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10-31-2007, 06:02 PM | #1 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Franklin, TN
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| anyone know about thyroids? i am going in the morning to have my blood drawn to test my thyroid levels. i was having lunch with my bff today and one of her friends, whom i have never met, joined us. we were all talking and cutting up and he stopped and said "i don't know you personally...but i have to ask...has anyone ever told you that you should have your thyroid looked at?? I can see them from across the table..." he then went on to ask me if i was overly hyper or more sluggish and i told him my metabolism was super slow and that i am often very very tired. he said that was an effect. apparently he is a biologist....i didn't know that anyway... it reminded me that when i didn't have insurance, and i went to my OBGYN to have my yearly pap done so that i COULD get insurance, i was paying out of pocket. well, he was feeling my neck and told me that he thinks my thyroid seemed enlarged. he drew my blood and said my levels were pretty high and he would suggest that i have some scans run. i told him i didn't have insurance but as soon as i got it, i would have it looked at. well...i forgot until today when this gentleman said this to me. my bff went across the table and looked and said...OMG...i can see exactly what he is talking about. so i started feeling my neck and yes...they are extremely enlarged. i can feel these large, soft lumps in my neck. it's nasty. so, tomorrow, i am going to have blood drawn again and will take it from there. hubby has been reading stuff online but i asked him to stop until we know for sure what the blood tests say. he was starting to freak me out a little so i figure that we will just cross that bridge when we get there. reading websites can be overwhelming sometimes. but here i am thinking about it and i am wondering if anyone here has any experience with this type of thing???
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10-31-2007, 06:16 PM | #2 |
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| Here's a recent thread about it. http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sho...hlight=thyroid Your story is similar to how I ended up seeing the doctor about it. Years ago when my eye doctor was still alive he said my glands looked swollen, I just ignored it since he was my eye doctor and what the heck would he know right? Anyway flash forward a few years I went to see my primary care doctor for something else, and ended up with a Rx to get an ultrasound of my thyroid and a number for an Endocrinologist. Last edited by grayxie; 10-31-2007 at 06:20 PM. |
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11-01-2007, 06:29 AM | #4 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ontario,Canada
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| I have an underactive thyroid which is what you sound like you are presenting. I've had it since I was 11 years old and I'm now 39. I take medication everyday. It's really not a big deal other then it's harder to lose weight, my hair went prematurely grey, I lose alot of hair when I'm in the shower but I still have lots on my head. lol Good luck....make sure you post your results okay.
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11-01-2007, 06:52 AM | #5 |
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| My dr. told me that some people even though their thyroid levels are "normal" (usually borderline "normal"), that they really do need thyroid. Thyroid is very inexpensive. But it DOES make a difference in your metabolism and how energetic you feel (not that it's a HUGE diff. but for some people it is)....and it should be EASIER for you to lose weight if your thyroid levels are normal, not more difficult, b/c it INCREASES your metabolism. Amazing that this guy could identify that you might be hypothyroid from across the table. That would be a good clue that you really do need to be on medication.
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11-01-2007, 02:02 PM | #6 |
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11-01-2007, 08:53 PM | #7 |
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| thrroid Thyroid hormone can be low or high, they can give you a pill . to take to regulate it. signs of low are thinning hair, tired ,depressed and weight gain. high you can have bulging eyes, weight change. get insurance and get it taken care of, you will feel much better . |
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