Re: Thyroid ultrasound and release of hormone from the palpation- s

[Guest guest]

I've had quite a few ultrasounds done. They never bothered me - they are

quite un-evasive and there was not much of any pressure on my throat or

thyroid.

I did not find them stressful at all - good luck!!

SeaLady

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Me too, including of the thyroid and no biggie - slight pressure with

some cold goo, no needles or anything.

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> I've had quite a few ultrasounds done. They never bothered me -

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> quite un-evasive and there was not much of any pressure on my throat or

> thyroid.

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> I did not find them stressful at all - good luck!!

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> SeaLady

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> I've had quite a few ultrasounds done. They never bothered me -

they are

> quite un-evasive and there was not much of any pressure on my

throat or

> thyroid.

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> I did not find them stressful at all - good luck!!

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> SeaLady

Thanks Sealady, and , on reassuring me here.

Yes, it was fine, although the consultant was extremely sullen and

uncommunicative. Getting any information out of him was hard work. I

suspect my referral letter might have mentioned the dread diagnosis

CFS/FMS (which in my experience is enough for many doctors to treat

you badly). And it might have revealed that I am treating my thyroid

and adrenals outside of the NHS (UK state medicine system), which

also tends to go down like a lead balloon.

Yes, the ultrasound was much gentler than other ultrasounds I've had

in the past. Presumably because there's no fatty tissue to push

through on my neck.

Actually the result was good (phew!) - the goitrous and nodular areas

that were SO apparent and painful even 2 months ago have totally

regressed as a result of my T3 replacement!!! Yay!! I'm surprised

this occurred so quickly, though. I have certainly noticed the funny

feelings I've had for decades over my thyroid have recently

disappeared. I can waer scarves and necklaces again. Just spoke to Dr

Peatfield, and he wasn't surprised at all that the swelling has gone!

The alarming lump over my cricoid cartilage was shown to be an

enlarged lymph node, not thyroid tissue as feared. The scan did show

lots of unexplained extremely enlarged nodes and this side of things

does need to be investigated further. But the doc did say that the

nodes didn't look malignant. Knowing this is a huge relief. Hopefully

this means I won't have to have them biopsied after all.

But the return of my thyroid to a normal size is truly a vindication

of my deciding to treat my Hashimoto's despite having had reference

range TSH. My endo had refused to do so because of my " normal " TSH

(it's now clear from my T3 response that I have peripheral thyroid

hormone resistance). My endo (who treats my osteoporosis) has never

accepted that my severe CFS symptoms were actually clinical evidence

of hypothyroidism, hence my consulting with Dr Peatfield.

So presumably this means I am successfully suppressing my Hashi's.

This is a great outcome if this is actually the case.

Has anybody else had a similar experience, particularly a Hashimoto's

swelling/goiter shrinking this fast (within 3 months) on thyroid

hormone treatment?

Louise

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[Guest guest]

That's great news! Glad that it was uneventful and unstressful.

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> Thanks Sealady, and , on reassuring me here.

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> Yes, it was fine, although the consultant was extremely sullen and

> uncommunicative. Getting any information out of him was hard work. I

> suspect my referral letter might have mentioned the dread diagnosis

> CFS/FMS (which in my experience is enough for many doctors to treat

> you badly). And it might have revealed that I am treating my thyroid

> and adrenals outside of the NHS (UK state medicine system), which

> also tends to go down like a lead balloon.