breathing difficulties - long but please read

[Guest guest]

I haven't been hear in awhile - I thought things were fine but I am

now remembering that the nasty little thyroid is responsible for many

things.

I had a total thyroidectomy in the summer of 2004 - this was due to 2

nodules, one on each side, that couldn't be biopsied. Since my

throid hadn't worked well in years (hypothyroid) and they were in

there anyway, they decided to remove the whole thing in case the

nodules were cancerous (they weren't).

The reason I started with the endo prior to the surgery was because I

was having difficulty breathing (have to yawn to take full breath -

breath never really catching). I read in Shomon's book it could

be thyroid related. Then one thing lead to another, the surgery was

done and once the smoke cleared I still couldn't breath well. My

endo says it has nothing to do with my thyroid.

I have been to pulmonary doctors who have sent me for various tests -

stress tests - pulmonary function tests yada yada. The say all is

well, although I have read hear about MVP and might ask about that at

my next visit. It is over 3 years since this started and I still

can't breath normally. Some times it is horrible - a pressure in the

center of my chest and I can not catch a breath without trying 3 or 4

times. On a regular day it takes one very deep breath or yawn.

My gut instinct tells me it is somehow thyroid related, but what if

it is? How can they improve it? Is it medicine related? Does

anyone else have this?

I am sorry this is so long but it is really affecting my life now-

well, it has always affected my life, but now my patience is gone.

Thank you all in advance

Suzi