[ely2009]

#1019457

Sorry to ask again, but I went to the endo today and he told me that because my thyroid is only slightly enlarged, the "fullness" I feel in my throat could not be from it. I went to the ENT last week and everything checked out perfectly normal there. So I had resigned myself to the fact that it was just pressure from my thyroid. It doesn’t hurt, just feels like a lump in my throat – and it’s annoying.

Other than that, my TSH has improved slightly – I’m actually at the very bottom of the normal range. T3 and T4 also improved (went down? if I remember right – still trying to keep it all straight). He did raise my dose of methimazole from 2.5 mg to 5 daily because he had hoped for more improvement.

Thanks as always.
Emily

[catsmum]

#1071758

Hi Emily,

Sorry to hear you are still having problems with your throat but at least you had the all clear from the ENT, that’s good to know there is nothing sinister going on in there. My daughter also has this feeling of a lump especially on swallowing, however she has developed a goitre & when she tilts her head up you can actually see the butterfly shaped thyroid gland sticking out. We were advised to measure her neck regularly to check if it is getting bigger (it can be hard to tell just by looking when you see it every day). Maybe you could do this then if there are any changes let your endo know. When enlarged the gland can press on the airway & / or gullet causing this ‘lump in throat’ feeling.
Also, as your body is effectively at war with itself,and if you have a cold or virus, you may find your neck glands are swollen up giving you that ‘lump’ feeling. If it’s the effect of a cold or similar it should go back to normal in a couple of days. If not, ring your endo again.
Take care,
W x

[ely2009]

#1071759

Catsmum,
Glad to hear your daughter feels the same way – as far as a lump in her throat. I had just been assuming (since the ENT saw nothing) that it was because of my swollen thyroid. But when the endo said "you shouldn’t be feeling anything, your thyroid is not THAT big" it made me second guess myself, and of course worry about what it may be. I DO feel something there and it makes sense to me that it could be my thyroid, even if it is just slightly enlarged.

Emily

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