Re: Re: Trouble swallowing, lumpy feeling in throat

[Guest guest]

there is...i think i have it in my files...let me try to dig it up. i may need

an hour or so. do you have Hashi's? take care, sheila

bigcolli <jindoe84@...> wrote:No, Ive never had my thyroid examined. Is

there a way I can check

myself? Im seeing my doc in a week.

Hey yall,

>

> For over the past 1 year I've been having this lumpy feeling in my

> throat whenever I eat or drink anything. Everytime I swallow it

> feels like the stuff is getting stuck in my lower throat/chest area

> and takes a while to get down. If I eat or drink anything too fast

i

> also begin to gag and this gagging sometimes continues for 5

minutes

> straight, its actually made me vomit a few times in the past. It

> also takes a while for me to digest food. I have heard that this is

> associated with a slow thyroid which is why the food gets stuck in

> your chest. Could this be a goitre? Is there some kind of self

> examination I can do on myself to rule this out? My TSH is elevated

> and I am going to be starting on armour soon.

>

> Thanks in advance

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

hi, i've been looking for this for you...still can't find it. will look

later...my eyes are just too tired/sorry. here's something for you to read in

the meantime...maybe will help you. it's about goiters. take care sheila

http://thyroid.about.com/cs/nodulesgoiters/a/nodules.htm

bigcolli <jindoe84@...> wrote:

No, Ive never had my thyroid examined. Is there a way I can check

myself? Im seeing my doc in a week.

Hey yall,

>

> For over the past 1 year I've been having this lumpy feeling in my

> throat whenever I eat or drink anything. Everytime I swallow it

> feels like the stuff is getting stuck in my lower throat/chest area

> and takes a while to get down. If I eat or drink anything too fast

i

> also begin to gag and this gagging sometimes continues for 5

minutes

> straight, its actually made me vomit a few times in the past. It

> also takes a while for me to digest food. I have heard that this is

> associated with a slow thyroid which is why the food gets stuck in

> your chest. Could this be a goitre? Is there some kind of self

> examination I can do on myself to rule this out? My TSH is elevated

> and I am going to be starting on armour soon.

>

> Thanks in advance

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

You can ask someone to hold a mirror on the side of your neck and drink

some water to see if you see a big lump moving. That is the way to

self-exam for a goiter.

Jan

Re: Trouble swallowing, lumpy feeling in

throat

No, Ive never had my thyroid examined. Is there a way I can check

myself? Im seeing my doc in a week.