removed? No it wasn't not was I born without one. She said she's having him look at it but hasn't called back. Worried. I am on .100 levothyroxide

[teenarocks]

If you have Hashimoto's I believe it can cause the thyroid gland to shrink over time. But I wouldn't think it would appear to be missing altogether. No doubt there's been some confusion on your report. If you don't hear from them I would inquire again.

[silverfox7]

Try not to worry. You will be called back if there is a problem and it will be sorted.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

So you were born with no thyroid?

How long have you only been on 100mcg of Levothyroxine?

Do you have hypo symptoms?

Post your most recent results, TSH, FT4 and FT3 plus vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12

Members can advise if dose is high enough

Dr Toft, past president of the British Thyroid Association and leading endocrinologist, states in Pulse Magazine,

"The appropriate dose of levothyroxine is that which restores euthyroidism and serum TSH to the lower part of the reference range - 0.2-0.5mU/l.

In this case, free thyroxine is likely to be in the upper part of its reference range or even slightly elevated – 18-22pmol/l.

Most patients will feel well in that circumstance. But some need a higher dose of levothyroxine to suppress serum TSH and then the serum-free T4 concentration will be elevated at around 24-28pmol/l.

This 'exogenous subclinical hyperthyroidism' is not dangerous as long as serum T3 is unequivocally normal – that is, serum total around T3 1.7nmol/l (reference range 1.0-2.2nmol/l)."

You can obtain a copy of the articles from Thyroid UK email [e-mail]. print it and highlight question 6 to show your doctor.

Prof Toft - brilliant article just published

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