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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Hypoechoic nodule in Thyroid | 1/12/2005 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: While I was researching the diagnosis I received yesterday, I came across your site. I was ... A: Since you are already having problems swallowing, your neck is sore etc, the doctor may just want to ... | ||
| Hashimoto's | 1/5/2005 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: I am 25 and was diagnosed with Hashimoto's Thyroidosis last October. At first, I thought I had some ... A: You need to follow-up with your Endo Doctor and see him until he gets your Hashimoto's under ... | ||
| heterogeneous thyroid w/o focal masses | 1/5/2005 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: Over the last couple years, my TSH counts have been low. A couple different doctors diagnosed me ... A: This basically means that the echotexture of the thyroid glands are heterogeneous (meaning: ... | ||
| Thyroid Problems | 1/5/2005 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: My girlfriend has me very worried. She told me she went for a physical and a normal thyroid reading ... A: If it were me I would be getting her to an Endocrinologist who is a doctor that specilizes in ... | ||
| Thyroid Nodules & Enlargement | 1/4/2005 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: Karen, I felt like I was reading my own bio when I read yours. Here's the brief: Been having issues ... A: Your PCP is not doing what is needed here and he would wait 6 months, 12 months etc and the blood ... | ||
| thyroid too low? | 1/3/2005 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: I recently was told by a dermatologist that althought "normal range" of thyroid TSH was .5 to 5.0 ... A: Your dermatologist is correct in saying that "normal range" is often NOT a proper diagnosis since ... | ||
| HYPOTHYROIDISM | 12/17/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: I AM A 16 YEARS OLD GIRL FROM FROM INDIA. THE PROBLEM IS NOT WITH ME BUT WITH MY FRIEND. HE HAS BEEN ... A: THere is no cure for hypothyroidism, but in this case it sounds like his medications are not working ... | ||
| Hyperthyroid change ? | 12/15/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: I was tested for thyroid problems as I have all the symptoms and have had for several years,but when ... A: First of all thyroid blood work is often NOT correct since normal does not fit every patient with a ... | ||
| Mother thyroid condition | 12/11/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: I recently asked you a question about my 81 year old mother who has a toxic multi nodular goiter ... A: The RAUI test is perfectly safe with no side effects... I have had it done several times within the ... | ||
| thyroid gland | 12/9/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: I am a 36 year old female. Is it normal to be able to see your thyroid gland when your head is ... A: Based on the information you are giving me here, it sounds like you have an enlarged thyroid gland ... | ||
| Thyroid diagnosis | 12/9/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: I am 25, and have felt horrible for the last three years, ever since my first son was born. After ... A: The first thing you do is STOP seeing your family doctor or an internal medicine doctor or an ... | ||
| Synthroid | 11/26/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: My mother had her thyroid removed 50 years ago and took radioactive iodine. She has taken the same ... A: That could be the case, but doctors have a bad habit of only paying attention to thyroid blood tests ... | ||
| mono & anemia | 11/22/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: I'm 42 and generally healthy. I was recently diagnosed with mono, and my doctor said that the blood ... A: Vitamins, minerals etc will do nothing to help you right now... When the time comes, and depending ... | ||
| enlarged thyroid | 11/16/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: I am a 31 year old female 7 months postpartum. I have had significant weight gain since the baby ... A: It is not unusual for thyroid blood work to come back "normal" or "within normal limits"... The ... | ||
| Is it my Thyroid??? | 11/10/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: I'm 31 years old and in the past 6 months I have gained over 20 lbs! I have almost every symptom for ... A: Just because blood tests for thyroid problems say "within normal limits" that is like saying "one ... | ||
| removal of thyroid cyst | 11/9/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: i have a large cyst in my thyroid, filled with dark cystic fluid. i've had all the testing and thank ... A: You need to see an Endocrinologist/Surgeon... An endocrinologist is a doctor who specializes in ... | ||
| removal of thyroid cyst | 11/8/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: i have a large cyst in my thyroid, filled with dark cystic fluid. i've had all the testing and thank ... A: I have had my right thyroid gland removed and if you have a GOOD surgeon do it the scarring is ... | ||
| thyroid levels | 10/27/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: I was diagnosed with hypo. about 18 months ago. I still have all symptoms am on 137mcg just ... A: I can testify that even on the medication, you may never feel 100% again, but it health and fatigue ... | ||
| thyroid levels | 10/26/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: I was diagnosed with hypo. about 18 months ago. I still have all symptoms am on 137mcg just ... A: Your Free T-4 is within normal range and so is your Free T-3, which is good and normal for people ... | ||
| thyroid test result questions | 10/14/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: Have had thyroid issues for years. About 11 years ago after childbirth, hair was falling out. ... A: It is DEFINATELY to have a thyroid problem where it does not function properly, has benign or ... | ||
| Vanity ; Breast Success | 10/10/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: My wife is considering receiving an order for Vanity or Breast Success. These are all natural ... A: These so called NATURAL ingredient supplements have NEVER been tested by the FDA and therefore, no ... | ||
