• Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone
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    13 days ago

    Tomorrow I’m going to get an ultrasound to see if there is something wrong with my thyroid.

    Truth is, I am somewhat afraid.

    And so it goes.

    • Eagle@aussie.zone
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      13 days ago

      Thyroids are temperamental bastards! Mine crashed in pregnancy 13 years ago and hasn’t worked properly since. I’ve been stable on thyroxine for the most part, but when I was too low I developed a nodule, which i was convinced was cancer. It wasn’t, and a dose increase reduced the nodule again. The ultrasound can be a bit uncomfortable with rhe pressure but I’m sure yours will be good.

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      13 days ago

      Thyroid is pretty good as far as health issue go. It’s superficial so no deep surgery if it goes that way. If it’s just a bit funky you can take Thyroxine? (T3/T4 hormone IIRC) which is cheap on the PBS. Finally better to know than not so you can deal with it appropriately.

    • TheWitchofThornbury2@aussie.zone
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      I had to get one of those when I got my cancer diagnosis. They were looking for nodules on the parathyroid glands. A bit uncomfortable, but not terrifying. The tech who did the test was really good at explaining.