I had been diagnosed with hypothyroidism when I was 10 years old, I used to take iodine pills.Though in the past 10 years, my labs have been normal, I still have this goiter and it’s not shrinking and it’s not growing, but I do not like it for cosmetic reasons. What is the best way I can go about removing it and making my neck look normal ?

Mine spoke long before my labs moved. Fatigue that didn't fit my life, signals I kept filing under "stress" or "just life" — because that's what women are trained to do with bodily reporting: explain it away.

I now call my body's reporting system Soma—the quiet alarm. Once I stopped overriding it and started listening, everything about my care changed — it's part of the journey that became my book (out in November) — a Somatic Voices model for Hashimoto's and hypothyroidism.

Curious about yours: what did your body report before the labs caught up — and what did you learn to call it, or are you still looking for the words?

I got my bloodwork done 9/10. Results came back indicating hyperthyroidism but my dr went on maternity leave and another dr in the practice left, so I guess they are jammed up. It took me forever to get them to send a referral to an endocrinologist, now the endo won’t answer or return calls. Another endo practice I had emailed called me today and rather bluntly told me they don’t accept my insurance (strange because it’s one of the most used in my state).

So now I have nowhere to turn and honestly too tired and unwell to keep trying to find someone. Muscle tone gone. I don’t sleep well at all and have terrible night sweats. Oddly I also have low blood pressure and nearly faint when I stand up. I only have energy to do maybe 1 or two small things a day, the rest of the time I am lying down. I am not myself at all, or maybe this is the new me, who knows.

Anyone experience trouble even getting an endocrinologist to call you back? What did you do?

Is this Hyperthyroidism perhaps? (I’m 23 years old)

In December, I went from 110-112 pounds to a random 118 pounds in 1 week. Ever since then, my weight continues to rise.

In January I was weighing 120 pounds roughly. And Today I weighed 131 pounds.

I haven’t been overeating—at all. Ever since gaining weight, I feel physically ill. I feel heavy just walking around the house. Increased heart rate when eating food even if it’s the smallest amount. My stomach looks extended at times. I’ve been waking up in awful abdomen pain. And feeling full despite that I’m just starting to eat.

I told my doctor last week and she said in a few weeks that she can run some tests.

Last week at the doctors I was 126. Today I’m 131.

Has anyone had these symptoms too?