Hyperthyroidism?
A month ago it was determined that I have slight hyperthyroidism (by a 0.5 deviation from normal values -- not a tremendously large one as described by my doctor) and an ultrasound scan have determined the presence of a 'cold' nodule. So my question is if this cold nodule is not producing extra hormones, consequently what is the cause of the hyperthyroidism... and what can be done roughly speaking both, the hyperthyroidism and the cold nodule.
thanks!
Answer:
There are a couple of things that can do hyperthyroidism. Grave's Disease is an auto-immune disease in which your body's immune system attacks the thyroid, and the anti-thyroid antibodies stimulate the thyroid to overproduce thyroid hormone. Thyroiditis can also be a grounds of hyperthyroidism, but you would probably have notice a sore, swollen thyroid were this the armour.
Hyperthyroidism can be treated with anti-thyroid medication, which somewhat blocks the thyroid from producing thyroid hormone. The drugs can be very successful in controlling symptoms, but they don't truly treat the underlying cause of the hyperthyroidism. To treat the incentive of the condition, part of the thyroid could be removed surgically (to remove the nodule and/or to shrink the overall production of thyroid hormone), or you could be treated with radioactive iodine to verbs some of your thyroid tissue. The thyroid is the only tissue within the body that active import iodine, so this form of radiation therapy (administered contained by the form of a pill you swallow) is very specific and relatively risk-free (the iodine doesn't collect anywhere else in the body). Thyroid tissue gobble up the radioactive iodine just as it would any other iodine from your diet, but the radiation destroys the cell. As with surgically removing part of a set of your thyroid, the goal would be to clutch only some of your thyroid out of production.
Good luck to you! I'm sorry to hear around your diagnosis.
check ur pituitary gland...