Thyroid

goiter
My doctor told me that I have a small nodule on my enlarged throid. Does having an enlarged thyroid mean that I have a goiter? Will I have to be on any type of medication for this? Will the nodule have to be removed? ... 23 May 2006 18:52

carcinoma = cancer?
Hi all... I've posted a few times in the past couple of months asking for clarification about my never-ending nodule saga. An update: I had a near-total thyroidectemy last week and it turns out I had a little papillary carcinoma of 5mm. I am in Vienna, Austria, where the medicine is very good, but I still wanted to... 2 May 2006 06:25

Good TSH levels but not feeling good
I was diagnosed with Hashi 16 mounths ago and started taking levathyroxin then.At the time my TSH level was 99.25 .It has now decreased to 1.I have stopped gaining weight but have been unable to loose it.Also having these problems, sick with sinus or flu symptoms every six weeks to two mounths.Hair still falling ou... 30 Apr 2006 10:00

ostopenia and Thyroid; please help!
What is the scientific link between ostopenia/osteoarthritis and thyroid hormone replacement? I had a leg-perthes hip disease when I was 10. Didn't take thyroid until 38. In fact can't hypothyroidism CAUSE ostopenia/osteoarthritis? What is the deal here? Any web sites with some scientific evidence for or against ... 28 Apr 2006 13:32

What got me into this??
This is the account of my recent hospitalization and the way my thyroid problems seemed to be part of it. Did or didn?t they have much if anything to do with what happened? It must be remembered that I am an octogenarian which is going to have it?s own impact. I have been treated with compounded T3 for three ... 28 Apr 2006 23:22

Nutri- thyroid
I have heard this non-prescription mentioned - here are it's ingredients. Ingredients Each tablet typically contains: Magnesium (Aspartate) Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) L-Tyrosine Calcium (Aspartate) Dong Quai L-Carnitine DL-Phenylalanine Vitamin E (dl-alpha tocopherol acetate) Iodine (Kelp) Zinc (Picolinate)... 29 Apr 2006 07:42

Hypo Ladies... One more thing to think about
I know that uterine fibroids and a possible link to thyroid issues has been discussed here recently. I was dx with them, and have since read that actually 40% of all women have them, but maybe 10-15% of those will have symptoms. No real known single cause for them, but estrogen production may play a major role. We ... 26 Apr 2006 18:18

My TSH is .38 (.47 - 5.01) on 100 mcg of Synthroid!
My TSH is .38 (.47 - 5.01) on 100 mcg of Synthroid! And my doctor sent a note that since it was barely too low he didn't want to change anything for 8 weeks. Isn't this too low? Isn't this dangerous? What is your experience? John ... 27 Apr 2006 21:54

Goodbye TPA (OT)
For those of you who know me from TPA this message is to let you know that I resigned yesterday. As my resignation is very likely to be removed from the TPA forum because of the heavy moderation there I have also posted it at http://forum.thyroid-disease.org.uk/ in the General Forum for those of you who are intere... 7 May 2006 12:08

Thyroid in Canada
Yesterday I finally broke down and got a 3 month supply compounded. I went home and wrote to Erfa asking when it was going to be available. Their answer was that it's available now. "Thyroid 125 mg is NOW available through all pharmaceuticals wholesales in Canada . Please contact your local pharmacist and he ... 26 Apr 2006 08:20