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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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: ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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.... ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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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