| Hyperparathyroidism/kidney disease | 10/2/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: Three years ago I was diagnosed with kidney disease. Over the past few years, my kidney function ... A: YES, this hair loss and even other symptoms are directly related to the secondary ... | ||
| Soy and Thyroid Connection | 10/2/2004 | Mary Shomon |
| Q: Have you read all the internet stuff on how soy is "goitrogenic" and sends people into ... A: Isoflavones, the key components of soy that make them so potent as a posible substitute for hormone ... | ||
| Excessive face and head sweating. | 9/19/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: This question concerns my wife. She is 73 years old. About four years ago, she had to have her ... A: Unfortunately, excessive sweating goes with the territory of hyPERthyroidism and it may be that your ... | ||
| Dessicated Thyroid | 9/10/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: Karen I am a 45 year old male. All my life I have been cursed with a 'slow metabolism'. I have gone ... A: I do not know anything about the supplement called dessicated thyroid..... I do know however, that ... | ||
| how to gain weight | 9/9/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: I can not gain weight for nothing? i know my matabolisim is a little high, but i still want to gain ... A: First you must find out if you have a medical condition that is causing you to loose weight or just ... | ||
| If your thyroid is working ok can you still have a goiter??? | 9/6/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: My question is this. Can you have a goiter even though your thyroid is working ok? I went to the ... A: There is a slight chance that the goiter won't grow, but normally it will increase in size.... As ... | ||
| If your thyroid is working ok can you still have a goiter??? | 9/6/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: My question is this. Can you have a goiter even though your thyroid is working ok? I went to the ... A: It is common for people with goiters, nodules, cysts, masses, hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism to ... | ||
| thyroid | 9/3/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: ..she did have a sonogram and it showed fluid filled cysts and calcifications on her left ... A: I know this is a scarry thing, but your daughter has YOUTH on her side when it comes to cancer and ... | ||
| thyroid node in 14 year old | 9/1/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: my daughter was diagnosed with a large node on her left thyroid gland.....it is visble and thats how ... A: This is one of the reasons thyroid blood work is NOT used to really diagnose a thyroid problem ... | ||
| Hyperthyroidism | 8/29/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: I've been having weight lost problems. I'm naturally petite to begin with, have very fast ... A: Actually, it could be either one or both... I suggest that you get an appointment with your doctor ... | ||
| hypothyroidism | 8/28/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: good day! i am a mom from the philippine and i have a problem with my thyroid, i have yndergone ... A: I am NOT a doctor, so if you want another DOCTOR'S opinion your will have to see another local ... | ||
| thyroid problems | 8/21/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: My name is Lara, and I was a relatively healthy 22 year old girl. I eat very healthy, exercise once ... A: It sounds like you have a thyroid problem.... Your doctor better freshen up on his/her T3 test ... | ||
| hypothyroidism diagnosis | 8/12/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: I am a 47 year old man whose blood tests consistently show a TSH level about 30 times higher than ... A: Unfortunately, you ARE showing signs of hypothyroidism already "internally" in your body.... The ... | ||
| post partum thyroiditis and prednison | 8/12/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: Today I was told to take prednison by a dermatoologiest for my highly allergic reaction to flea ... A: First, I do not know why any doctor would put a patient on Prednisone for thyroiditis.... ... | ||
| Thyroid | 8/9/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: what should normal TSH and such for a thyroid be? Should they change, or get higher with age? A: First of all ALL labs have different guidelines they go by and different doctors use different ... | ||
| raspy voice&thyroid | 7/30/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: My mom has had medical problems for along time now.She is 75 and I wanted to ask you in the last 6 ... A: Her weight loss of 40 pounds, the fatigue, the no appetite, the raspy voice could all be symptoms of ... | ||
| High TPO levels | 7/29/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: Almost three years ago, I was diagnosed with Graves disease and a multi-toxic nodular goiter. I was ... A: This question is too involved for me to give you written answers here, but if you were told that ... | ||
| Hashimoto's Thyroiditis/hypothyroidism | 7/29/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: My doctor diagnosed me almost 2 years ago with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis and hypothyroidism. I was ... A: You should NEVER stop taking medication abruptly like this.... It could very possibly mess up other ... | ||
| Thyroid Problems | 7/27/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: I am a 23 year old female who thinks I might have a thyroid problem. I am constantly exhausted. No ... A: Your mother is right that normal readings with lab work results on blood test does NOT always fit ... | ||
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Karen Brawner
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Expertise
I will answer any questions you have regarding the thyroid whether it be cancer, cysts (types), hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, blood tests for thyroid problems, surgery, fine needle biopsies etc...
Experience
My complex cysts on my right thyroid gland and the isthmus were found my accident when my doctor thought I was having a TIA. The ultrasound found a complex cysts the size of a golf ball (which turned out to be the size of a tennis ball when it was surgically remove). Doctors were totally surprised because for 5 years, including the day I went to surgery, all of my thyroid blood work was "within the normal range". So much for blood work being conclusive..
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