instruction: hello doctor I have hashimoto thyearoiditis and I felt like a lump in my lower throat the doctor did a physical examination and noticed two nodules and sent me for an ultrasound the result came back that the thyearoid as a whole was hyperemic and heterotrophic in the background appearance the left lobe contained two nodules for which he then sent me to an ent to do an fob right now usual symptoms of hypothyearoidism are present like extreme fatigue dry hair but in the last couple of weeks I have not been able to sleep on my back or side or put my chin down as it feels like the air is restricted my question is what does this sound typical of thyearoid cancer or a goiter I am not an over reactor I just wish I had more information or know the prognosis of cases that were similar to mine does this sound at a higher risk of cancer or more like a goiter and if I am already on thyearoid medication what can they do to treat it
output: hello welcome to icliniq com I had gone through all the data posted from the details posted it appears as autoimmune hypothyearoidism hashimotos kindly tell us the thyearoid blood reports to know the control do you hear any sound while breathing stridor which indicates pressure on trachea breathlessness on lying back or on the side is unlikely due to thyearoid unless it has retrosternal extension significantly which needs to be decided by clinical examination do you get breathlessness while taking the stairs since how long do you have hashimotos since how long you have noticed the increase in the size of swelling do you have a family history of thyearoid cancer for definitive distinction of benign is malignant fac fine needle aspiration cytology is important if we have any doubt on fac we go ahead and do thyearoidectomy and send thyearoid tissue for histopathology examination which is the most confirmatory test ultrasound is not so sensitive to differentiate benign is malignant so kindly wait for the fac report kindly get a complete physical examination in view of symptoms of shortness of breath before attributing those to thyearoid problems kindly review with further details so that I can help you better