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Have Thyroid Nodes. On Acid Reflux Medicines. Why Am I Choking? Cancer?
Today I saw a throat specialist, I have a a couple thyroid Nodes, one was dominant but only 1.5cm in size, had a biopsy and was told non cancerous but I am continuing to feel like I am choking, I am on acid reflux medicine and today he doubled the dosage, he did a probe and said my left side of thyroid is swollen...is it possible this is just acid reflux doing this? He also said, often the biopsies are non conclusive and he would continue to monitor it and ultra sound yearly with only a 5% chance of cancer, he will not touch it for now.......should I trust it s just acid reflux causing my burning and choking feeling?
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Mon, 18 Jun 2012
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depends on functioning of thyroid
if biopsy is negetive
you get your blood tests for T3,T4 AND TSH
AND IF FUNCTION IS NORMAL NO NEED TO WORRY
THE SWELLING IS DUE TO IODINE DEFICIENCY
I HAVE TRETED MANY PATIENTS LIKE THIS
YOU STRAT WITH COLLOISAL IODINE SYP 2 TSF ONCE A DAY FOR 3 MONTHS
BUT TAKE DECISION ONLY AFTER GETTING REPORTS OF TFT
if biopsy is negetive
you get your blood tests for T3,T4 AND TSH
AND IF FUNCTION IS NORMAL NO NEED TO WORRY
THE SWELLING IS DUE TO IODINE DEFICIENCY
I HAVE TRETED MANY PATIENTS LIKE THIS
YOU STRAT WITH COLLOISAL IODINE SYP 2 TSF ONCE A DAY FOR 3 MONTHS
BUT TAKE DECISION ONLY AFTER GETTING REPORTS OF TFT
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