I can't take this anymore Options

[restless in NJ]

Hi everyone

I am new here I have been reading the forums for a few days

I am wondering if anyone can help calm Me down I have a
Dr appointment on Thursday and I am scared to death...
I noticed My neck is swollen at my thyroid more on the right side
I have been losing hair for about a year I have palpitations at night
I get so nervous I can sleep I also have ringing in the ears constant for
9 years..The new lump in My neck is what scares me the most tho..

I also have all the menopausal things going on too

What a drag it is getting old!!

Any help will be appreciated

[moozie]

Hi,

It sounds to me like your thyroid is out of wack and they can adjust that with meds so dont' worry, good for you for going to the doctor, I know it's scary.

Let us know how you make you.

Moozie

[Sariah]

Hi,

It sounds to me like your thyroid is out of wack and they can adjust that with meds so dont' worry, good for you for going to the doctor, I know it's scary.

Let us know how you make you.

Moozie

I agree, could be a goiter. Nothing that can't be fixed. Do report back on this same thread when you get the results.

[ladybugs]

My husband has hyperthyroidism (grave's disease) and this sounds really familiar. It could also be an infected lymph node!

[restless in NJ]

My husband has hyperthyroidism (grave's disease) and this sounds really familiar. It could also be an infected lymph node!

Thanks for the replies I feel so alone in this I don't want to worry my hubby
so I can't vent to him..

It is funny I have hyper symptoms but I am about 25lbs over weight that is what is so
puzzling

I just don't know what the Doc will do I know a blood test but do you
always need all the other test I read about needle biopsy makes me shake

[janet c]

Thanks for the replies I feel so alone in this I don't want to worry my hubby
so I can't vent to him..

It is funny I have hyper symptoms but I am about 25lbs over weight that is what is so
puzzling

I just don't know what the Doc will do I know a blood test but do you
always need all the other test I read about needle biopsy makes me shake

Try not to worry too much. I had a lump like a golf ball that came up at the side of my windpipe 8 months after surgery for endo cancer. You can imagine what I thought! I had no symptoms of thyroid problems either so in some ways that made it more worrying.
I had a scan and immediately the radiologist put my mind at rest as he was doing it. He said I had nodules in my thyroid which are very common in older women -ie menopausal and the golf ball was probably a benign cyst.
I had to have a needle biopsy so he could draw some fluid from it to send off for checking but he told me the chances were it would be nothing sinister which it wasn't.
You may not have to have a needle biopsy. I only had it on the cyst. He didn't biopsy the nodules because he could see they were benign.

My biopsy wasn't that bad. Don't worry about it-if you do have to have one you will cope. Good luck

janet c

[angelindskies]

restless in joisey--

keeping you in my thoughts and prayers

^(((angel)))

[BellaC]

(((Restless)))

I'll keep you in my thoughts and prayers. Please post after your appointment.

Take care.

Bella

[sanandreas]

I will tell you the same thing everyone always tells me. Worrying right now is not going to help you one iota. Now, if you are like me, you know that, yet cannot help but let the scary thoughts run thru your head. So I will tell you to try hard to relax, and let you know that I am sending prayers your way that it is nothing major.

[restless in NJ]

Thank-you so much for the support it's very kind of all of You.. and I will let You all know
how it goes on Thursday..

xoxo
June

[SKEEWEEAKA]

Thank-you so much for the support it's very kind of all of You.. and I will let You all know
how it goes on Thursday..

xoxo
June

My sister had the goiter as well... Medication, in some cases, can get rid of it.

Wishing you well today!

TJ

[joyceveronica]

Thank-you so much for the support it's very kind of all of You.. and I will let You all know
how it goes on Thursday..

xoxo
June

Dear'restless in NJ'
Sorry you are goung through such a stressful period.My immediate thought ,like so many of the ladies ,was Thyroid
Am praying for you.Keep as calm as you can and please let us know results

Warm Wishes
Elizabeth

[restless in NJ]

Hi Everyone,

Well this is how my day went..I woke up at 3:56 Am I got out of bed made some
decaf coffee because I didn't want My heart racing at the Dr..My appointment was at 9:45
Well at 9:30 I had full blown palpitations

First thing He did was take My blood presser I was 162/78 He said that was high for Me and
My heart was racing what else is new..

So I hand him my list that I want Him to check tsh,t3,t4,antibodies,iron and magnesium levels
and He said He would check them all..

I go back next thurs to get the results He said if I'm hypo he can treat me if I'm hyper
I have to see an Endo..

So I am keeping my finger crossed that it is my thyroid..That is better then cancer

He also said My ringing is louder because of my presser

Thanks to all of You for caring..

