Hashimoto's disease

[Brookesyc1]

Does anyone else have hashimoto's and there thyroid os just swollen (no goitre) and its working normal?

[MaisieGray]

Brookesy1 Just to clarify, a swollen/enlarged thyroid is a goitre.

[Brookesy1 in reply to MaisieGray]

Sorry I meant no nodules. Typo error xx

[SlowDragon Administrator]

If you have high thyroid antibodies this is autoimmune thyroid disease also called Hashimoto's

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 with Hashimoto's

Early stage Hashimoto's you may be sub-clinical and have minimal symptoms or results can be within range and you feel terrible

Levels can change rapidly with Hashimoto's

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

Important to test levels regularly

Recommended on here that all thyroid blood tests should ideally be done as early as possible in morning and before eating or drinking anything other than water . 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 all vitamins

thyroiduk.org.uk/tuk/testin...

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

[Treepie]

Most hypothyroid folk have Hashimotos.

[Brookesy1 in reply to Treepie]

And do they just have goiter without nodules?

[Treepie]

Not as far as I know. I have not.