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thyroid
i had a check up at the doctos today and he checked my thyroid gland and said that it enlarges during puberty and he told me to get blood test to make sure nothings wrong. do you think this is gonna be a problem or anything?
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Well, what your thyroid does is control your hormones. There are two types of thyroid problems--hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism. If you are hyper it means that your thyroid is producing too many hormones. I've never had it but basically, you know those women who can eat constantly and never gain weight? That's a symptom of being hyper. The treatment for this is to either remove or kill the thyroid, which makes you hypo and then you will have to take hythyroidism medication.
I would not worry about until you get tested. However, the definition of a thyroid problem is very blurry. Each doctor interperts it a different way. If the doctor doesn't think you have a problem, just going by your test results, he or she may refuse to put you on medication. The best thing to do is RESEARCH it so that you know exactly what to say to the doctor. If you are ignorant about all the medical terminology and just take the doctor's word for it, that can lead to trouble. The more you know, the more protected you are. I would not know any of this if not for my mother, who struggled for many years with hypothyroidism before researching it thoroughly and discovering that part of the problem was her medication. Basically when you have hypthyroidism you are slow and out of energy, and you gain weight, among many other things.
Yes, thyroid problems are a big deal and they are very common. I am not telling you this to worry you, but to inform you. Like I said, your best bet is to research it. There are many books on the subject. An author that my mom recommends is Mary Shomon.
Even if you do not have any problems now, it is likely that you will end up with them later in life. So why not get a head start?
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Mine just doesn't work at all. I have a hypothyroid I don't know if it was ever enlarged or not.
There are two kinds of thyroid problems, Either hyperthyroid or hypothyroid. Hyper it works to much, hypo not enough.
They will just take some blood. Its called a TSH test. If something is not working right they will put you on pills that you have to take everyday for the rest of your life.
When they first put you on them they will give you a low dosage and make you take them for about 6 weeks or so. They will then check your blood again. If it is within normal ranges you will stay on that dose. If it isn't they will raise the dose and check you again in another 6 weeks or so.
Sooner or later they get it just right and you will only need to check it every year or so. It does change now and then. Mine is being goofy at the moment!
You'll probably know when it needs checked again. My muscles get to aching (especially in my neck and shoulders). You get tired easy ...they'll tell you all that. If they don't just send me a note and I will give you a website to check into.
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