Re: Swollen glands in neck

[Guest guest]

I have had swollen glands for over 6mo and noticed that they are finally

gone and my thyroid levels are normal for the first time in a long time.

There are many others who have these swollen glands in this group. Mine were

never sore though,so I would definately talk to you doctor!

Many blessing,Jen

Swollen glands in neck

> Thanks, .

> I am starting to feel sluggish, and notice my weight creeping up. I wonder

> if the body feels the drop in FT4 and FT3 a little later? Maybe someone

can

> let me know how this works (so new to this).

>

> I woke up today with yet another swollen gland, this time in the front of

> my neck, I'm guessing above the thyroid. It is a little tender. Are lumps

> in the neck associated with Graves'? Maybe I have something else going on.

> I'm going back to the GP Monday to see if the folliculitis is gone.

> I am not having much fun this summer :-(

>

>

> P.S. I found a new endo, but need to make the appointment. Hopefully he

> will know what he's doing with the ATD. Urgh.

>

>

> At 05:34 AM 7/13/2003 -0400, you wrote:

> >Hi ,

> >

> >Great news that your doc feels the rash isn't linked to the PTU and will

> >let you keep taking it. Your labs look pretty hypo, so my guess is that

> >dropping from 200 to 100 mg is a good idea. I don't know about going all

> >the way down to 50 (perhaps someone with more experience will chime in on

> >this); on the other hand, you should get labs done again soon (4 weeks?),

> >especially since you weren't very hyper to begin with.

> >

> >Apparently liver enzymes can be elevated in Graves' and will come down

> >with treatment, so there's probably nothing to worry about there.

> >

> >Best wishes,

> > B.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Jen,

Thanks so much for your message. It gives me some needed reassurance. I

have been sleeping much of the day to escape for a while, but I know that

is not a good thing to do all the time.

As I understand it, the tenderness from the swelling is short-lived (as in

a day), due to the fast expansion, but the swelling may persist without

soreness. I am going to speak with the endo and see the GP tomorrow. I'm

really nervous about talking to the endo, as he advised me over the phone

to stop the meds (I told him I had a rash, but my GP looked at it and said

it looks like folliculitis and unrelated to the PTU -- and my hubby seems

to have a bit of it too -- and that I could continue, so I did), as I don't

want him to yell at me for not following his instructions! I hope he won't

be too hard on me :-( I also hope he doesn't insist on me stopping the

meds if I don't really need to, especially without seeing me in person.

Since I don't have a fever or sore throat, I didn't think the glands were

cause enough to stop (the endo was advising me to stop on the basis of

rash), but maybe I'm wrong. My WBC results from Thursday looked OK. I hope

I'm not getting myself into trouble here!

At 05:43 PM 7/13/2003 -0700, you wrote:

>I have had swollen glands for over 6mo and noticed that they are finally

>gone and my thyroid levels are normal for the first time in a long time.

>There are many others who have these swollen glands in this group. Mine were

>never sore though,so I would definately talk to you doctor!

>Many blessing,Jen