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| Tue, 07-27-2004 - 9:52am |
When my primary doc told me he wanted me to go see an endo doc, I have Hashamotos, he said the endo may do an ultrasound of my neck and do a dye test? what is a dye test?
Thanks,
Jen
Thanks,
Jen

I bet if we could get posters here and lurkers to do a poll on how many of us have nodules and how many are benign, you would see that the majority are benign. I have one and had the ultrasound and it was benign.
Your endo may not even do these tests. My new endo, who I waited 6 months to see because he is so good, felt my neck, felt the presence of swelling and said it was due to the hashimoto's. it's very typical with hashi's. It was my old endo who sent me for the ultrasound. So a lot depends on the skill of your doctor, and how it feels to him or her.
I hope this doesn't make you too nervous. Just remember that the swelling is typcial with hashi's and that the majority of nodules - if you even have on - are benign. Cathy
I supposedly have Hashimotos' too. My whole thyroid thing is autoimmune but right now my TSH is normal. I have had the tyroid ultrasound scan. Its easy! You just lay there! I haven't had a RAI-U. The Radioactive iodine uptake scan. I have a multinodular goiter, and all my nodules are teeny tiny. Just like Cathy said they will check to see if your nodules are hot or cold. My coworker had that RAI-U test and she said it was simple. She took a pill, and they did 2 x-rays. I think at 12 and 24 hours.
These two tests are the most common. Don't freak out too much yet, but I hope you do take comfort in learning about what all this is about. When I first was sent for the testing and an endo I jumped online and freaked myself out because I got worked up over maybe having cancer, and why did I feel bad and didn't know why... well I guess its my thyroid, especially because mine is autoimmune.
Good luck, if there is anything else you need help with feel free to ask. We all try to do all we can to help out. --Lisa