Re: New-Confused and Desperate

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Carole

" Normal " to a doctor who does not understand thyroid disease means

absolutely nothing in this world here. What were your lab values, and what

tests were run? Never let a doc tell you just " normal " . TSH is not the

appropriate test for thyroid, not alone. This is probably what has been

going on. Haven't they treated you at all? You are in danger of choking to

death, to say the least. Hasn't this impacted these dumb doctors at ALL?

Maybe a law suit would impact them!

New-Confused and Desperate

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> Hi,

>

> Let me introduce myself my name is Carole, I am 47 years old live in

> the UK and I have three sons. Two of my sons are autistic. I really

> hope that you can help me as I feel that my body is out of control at

> the moment and it's scary!

>

> The Certainties.

>

> I have a goitre, which I have had for around 5 years now. When I

> first found it I was scanned and had a blood test and told that

> everything was OK. My blood test for thyroid function was normal; the

> goitre was not bothering me so it was decided to leave well alone.

> Now five years later the goitre has got bigger and a scan last week

> has shown that it has now pushed my trachea out of place and into the

> right side of my neck, which now protrudes and is very uncomfortable.

> I also have a rapid heartbeat, by BP is slightly raised and my

> potassium levels are low and I feel dreadful. These are the facts

> that I am sure of. Added to which my mother has an over active

> thyroid gland.

>

> My Symptoms.

> This is where I become confused as I appear to be having symptoms for

> both an over and under active thyroid gland and they go in a cycle.

> First of all I had the rapid heartbeat and a feeling of numbness

> running down my legs arms and also in my jaw and eyes. This was

> followed my severe muscle pains mostly in my legs and sometimes in my

> arms. I can often not sit still and have to move around. I feel

> panicky inside and my head is not mine. By that I mean I feel as if

> my brain is fluffy and concentrating is difficult. I also feel dizzy

> from time to time and sometimes my brain actually feels like it is

> shaking. But I am not loosing weight my appetite is about the same

> although I do feel as if my food just sits in my stomach now and does

> not digest. I feel bloated have gas all of the time and often feel

> nauseas. I am also constipated and have been for weeks now, although

> when this entire first began in January I could not keep off the loo.

>

> Another thing that also confuses me is that my blood tests are still

> showing a normal thyroid function so is any of the above down to my

> thyroid or is it something else?

>

> Sorry that this is so long with so many questions but I am now

> becoming quite desperate.

>

> Carole

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

At the moment I am just seeing my GP. It's taken months to convince

them that this is not stress. I live in the UK and we don't do law

suits here. Well not that often. We have this wonderful National

Health Service which is not working. I do realise how serious all of

this is and so I am trying to find out as much as possible so that I

can make sure I get to see a specialist. I had my scan last week and

was told the results would take ten days! So that means I have until

Friday to really clue myself up.

The thing that is giving me the most problems at the moment is the

feeling that my brain is shaking from time to time and feeling very

dizzy. It can last a few seconds or a few hours. This is a new

symptom and I dont like it at all - especially after reading more

about Hashimotos - so there is no way I am letting this drop.

thanks

Carole

[Guest guest]

Carole,

To me, all your symptoms sound like low thyroid, not hyper - the anxiety

is caused by adrenal problems, which are common with hypothyroidism.

The problem is that normal depends on the doctors opinion. Can you get

copies of your test results? I'd also see another doctor.

Jan

Carole Rutherford wrote:

>Hi,

>

>Let me introduce myself my name is Carole, I am 47 years old live in

>the UK and I have three sons. Two of my sons are autistic. I really

>hope that you can help me as I feel that my body is out of control at

>the moment and it's scary!

>

>The Certainties.

>

>I have a goitre, which I have had for around 5 years now. When I

>first found it I was scanned and had a blood test and told that

>everything was OK. My blood test for thyroid function was normal; the

>goitre was not bothering me so it was decided to leave well alone.

>Now five years later the goitre has got bigger and a scan last week

>has shown that it has now pushed my trachea out of place and into the

>right side of my neck, which now protrudes and is very uncomfortable.

>I also have a rapid heartbeat, by BP is slightly raised and my

>potassium levels are low and I feel dreadful. These are the facts

>that I am sure of. Added to which my mother has an over active

>thyroid gland.

>

>My Symptoms.

>This is where I become confused as I appear to be having symptoms for

>both an over and under active thyroid gland and they go in a cycle.

>First of all I had the rapid heartbeat and a feeling of numbness

>running down my legs arms and also in my jaw and eyes. This was

>followed my severe muscle pains mostly in my legs and sometimes in my

>arms. I can often not sit still and have to move around. I feel

>panicky inside and my head is not mine. By that I mean I feel as if

>my brain is fluffy and concentrating is difficult. I also feel dizzy

>from time to time and sometimes my brain actually feels like it is

>shaking. But I am not loosing weight my appetite is about the same

>although I do feel as if my food just sits in my stomach now and does

>not digest. I feel bloated have gas all of the time and often feel

>nauseas. I am also constipated and have been for weeks now, although

>when this entire first began in January I could not keep off the loo.

>

>Another thing that also confuses me is that my blood tests are still

>showing a normal thyroid function so is any of the above down to my

>thyroid or is it something else?

>

>Sorry that this is so long with so many questions but I am now

>becoming quite desperate.

>

>Carole

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