neck pressure and thyroid symptoms but labs normal
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I visited the doctors 4 weeks ago with neck pressure, at the time only left sided. It feels like someone is pushing on the side of my neck. This is now happening to both sides of my neck. If i press on the area of discomfortt it makes the pressure worse. My GP ordered bloods for thyroid function which all came back normal. He also requested a scan which I am still awaiting an appointment for.
I have also had an almost constant headache in my forehead for nearly 5 weeks that is controllable with painkillers.
Over the last 2 or 3 years I have visited my GP surgery for:
palpitations - bloods, ecg, echo all came back normal
nail ridges - tested for anameia, normal but odd results, one at top range, other bottom, GP requested more tests, all came back normal
Stomach bloating and weight gain - all tests normal
The weight gain could be that I quit smoking (<5 a day) 4 years ago. the bloating i put down to ibs in the end. the nail ridges still there. both my big toe nails actually broke in half last year. only things i could think to blame were my vegetarian diet and nail dryness.
all the above, i read, fits with hypothyroidism. feeling frustrated that all my results always come back normal and feel like i'm constantly wasting both mine and the nhs's time.
has anyone else experienced this, or does anyone else have any idea of other causes?
my gp has said if the neck pressure continues (this comes and goes btw) to go back in a week or 2 and he will refer me to a specialist but i can't help but think that again everything will be normal and i may as well just accept that i'm 40 in a couple of weeks and perhaps this is just how it feels to be middle aged. a="" day)="" 4="" years="" ago.="" the="" bloating="" i="" put="" down="" to="" ibs="" in="" the="" end.="" the="" nail="" ridges="" still="" there.="" both="" my="" big="" toe="" nails="" actually="" broke="" in="" half="" last="" year.="" only="" things="" i="" could="" think="" to="" blame="" were="" my="" vegetarian="" diet="" and="" nail="" dryness.="" all="" the="" above,="" i="" read,="" fits="" with="" hypothyroidism.="" feeling="" frustrated="" that="" all="" my="" results="" always="" come="" back="" normal="" and="" feel="" like="" i'm="" constantly="" wasting="" both="" mine="" and="" the="" nhs's="" time.="" has="" anyone="" else="" experienced="" this,="" or="" does="" anyone="" else="" have="" any="" idea="" of="" other="" causes? ="" my="" gp="" has="" said="" if="" the="" neck="" pressure="" continues="" (this="" comes="" and="" goes="" btw)="" to="" go="" back="" in="" a="" week="" or="" 2="" and="" he="" will="" refer="" me="" to="" a="" specialist="" but="" i="" can't="" help="" but="" think="" that="" again="" everything="" will="" be="" normal="" and="" i="" may="" as="" well="" just="" accept="" that="" i'm="" 40="" in="" a="" couple="" of="" weeks="" and="" perhaps="" this="" is="" just="" how="" it="" feels="" to="" be="" middle="">5 a day) 4 years ago. the bloating i put down to ibs in the end. the nail ridges still there. both my big toe nails actually broke in half last year. only things i could think to blame were my vegetarian diet and nail dryness.
all the above, i read, fits with hypothyroidism. feeling frustrated that all my results always come back normal and feel like i'm constantly wasting both mine and the nhs's time.
has anyone else experienced this, or does anyone else have any idea of other causes?
my gp has said if the neck pressure continues (this comes and goes btw) to go back in a week or 2 and he will refer me to a specialist but i can't help but think that again everything will be normal and i may as well just accept that i'm 40 in a couple of weeks and perhaps this is just how it feels to be middle aged. >
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marieC sezzp
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I don't know about you, but what is "normal"? It's probably an average of all tests taken. Anyway, what is normal for one person may not be normal for you.
At least your GP is trying to find out what is wrong, that is something in his favour. OK, these tests may come back normal, but they may not and they could have the answer at long last, so don't think you are wasting the doctor's or the NHS' time. No-one else knows how your body felt before you
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Currently feeling as if I'm being strangled, everything I have done today has made me out of breath and I feel so exhausted. I know I'm not imagining this!
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sezzp cheryl08915
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So in short, it appears that ENT were right, it is all related to reflux which for me is caused by various foods
PS. I have been tested for celiac disease, it was negative. So presumably just food intolerances
Hope you find answers yourself
Good luck!
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megan83952 jordan88827
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Did you ever figure out what the problem was? I'm experiencing the same symptoms.
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janice76183 sezzp
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I think all of our problems are thyroid and diet related. I'm trying to change mine to a more plant based. I always thought because I was think that I would always be healthy but that is not the case. I have the sensation of someone having their hands around my neck and after getting an ultrasound I have been told that there is a cyst on my thyroid, but all lab tests are coming back normal.
katie45324 janice76183
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So in short, it appears that ENT were right, it is all related to reflux which for me is caused by various foods
PS. I have been tested for celiac disease, it was negative. So presumably just food intolerances
Hope you find answers yourself
Good luck!
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