Comment by Margie on September 15, 2008 at 3:23pm

I was diagnosed with Graves (hyperthyroid) about 20 years ago. I had had the ultasound done and it really isn't that big of a deal. Don't sweat it. For my situation medication didn't slow up the thyroid and so we did the radioactive iodine to "disable" my thyroid. I now take a medication each day. I will tell you that having that taken care of absolutely changed my life. I never thought I would be able to have kids as I didn't have the energy for it and actually thought I would always feel crappy. What a difference. I now have 3 young boys to chase and I am proud to say I can keep up with them quite well. Don't worry too much about this. If there is a problem with your thyroid there are many things that can be done to help you and the changes it can make in your life will be wonderful!

Comment by Sarah McIntosh on September 15, 2008 at 7:00pm

I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism 9 yrs ago.When I changed family doctors and they were going over a lot of the problems I was having they tested me for it along with cancer boy was I glad it wasn't cancer.They have a hard time till this day with me regulating the dosage of synthroid I'm on.It's a pain butbut its not the worse thing in the world.

Comment by Jessica on September 16, 2008 at 10:26am

I have hashimoto's also we have a group in here Alopecians with Hashimoto's the ultrasound is not biggie no pain at all. Your thyroid is swelling causing a goiter that whit feels wierd. That happens when there is an attact on your thyroid the anitbodies from your body are fighting off your thyroid and it's working over time to keep up and it swells. When it burns out you become hypothyroid but then it can spurt back to normal it's very weird go on www.stopthethyroidmaddness.com a lot of great info about natural med for the thyroid vers man made which i was on for 7 yrs and never helped me feel better now I'm on Armour and feel great.

jessica

Comment by Kristen Ridenhour on September 16, 2008 at 11:13am

Thanks for the info everyone! I'm just waiting for my doctor to send me the form in the mail so I can get the ultrasound. Does Armour really make that much of a difference as apposed to Synthroid? Every endo I've seen says it really doesn't make a difference and are kinda reluctant to switch over to it. I've been on the synthroid for 5 years and even though I felt tired constantly for the first 3 years and my endo did nothing! It's not nearly as bad now though (and i have a different doctor), so I kinda stopped asking about different meds.

Comment by Wayne on September 16, 2008 at 5:54pm

I also have a thyroid problem, and I, too, was originally tested for cancer. I was totally wiped out to the point where just climbing stairs was difficult. Other than small bald spots, the hair loss was more of an overall thinning. I had the radio-iodine therapy as well and have to take a pill every day for life.

It took a year to get back to normal. The bald spots come and go, but they seem to stay mostly in the back where they are easily hidden, or at least I think so.

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