About 6 weeks ago my voice became hoarse, i had tonsils and difficulty swallowing, after a week my voice came back, though not fully but developed difficulty swallowing. My thyroid also enlarged especially on thr right side.
I went to see a GP who asked for thyroid blood test and ultra sound. The blood trst indicated that my thyroid if ok. However, the ultra sound showed two nodules, one on the left that is 28 by 44 mm and another at the ithmus which is 17mm. The two nodules are partially cyst.
I went for FNA and am still waiting for results.
What could this be?
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Nodules in thyroid are very common. Sometimes they can be making too much thyroid hormone, regardless of the control message sent by pituitary (the TSH) so important to test FT3 and FT4
For full Thyroid evaluation you need TSH, FT4 and FT3 plus both TPO and TG thyroid antibodies tested. Also extremely important to test vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12
Low vitamin levels are extremely common, especially if Thyroid antibodies are raised
All thyroid blood tests should ideally be done as early as possible in morning and fasting. This gives highest TSH, lowest FT4 and most consistent results. (Patient to patient tip, best not mentioned to GP or phlebotomist)
Private tests are available. Thousands on here forced to do this as NHS often refuses to test FT3 or antibodies or vitamins
Medichecks Thyroid plus ultra vitamin or Blue Horizon Thyroid plus eleven are the most popular choice. DIY finger prick test or option to pay extra for private blood draw. Both companies often have special offers, Medichecks usually have offers on Thursdays, Blue Horizon its more random
If antibodies are high this is Hashimoto's, (also known by medics here in UK more commonly as autoimmune thyroid disease).
About 90% of all hypothyroidism in Uk is due to Hashimoto's. Low vitamins are especially common with Hashimoto's. Food intolerances are very common too, especially gluten. So it's important to get TPO and TG thyroid antibodies tested at least once .
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