Pain travelling to ears - blood tests fine

[Jodzie04]

Please help

I am really stressing and worrying

2 years ago, while pregnant, I found a lump on my neck.

All tests were done and it was a thyroid cyst. A biopsy was done as well as two ultrasounds.

Lump went down but a year later I started to get an achy feeling but wasn't worried. A month ago it started to hurt and travel up to my ear. I went doctors and got a blood test but all blood tests have come back fine.

This is seriously worrying me as online the cause for that pain is either over active thyroid or cancer. With two young children I am in a bit of a state and have to wait two weeks for my ultrasound.

Has anyone else experienced pain travelling up the neck to the ear?

[shaws Administrator]

Never take 'fine' from a doctor if you have clinical symptoms. These are symptoms and you can tick off the ones you have:-

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

You state 'all blood tests were fine'.

Do you have your blood tests at the very earliest, fasting (you can drink water) and allow a gap of 24 hours between last dose of levo and test and take afterwards? If not the results could be skewed and I'd ask for another test following this method. You should also have had B12, Vit D, iron, ferritin and folate tested as everything has to be optimal.

Always get a print-out of your results with the ranges for your own records and you can post for comments by members. Ranges are important in order for members to respond.

Don't worry too much as pain is quite a common problem when we're not on an optimum dose i.e. a TSH of 1 or lower and Free T4 and Free T3 (latter two rarely tested) towards the top of the ranges. If you've not had thyroid antibodies tested ask for these the next time. If antibodies are present they wax and wane until you are hypothyroid but treatment is the same. Going gluten-free can help reduce the attacks.

[Jodzie04 in reply to shaws]

Can not thank you enough for taking the time to respond and help out. Your comment is really helpful and informative..I will bring this up with the doctor tomorrow

[shaws Administrator in reply to Jodzie04]

P.S. few doctors seem to be aware that TSH reduces throughout the day and can mean that we get an adjustment we don't need.