[SueAndHerZoo]

#1059984

This isn’t really relevant (or maybe it is?) but I just remembered that my PCP has been warning me for at least 25 years that “One day, your thyroid is going to go kaplooey.”

Every year when I went for a phsyical he would palpate my neck and say “Hmmmm, nice goiter!” He would send me for bloodwork and they always came back in normal range. Every few years he would send me for scans, too. And every year, everything looked normal, but he would continue to tell me yearly that it’s “going to go” on me eventually.

So what causes a goiter? Has my thyroid been out of whack (but within laboratory normal ranges) for all this time? Does a goiter tend to cause hypo or hyper? Or could it be either?

Don’t know why I’m thinking of this now, but has anyone else had a goiter for a long time with “normal” lab results?
Sue

[Boomer]

#1179386

I can’t speak for Hypo but Goiter is common in those suffering from Hyper.

I have a slight goiter that only became visible upon weight loss. Rather than a puffy-looking Goiter as some appear mine is simply an enlarged gland. Moreso on the right but a bit tender on the left. If I lay my head back you can see the butterfly shape of my thyroid quite clearly.

Sounds like your doc called it huh? He must be a smart cookie too

Remain oustanding,

Boomer

[Kimberly]

#1179387

@Sue – I’m actually more familiar with goiter being associated with either hyper or hypo. Maybe you had some inflammation/antibody activity going on, even with normal levels? That would be a great question for your next doc’s appointment!

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