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Posted 5/28/2017 12:20 AM (GMT -5)
Was diagnosed with Hashimotos three months ago and put on a 1/2 grain of NatureThroid. Some of my symptoms got better, but my LLMD wanted me on a higher dose. I haven't started yet because the bottle she gave me was opened so I'm waiting for a new one. The last few days it feels like my thyroid is swollen - I feel a tightness in that area anyway. It's not super obvious, but I feel it. I've had a "lump" feeling in my throat for a few days. I'm also about to start my period and my lyme symptoms also get pretty bad during that time. Add to that, I've been under a bit of stress the last week. A friend passed away and today I attended the funeral out of town (I don't usually leave the house) and stood in the sun for an hour. I got sunburned on my chest and neck. First time in years.

Just wondering if anyone has any great tips or advice? I still don't quite understand what's going on with my thyroid and it's never felt like this, even before I started NatureThroid.

Thanks.
Posted 5/28/2017 6:55 AM (GMT -5)
I have the same throat symptoms and have been told it's not thyroid yet it is right in that area. My doc says it's classic for anxiety. So maybe that is the case. Mine has been present since Dec and drives ne nuts. I recently started extra bioton and lions mane. Maybe slightly better. Even clothes that touch it will bother me - any kind of pressure. Sorry I don't have a better solution.
Posted 5/28/2017 8:40 AM (GMT -5)

k07 said...
I have the same throat symptoms and have been told it's not thyroid yet it is right in that area. My doc says it's classic for anxiety. So maybe that is the case. Mine has been present since Dec and drives ne nuts. I recently started extra bioton and lions mane. Maybe slightly better. Even clothes that touch it will bother me - any kind of pressure. Sorry I don't have a better solution.

I've had the same issue with the collar of my clothes feeling uncomfortable there too. Honestly, I'm working so hard on my anxiety. Frustrating.
Posted 5/28/2017 11:20 AM (GMT -5)
I've had the lump in my throat, and for me it was my thyroid that was swollen, but only on the back side oddly enough. The right amount of thyroid meds (& iodine for me) keeps it from being swollen. When my thyroid is swollen, I can't have anything touch it either, or it feels as if I'm choking. Sheets, clothes anything really that touches my neck, even above and below the thyroid itself.

This may just be that you need the higher dose and it won't go away until your body gets what it needs.
Posted 5/28/2017 2:32 PM (GMT -5)
10LymeB -

Are you on an anti-inflammatory?

I have had weird throat/neck sx off-and-on. When I got some of my inflammation down (I take japanese knotweed and turmeric helped too) it improved. Bart loves the neck and head lymph nodes so it could be a flare. Are you detoxing lymph system? Red root, dry brushing helps.

Also... I could swear that my thyroid gets agitated somehow and the little triangle formed at the base of your throat - turns red.

-p
Posted 5/28/2017 2:43 PM (GMT -5)
Have Hashi for 20 years and the lump feeling / hard to swallow was from my thyroid every time.

By "changing thyroid levels" I mean unstable levels from my thyroid going nuts or during the many time I changed thyroid med brands and type seeking a better one or from FDA forced med changes in 08-'10.

Every time my thyroid levels stabilized, the lump feeling went away about a few weeks later.
Posted 5/28/2017 2:59 PM (GMT -5)
Since we're sharing our thyroid concerns;


When I press on the left side of my neck - around the thyroid area...I get a kind of crunchy feel (sound?) - like cartliedge crunching or something.

No one cares about it...except one LLND I saw...and she thought it was odd.

I sorta forgot about it until now...and just tried to get that crunchiness when pressing...but can't...so I guess whatever it was...has healed?
Posted 5/28/2017 3:27 PM (GMT -5)
My thyroid area was one on the few places that werent "cruchy" LOL. Anything to the L or R (skeletal) is still a little cruchy. I just worked on that stuff 10 min ago leaning against my theracane in a door jam (hoping it wont break as I could impale myself). If a non-rockstar dies alone, does anyone care?
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