Goiter, addisons symptoms, hypothyroidism but normal blood results
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I am at a complete loss, I got stomach ache dehydration and neuralgia pain on the right side of my face developing into migraines 10 years ago. In the last 4 years I have also developed typical thyroid goiter symptoms along with adrenal gland pain and quite advanced addisons symptoms. Last year a grade c goiter was found but is not being removed as they are under 3cm. I have steadily over the last 10 years become more intollerant to various foods and drinks that seemed random but now I understand as being foods or drinks high in iodine or potassium (eg. Bananas, dairy, spinach). Fortunately all of my blood tests are normal, but unfortunately, I am left with quite severe symptoms to the point that I am recently having to take 4x the max zomig migraine prescription and 1 litre of water during the night just to sleep 6 hours each night and avoid some of the symptoms.
Any good Dr or clinic recomendations or advice (preferably not new age) would be helpful as my current Dr in Norway thinks it might be down to 'stress' :-D
My throat feels under constant pressure and numbness in my face and tinitus are very regular. I have constant pain on the right side of my mid spine that reaches to my side and down to my hip
the left side of my body is much better.
I also have hip displasia and a cyst on the right hip.
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shellyC19 ninachaug
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I am an RN and live in the USA. Bell's Palsy can create numbness in the face and pain and tinnitus in your ear. It can bother your throat. It is usually a one sided thing. Look into this.
I also have a goiter and have nodules. Like you mine are small. These nodules can cause you problems with your Thyroid. Hypo (low) thyroid can make you feel tired, gain weight fast, have no periods or heavy ones, muscle aches and pains, brain fog, dry skin, depression and or anxiety. There are more symptoms but these are the most common ones.
Ask your Doctor if you should try Levothyroxine to see if some of the symptoms may go away. Some doctors only go by, blood levels and that is only an indicator. They should consider your symptoms, as they are more of a way to diagnose you. You can kindly say, "I would like to try thyroid replacement medication to see if it helps all of my symptoms". You need to get a Good GP or Endocrinologist. I do not know doctors in UK. Maybe you can look up doctors by internet there.
Explain your symptoms or write them down and show the doctor when you see him. It is helpful if you can show them your symptoms on paper and explain how you feel. Ask for a mineral panel. Many of us, are low on Vit D and magnesium, etc....taking a multi-vitamin will help if you are low on any of the minerals. having low vitamin D can cause really bad pains in the muscles of the body.
Your hip dysplasia need an orthopedic doctor and they can do surgery to fix that. I hope this helps. be well Shelly
ninachaug shellyC19
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Im worried that if I spend a fortune and travel that the doctors r just going to say the same thing.
shellyC19 ninachaug
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When it comes to your health, if you need to leave Norway, I suggest you do it but find a very good hospital and doctor. It of course is expensive! In the USA I trust John Hopkins in Maryland.
If you get constant migraines & vomiting ask for an MRI (imaging) of the brain. Aneruysm's can cause that and in some people make them vomit and they could rule that out by MRI. Just for peace of mind. Addison's Disease can also cause severe vomiting. So it also could be from an allergic reaction to potassium or iodine. Our bodies do crazy things and are complex to sort out.
The symptoms you have could be from several conditions. Can you be exact on when it started for you? Write all this down, because when you see a doctor or facility, you only have so much time to really talk about all of this. I would go into the medical rehab and let them verify the vomiting. It is very serious to have vomiting as you know it can lead to dehyration.
Adrenal gland problems either Cushing's or Addison's disease, they have found a relationship between thyroid patients and the above conditions. I have a small tumor on my adrenal cortex and it was said to be non-functioning, meaning the tumor is not making extra Adrenal hormones.
Someone had posted about this recently and it maybe stored the website on another post. I will see if I can find it.
Be well, Shelly