Question: Hi, In 2009, I was 53yrs old female at the time I was stopped at a light and rear-ended in a MVA. The small car went under my Jeep and caused a lot of damage to the underside and I got whiplash, I felt sick at the scene and my back seized up a couple of hours later. I had inflammation that was rampant through my body. I had "lightening bolts" running through my body, a tear in my right shoulder and was in a fog like state until now. I continue to have cervical problems and DDD at C4-5, C6-7. /C5-6 has moderate to severe neural foraminal stenosis. I take Lyrica to help manage my pain.

Approx. 4-6 weeks after the MVA, I had severe breathing problems. My neck swelled. I was diagnosed with Lymphocytic thyroiditis. (left side). I had no history of thyroid problems. My thyroid T levels were normal but my Thyrogloblin was 329.0 HI. The surgeon wanted to wait until the inflammation settled down but because the CT showed a fat plane between a large mass and the thyroid, which could be "an extra thyroid mass" or "exophytic mass arising from the thyroid"; he changed his mind and my thryoid was removed shortly after. The surgeon was concerned the extra mass would separate and then they would not know where it went, posing a risk factor since he thought it might be cancer. The pathology showed the mass was benign.

I always believed my thyroid problems were triggered by the MVA. I had nothing wrong prior to the accident. It seemed more than a coincidence. Could the seatbelt have caused this to happen? Was the inflammation caused by the accident? Were the events leading to my thyroid removal caused by the accident?

Need to understand.