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Suggest Remedy For Swollen Lumps In Thyroid

hi i have had pretty persistent swollen peas sizes lumps near my thyroid for years now they are moveable and at times a bit painful also have slight shoulder pain on rare occassion.. been back and forth to the doctor over the years and they have run alot of blood tests they come back normal i sometimes have sore throat but not always most recently i was told it was probably allergies and put on steroids dont know if it helping yet i have cats and have been thinking about getting tested for toxoplasmosis oh i also have slight difficulty swallowing at times i drink about 3 times a week and have been a social smoker probably about the eqiv of one cig a week for 20 year and 3 drinks a week for 3 years
Thu, 29 Jun 2017
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thanks for asking.
few questions.
*When was first noticed?
*Has it increased in size since then?
Any recent increase in size?
*Do you have any breathing difficulty/ swallowing difficulty or any voice change?
*Any history of weight loss/palpitations/ tremors/diarrhea?
*Any associated weight gain/ hairloss/ tiredness/ constipation?
*Any history of recurrent fever / thyroid pain/ eye pain / bulging eye ball/ tiredness?
*Periods- is it regular?
*How is your quality of life?
*Any family history of thyroid disease/ goiter or thyroid malignancy?
*Are you diabetic/ hypertensive?
*Do you have raised cholesterol?
kindly do a USG thyroid TSH / Free T4 and fnac from nodules if TSH is not low.

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Suggest Remedy For Swollen Lumps In Thyroid

thanks for asking. few questions. *When was first noticed? *Has it increased in size since then? Any recent increase in size? *Do you have any breathing difficulty/ swallowing difficulty or any voice change? *Any history of weight loss/palpitations/ tremors/diarrhea? *Any associated weight gain/ hairloss/ tiredness/ constipation? *Any history of recurrent fever / thyroid pain/ eye pain / bulging eye ball/ tiredness? *Periods- is it regular? *How is your quality of life? *Any family history of thyroid disease/ goiter or thyroid malignancy? *Are you diabetic/ hypertensive? *Do you have raised cholesterol? kindly do a USG thyroid TSH / Free T4 and fnac from nodules if TSH is not low.