Hi Cathie,

I have been dx with hashimotos's thryoiditis in the end, but I had a lot of swelling in the neck and thryoid area so they were worried when they saw the thryroid was so enlarged.

In the end all of the swelling was due to an injury that resulted in TOS. But there was an underlying thryoid issue all along. I had multiple nodules that were enlarged (lymph nodes) and we did several small needle aspirations and all was fine.

MY enlarged thyroid did go down to normal size with the medication which was easily taken and tolerated.

I also had a nodule in my left lung but eventually disappeared. They said it might have been a clacification,

And once we addressed the larger issue of the TOS, my thyroid has actually normalized and I have gone off the meds although I will probably have to go back on it someday when it starts to slow down.

Great thryoid site is http://thyroid.about.com. Somewhere on there is a list of great thyroid docs. Take the time to learn a little about thyroid. I have some great books that also helped me if you would like the names.

Wishing you good luck
Shelley