Comments on: Thyroid & Your Health: What you need to know… http://miraclesnutrients.com/2009/10/26/thyroid-and-your-health/ One Womans Quest for Health, Wealth and Happiness Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:10:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Robin http://miraclesnutrients.com/2009/10/26/thyroid-and-your-health/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Robin Sat, 09 Jan 2010 16:27:06 +0000 http://miraclesnutrients.com/?p=149#comment-51 Samantha, I advise you to be proactive. Since you already know that thyroid cancer runs in the family, follow up with your doctor, talk to an endocrinologist and never fear to get a second, third or fourth opinion. Do not pysche yourself out and fear the worse. Take action now so you can figure out if this goiter is something more then "just a goiter". Follow up with your doctor and ask to have a fine needle biopsy done to make sure there isn't precancerous cells in there. I'm sure they are working on monitoring it but communicate to your doctors about your family history and be proactive. You are the best advocate for your body and only you really know your body so monitor any changes (low or high energy, weight gain or lost). However, I caution to not let fear rule your decision making, it's tough but you'll fine the right balance. The thryoid moves slowly so even your goiter could have been growing for the last ten years. Your low tsh levels indicate that you have hypothryoid (slow thryoid which leads to slow metabolism, weakness and low energy) and the medication helps boost the TSH levels. Please let me know if you have any other questions. Samantha, I advise you to be proactive. Since you already know that thyroid cancer runs in the family, follow up with your doctor, talk to an endocrinologist and never fear to get a second, third or fourth opinion. Do not pysche yourself out and fear the worse. Take action now so you can figure out if this goiter is something more then “just a goiter”. Follow up with your doctor and ask to have a fine needle biopsy done to make sure there isn’t precancerous cells in there. I’m sure they are working on monitoring it but communicate to your doctors about your family history and be proactive. You are the best advocate for your body and only you really know your body so monitor any changes (low or high energy, weight gain or lost). However, I caution to not let fear rule your decision making, it’s tough but you’ll fine the right balance. The thryoid moves slowly so even your goiter could have been growing for the last ten years. Your low tsh levels indicate that you have hypothryoid (slow thryoid which leads to slow metabolism, weakness and low energy) and the medication helps boost the TSH levels. Please let me know if you have any other questions.

]]> By: samantha http://miraclesnutrients.com/2009/10/26/thyroid-and-your-health/comment-page-1/#comment-43 samantha Mon, 28 Dec 2009 06:01:25 +0000 http://miraclesnutrients.com/?p=149#comment-43 i am 27 years old had my second child 7 months ago and thought i was in perfect health. i went for a regular check up and my doctor found a lump in my neck hesaid he thought it was a goiter. he sent me to the hospital for an ultrasound and it came back ok that i know of. my tsh level was low normal and my t4 level was like 0.3 something he said real low.. i'm on 50mcg levothyroxine a day and they will recheck everything in 2 months what i wan to know is am i doing the right thing by being on meds and can this turn into cancer...? thyroid cancer runs in two of my aunts and my cousin what do i do? i'm young have two young kids and i'm scared. thanks, samantha i am 27 years old had my second child 7 months ago and thought i was in perfect health. i went for a regular check up and my doctor found a lump in my neck hesaid he thought it was a goiter. he sent me to the hospital for an ultrasound and it came back ok that i know of. my tsh level was low normal and my t4 level was like 0.3 something he said real low.. i’m on 50mcg levothyroxine a day and they will recheck everything in 2 months what i wan to know is am i doing the right thing by being on meds and can this turn into cancer…? thyroid cancer runs in two of my aunts and my cousin what do i do? i’m young have two young kids and i’m scared.

thanks,
samantha

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