hard thyroid gland

[Blondiejayjay]

I have been aware for years that my thyroid gland in my neck is a hard as rock but I’ve never sort to have it looked at. Is this something that I should see my GP about

[SlowDragon Administrator]

ord’s thyroiditis - thyroid shrinks and shrivels up like an old gnarled walnut

previous post 2 years recommending you get full thyroid and vitamin testing

Did you do that

Need full retesting annually

healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

[Carew in reply to SlowDragon]

Riedel's ?

[Blondiejayjay in reply to Carew]

Thank you. I’d never heard of it. Had a quick look and it definitely fits my sister who was never well from the age of 20. Her thyroid was never under control with doctors constantly changing her dose. She suffered with liver, kidneys, gall bladder, had yellow cholesterol lumps round her eyes and sadly Pancreatic Cancer took her at aged 58 years, 15 years ago. I’m not ill like she was but definitely worth looking into perhaps private tests. Thank you 🙏

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Blondiejayjay]

Your profile says you know that cause is autoimmune thyroid disease

About 90% of primary hypothyroidism is autoimmune thyroid disease, usually diagnosed by high TPO and/or high TG thyroid antibodies

Autoimmune thyroid disease with goitre is Hashimoto’s

Autoimmune thyroid disease without goitre is Ord’s thyroiditis.

Both are autoimmune and generally called Hashimoto’s.

ada.com/conditions/thyroidi...

Ord’s thyroiditis

Also known as Ord’s disease, this autoimmune condition is characterized by atrophy of the thyroid gland and hypothyroidism. It is very similar to Hashimoto’s disease, apart from the shrinking of the thyroid gland instead of the development of a goiter. Ord’s disease and Hashimoto’s disease have historically been classified as separate disorders, but research suggests that they may instead be different manifestations of autoimmune thyroiditis,

[Blondiejayjay in reply to SlowDragon]

Apparently Riedel’s is also considered an autoimmune link, but thank you for pointing out that my profile says I already know I have autoimmune thyroid disease. I’ve never had a goitre and like others on here I noticed a change (thyroid gland rock hard) so posed the question.

I didn’t expect such a dismissive response from an administrator on here

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Blondiejayjay]

Sorry that wasn’t my intention at all

Apologies if it came across that way

[Carew in reply to Blondiejayjay]

A very sad story. academic.oup.com/jcem/artic... Paper from 2020.