I went to the doctor and found out I had a underactive thyroid (hypo) what do they do to treat it?

My doctor sent me to a specialist and I have a appt. this week to walk about it, have anyone had this problem?I own a lump in my throat and the right side which is the thyroid it is swelling, so I am simply wondering if you know what they will do about it. The doctor told me I will hold to take medication for it the rest of my energy. I am a 23 year old womanly and I am also borderline anemic. I weigh 98 pounds, which I have other been small all my vivacity. I have a 3 year mature, and I still haven't gainned any weight from have a child. I am under alot of stress adn the doctor to ld me I hold a rapid heartbeat also, so I don't know if that have to do with you stress or near the thyroid. I am really worried as to what they will do. Please if anyone has delt near a hyp underactive thyroid before please update me as to what you had to do to treat it. gratitude!
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If it is underactive thyroid then they work up beside many hormonal studies after find that it is only underactive thyroid after they treat with external thyroid hormones to provide majority metabolic function in your body by providing sufficient thyroid hormones.
If your thyroid is enlarged and it is producing cosmetic or pressure symptoms in collar then surgeon removes the extra thyroid.

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i think my sister may own had that. she be in 3rd position and something about her thyroid be happening. she also have a bump on her neck. they took her to surgery and removed partially of her thyroid. after a while she had to own this bandaging around her neck. stress may contribute to the thyroid! after the surgery she have had this defacement for a long time and it's been 6 years and you can still see a moment or two bit. she had to rob medication for the longest time but recently, she get to stop because they said she was middle-of-the-road again. i wish you the best and moral luck!

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You either hold a whole pile of strength problems, or you mis-heard your doctor. You are not hypothyroid. You may be hyperthyroid. But you don't have a swift heart beat and hypothyroid at duplicate time.

The next step if for you to get hold of a real diagnosis. You stipulation to find out if you are hypothyroid or hyperthyroid. Then you need to know the impose of your hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism. You can't know the treatment until you know the cause. Neither hypothyroidism nor hyperthyroidism is a diagnosis. They are symptoms with the sole purpose.

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depending on how low your thyroid function is it mat be treated with thyroxine a hormone in a medication to trademark up for the under production. The thyroid is far-reaching in producing this hormone and it can effect oodles other things can make you tired effects your metabolism etc tolerant.co.uk is a good website to find out just about different conditions and explains it in laymans terms

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My sis has hypothyroid. She's have it for fifteen years. She is also very small. They've be able to treat beside medication.