[restless in NJ]

Hi Everyone,

Well this is how my day went..I woke up at 3:56 Am I got out of bed made some
decaf coffee because I didn't want My heart racing at the Dr..My appointment was at 9:45
Well at 9:30 I had full blown palpitations

First thing He did was take My blood presser I was 162/78 He said that was high for Me and
My heart was racing what else is new..

So I hand him my list that I want Him to check tsh,t3,t4,antibodies,iron and magnesium levels
and He said He would check them all..

I go back next thurs to get the results He said if I'm hypo he can treat me if I'm hyper
I have to see an Endo..

So I am keeping my finger crossed that it is my thyroid..That is better then cancer

He also said My ringing is louder because of my presser

Thanks to all of You for caring..

Sorry I meant blood PRESSURE LOL I don't know where my mind is

[joyceveronica]

Sorry I meant blood PRESSURE LOL I don't know where my mind is

Dear'restless in NJ'

So glad you got yourself off to the Doctor
Please let us know the results
Then I hope you can get any treatment needed,if any

God Bless
Elizabeth

[Alisa]

Glad it worked out o.k Restless.
I had very bad anxiety for three years and my plood pressure was always high. When I hit rock bottom last Jan. and finally got on Lexapro and calmed my a*s down my blood pressure is now back to being normal or even better. Exercise helps too. I remember feeling like you did about the doc. appt.'s though. In the waiting room - thought I would just pass out right their the adrenaline was pumping like crazy! It's exhausting!

P.S. I'm a jersey girl too!

[BellaC]

I will continue to pray for you. Please keep us posted on the results.

Good idea about taking a list with you. I found myself forgeting to ask something when I would go to the doctor. Then, of course, I remember what it was after I had left his office. So now my notepad goes to the doctor with me.

(((HUGS)))

Bella

[restless in NJ]

When I go back I was thinking of asking for a sleep aid.
Anyone have a suggestion on a good one?..One without the morning hangover..

[chaotichar]

restless in nj
Ambien CR works great for me although its prescription.

[restless in NJ]

Hi Everyone

I went to the Dr today I called him to tell him I was feeling My heart race all day
so He took Me right away..

My Blood work was back and I am hyper
My readings are tsh is 0.007 low
t4 is 27.7 very high
I don't see t3 on my blood work so don't know

thyroid peroxidase is 52 high

He put me on a beta blocker and meds for my blood pressure

I go for an ultra sound Thurs and see an endo on the 26th

Now I am worried about the meds I'm on lol
they are metoprolol 50mg
methimazole has anyone taken these?

Thanks so much for the support..

Have a nice Valentines Day Ladies!!

[peri1961]

Hi NJ! Sounds exactly like what I went through at the beginning of peri. I think my thyroid was fine though. I am on BP meds too and an AD. it is getting me through peri. I hate the dr too

[restless in NJ]

Hi NJ! Sounds exactly like what I went through at the beginning of peri. I think my thyroid was fine though. I am on BP meds too and an AD. it is getting me through peri. I hate the dr too

I found out I have Graves disease..This is so scary.. I see my Dr the 26th
don't know what to do. I can try meds and hope for remission but that means waiting
and never knowing when it will flare up again..Or I can do radio active iodine and kill my thyroid
to stop overactive and go hypo and take the chance my eyes won't become affected..don't know what to do!!!

anyone have Graves and have RAI treatment?

[Sariah]

Please don't have RAI yet until you have researched all your options and understand the pros and cons of RAI. Elaine Moore is an expert on Grave's disease and has written many articles and a couple of books. Read her articles on Suite101, she also has a great website. There is also a great Yahoo Graves group.

PM me if you want links.

[restless in NJ]

Please don't have RAI yet until you have researched all your options and understand the pros and cons of RAI. Elaine Moore is an expert on Grave's disease and has written many articles and a couple of books. Read her articles on Suite101, she also has a great website. There is also a great Yahoo Graves group.

PM me if you want links.

Thanks Sariah

I have been reading Elaine Moore's site she is very knowledgeable
I will not rush into RAI after reading her site..

[CarolH]

June, I'm so sorry, I know you were hoping it was something that a medication could fix.

I have one friend who had graves disease and did go the radioactive iodine route. He was without energy and lost a lot of weight then once his levels were correct he was able to go on thyroid meds and he has regained his energy and his weight.

I have another friend who also has graves disease but she can't take the radioactive treatment due to some other complications from lyme disease. She has lost a considerable amount of weight and is very tired but I saw her last week and she says she is finally feeling better.

