I went to the doctor and found out I had a underactive thyroid (hypo) what do they do to treat it?
My doctor sent me to a specialist and I have a appt. this week to go about it, has anyone had this problem?I have a lump in my throat and the right side which is the thyroid it is swelling, so I am just wondering if you know what they will do about it. The doctor told me I will have to take medication for it the rest of my life. I am a 23 year old female and I am also borderline anemic. I weigh 98 pounds, which I have always been small all my life. I have a 3 year old, and I still haven't gainned any weight from having a child. I am under alot of stress adn the doctor to ld me I have a rapid heartbeat also, so I don't know if that has to do with you stress or with the thyroid. I am really worried as to what they will do. Please if anyone has delt with a hyp underactive thyroid before please tell me as to what you had to do to treat it. thanks!
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- My sis has hypothyroid. She's had it for fifteen years. She is also very small. They've been able to treat with medication.
- depending on how low your thyroid function is it mat be treated with thyroxine a hormone in a medication to make up for the under production. The thyroid is important in producing this hormone and it can effect many other things can make you tired effects your metabolism etc patient.co.uk is a good website to find out about different conditions and explains it in laymans terms
- You either have a whole pile of health problems, or you mis-heard your doctor. You are not hypothyroid. You may be hyperthyroid. But you don't have a rapid heart beat and hypothyroid at the same time.
The next step if for you to get a real diagnosis. You need to find out if you are hypothyroid or hyperthyroid. Then you need to know the cause of your hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism. You can't know the treatment until you know the cause. Neither hypothyroidism nor hyperthyroidism is a diagnosis. They are symptoms only.
- I think my sister may have had that. she was in 3rd grade and something about her thyroid was happening. she also had a bump on her neck. they took her to surgery and removed half of her thyroid. after a while she had to have this bandaging around her neck. stress may contribute to the thyroid! after the surgery she has had this scar for a long time and it's been 6 years and you can still see a little bit. she had to take medication for the longest time but recently, she got to stop because they said she was normal again. I wish you the best and good luck!
- If it is underactive thyroid then they work up with many hormonal studies then find that it is only underactive thyroid then they treat with external thyroid hormones to provide normal metabolic function in your body by providing sufficient thyroid hormones.
If your thyroid is enlarged and it is producing cosmetic or pressure symptoms in neck then surgeon removes the extra thyroid.