u/Ghoulya

Hello. So I would like to understand better how quickly thyroid hormones are removed or processed by the body, because i don't know much of anything about the mechanism. My understanding now is that they hang around for a week or two. I'm just trying to understand if that time period can be faster or slower in different people, say in the way drugs can be metabolised differently.

For me, i had temporary thyroiditis a few years ago - swollen thyroid, neck pain, shaking hands etc. It was miserable but it was a week before i could see my doctor, at which time most of the symptoms had resolved. I had a blood test that day which showed normal levels. And my mother's thyroid medication was too high, leaving her hyperthyroid, so she was told to reduce the amount and saw symptom reduction two days later. These both seem very quick? I would have expected my levels to be slightly elevated and for my mother to have to continue at reduced medication for a bit longer before seeing her symptoms reduce.

But from what i have read, the way thyroid hormones are handled by the body seems standard. Is this correct? I just want to know because i feel sometimes like i have hyperthyroid symptoms that come and go within a few days, which doesn't seem possible.

Hello all, just wanted to comment and try to help resurrect this sub.

I had my first ultrasound in 6 years the other day (!) after years of feeling like my concerns were being ignored. I was on "watchful waiting" but all they ever did was a yearly blood test, my actual nodules were apparently not worth watching! Anyway I finally got my doctor to put an US request through and I have over 10 nodules, 4 large enough that they assessed them, one TR4 for which I'm being sent for FNA. Family history of I think follicular papillary cancer that was found incidentally, apparently risk is not significantly raised with family history but I'm still worried, you know? My thyroid feels huge and sometimes pushes on my windpipe, but at the same time, a thyroidectomy seems like a big step.

Interested in your experiences

Surgery is looking like it will be going ahead soon and I'm of course getting in my head about anaesthesia. My last surgery was a success and the anaesthesia was fine and I had nice dreams and all that, but despite the positive experience I'm overthinking about it and ugh I dread it so much. The big gap of time between going to sleep and waking up is awful, you can FEEL that gap and it freaks me out. I know general anaesthetic is the safest of all options and all that but I wish there was a good alternative where you could just doze or something.

I am aware my feelings on this are irrational lol I just don't like it.