I apologize I have forgotten many of the details of their journey like the meds they were on etc but what I want most for you to take from this is that you do indeed recover from this. I will email both of them and see if I can get more details for you. I know there is comfort in hearing from true experiences.

Blessings,

[CarolH]

Ok, here is the response from the one who did take the radioactive test,

Do you know if they have had the Nuclear Uptake test yet & what level the test results were showing? With lower levels, it can be treated with thyroid medication. XXXXX's was what they called full blown Grave's Disease and he was given the choice of surgery to remove his thyroid or taking a Nuclear radioactive pill to completely destroy it. After talking with the dr, they both decided for him to take the pill. Either way, he was going to be on medication for the rest of his life to do the work that his thyroid did. Yes, he was sick a long time because it took approximately 3-4 months for the pill to actually kill it so his body was reacting to a dying thyroid. His dr told him to expect it, but when he got to a level they wanted him to, he was put on meds to bring his levels back up to normal. It's a long process, but has been worth it to have him well again.

Hope this helps..

[enough]

I have a good friend who was diagnosed with graves three years ago. She went the iodine route and now is totally fine. Better than she was in years. I can ask her more questions about it if you need more answers. She says it was the best thing she did, because she is back to being herself again. Hang in there, it's going to be ok. Keep talking to us and getting support when you need it.

[restless in NJ]

Thanks for the help..The thing that I am worried about is after RAI pill your eyes can flair up
can you ask your friends if that happened to them after the Radioactive iodine pill..

carolh I did have the test mine was 70 anything over 35 is high so mine is pretty
high

The funny thing is I feel fine right now..I would love all the info you can get..

[CarolH]

Thanks for the help..The thing that I am worried about is after RAI pill your eyes can flair up
can you ask your friends if that happened to them after the Radioactive iodine pill..

carolh I did have the test mine was 70 anything over 35 is high so mine is pretty
high

The funny thing is I feel fine right now..I would love all the info you can get..

June, I asked my friend whose husband is the one who had Graves disease for more infor and here is what she said...


Mostly women get this disease, but my hubby was one of the few lucky men! There are a lot more people with thyroid problems than we realize, we just don't know it, until we're dealing it . His test showed 187...it was extremely high before we even found out what he had. He had gone to his cardiologist first thinking it was his heart causing him problems & doc referred him to a thyroid doc. No flare ups on eyes after RAI pill. He had and still has stickiness problems with his eyes, but not from the pill. It's one of the symptoms of Graves disease he had when he began having trouble.

Your friend has already faced 1/2 the battle of the unknown trying to find out what was wrong with her. If she's anything like my husband was..extremely moody, not hardly sleeping....she will feel like she'll never get better. It could take several months before she gets straightened out, but the main thing for her (and her family) is to hang in there. If her family will try understanding what she's dealing with and be patient with her mood swings while she recovers, that will be a big support to her. We'll pray for her.

>> I'll be praying for you too. Having Graves disease along with the anxiety of meno would be very difficult to deal with. Just continue to remember that the suffering is only for a season. That always seems to help me, to think back to other difficult times I've gone through and realize that they are over and I'm still ok. You will be ok too. :-)

Hugs,

[restless in NJ]

June, I asked my friend whose husband is the one who had Graves disease for more infor and here is what she said...


Mostly women get this disease, but my hubby was one of the few lucky men! There are a lot more people with thyroid problems than we realize, we just don't know it, until we're dealing it . His test showed 187...it was extremely high before we even found out what he had. He had gone to his cardiologist first thinking it was his heart causing him problems & doc referred him to a thyroid doc. No flare ups on eyes after RAI pill. He had and still has stickiness problems with his eyes, but not from the pill. It's one of the symptoms of Graves disease he had when he began having trouble.

Your friend has already faced 1/2 the battle of the unknown trying to find out what was wrong with her. If she's anything like my husband was..extremely moody, not hardly sleeping....she will feel like she'll never get better. It could take several months before she gets straightened out, but the main thing for her (and her family) is to hang in there. If her family will try understanding what she's dealing with and be patient with her mood swings while she recovers, that will be a big support to her. We'll pray for her.

>> I'll be praying for you too. Having Graves disease along with the anxiety of meno would be very difficult to deal with. Just continue to remember that the suffering is only for a season. That always seems to help me, to think back to other difficult times I've gone through and realize that they are over and I'm still ok. You will be ok too. :-)

Hugs,

Thanks Carol I am at the research stage still don't know what to do
I see My Dr on Thur.. Thanks for the prayers I need all the help I can get..
xoxo