what does xternal dark surface on the neck(with thyroid)indicate?????

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I have been detected for hypo tyrodism & also have a slight swelling on the nec. The neck is also a little dark??? can u assist if the darkness on the surface of the thyroid lines indicate some serious disease.????????

Answer 1

The thyroid gland is a butterfly shaped gland in the front of the base of your throat and when it is underactive as in hypothyroid it can swell and enlarge to the extent you may see a shadow on your neck, especially when you swallow. Try running a search under the word: Goiter.

Very interesting sites and links to some good books on having hypothyroiditis can be found at:

http://thyroid.about.com/mbiopage.htm
http://www.life-enhancement.com/article_template.asp?ID=693

And by the way: it is NOT a sign of diabetes - search the net and any biology book - no reference to this being a sign of diabetes can be found.

Signs of diabetes are:

SOME or NONE of the following symptoms:

Frequent urination
Excessive thirst
Unexplained weight loss
Extreme hunger
Sudden vision changes
Tingling or numbness in hands or feet
Feeling very tired much of the time
Very dry skin
Sores that are slow to heal
More infections than usual.
Nausea, vomiting, or stomach pains may accompany some of these symptoms in the abrupt onset of insulin-dependent diabetes, now called type 1 diabetes.

People who think they might have diabetes must visit a physician for diagnosis.

Signs of hypothyroidism are vast, some of them are often subtle. They are not specific (which means they can mimic the symptoms of many other conditions) and are often attributed to aging. Patients with mild hypothyroidism may have no signs or symptoms. The symptoms generally become more obvious as the condition worsens and the majority of these complaints are related to a metabolic slowing of the body. Common symptoms are listed below:

Fatigue:feeling tired and listless
Excessive sleepiness
Cold intolerance: feeling chilly,
especially when other people are comfortable
dry skin
Dry, coarse hair , hair loss
constipation
slow-growing and brittle fingernails
slow heart rate
Increased cholesterol levels
leg cramps
sore muscles, muscle cramps
Swelling of the legs
Vague aches and pains
Decreased concentration
depression
for women, SOME may have heavier periods
for men, loss of interest in sex, erectile dysfunction
Modest weight gain due to fluid retention, but usually no more than 3-4 pounds

AS THE DISEASE BECOMES MORE SEVERE, there MAY be puffiness around the eyes, a slowing of the heart rate, a drop in body temperature, and heart failure. In its most profound form, severe hypothyroidism may lead to a life-threatening coma (myxedema coma).

In a severely hypothyroid individual, a myxedema coma tends to be triggered by severe illness, surgery, stress, or traumatic injury. This condition requires hospitalization and immediate treatment with thyroid hormones given by injection.

Properly diagnosed, hypothyroidism can be easily and completely treated with thyroid hormone replacement. On the other hand, untreated hypothyroidism can lead to an enlarged heart (cardiomyopathy), worsening heart failure, and an accumulation of fluid around the lungs (pleural effusion).

ADD ON;
If you do not see your symptoms alleviated or disappear all together on thyroid treatment (like the woman who posted below) you may not be on the right dose, the right kind of hormone, you may need to be on cytomel and synthroid together or levothyroixine and cytomel together, or you may not be taking it properly. Or may need an animal derived hormone rather than the synthetic kind.

There are some foods to avoid, also you should take it on an empty stomach and try not to eat for four hours after taking your medication. Do not eat anything with soy in it because it binds to the medication causing it to not metabolize properly. Do not take it within 4 hours of taking your daily vitamin. Take it in the morning - at around the same time every day, if possible - never take it before bed. Ask your pharmacist for more tips on these facts. For instance, the cholesterol lowering resins cholestyramine (Questran) and colestipol, and the antacid medication carafate may bind levothyroxine in the gastrointestinal tract and prevent its absorption. Aluminum-containing antacids and iron tablets or iron-containing vitamins (common over-the-counter medications), also can interfere with levothyroxine absorption. And a recent report suggests that dietary bran might also bind and limit the absorption of levothyroxine. It is likely that this list of medications and foods will increase in the future. For this reason, many pharmacists now recommend that levothyroxine be taken on an empty stomach.

Do not settle for a general practitionor or any Dr. who only runs a TSH and not a full thyroid panel, you need to know your levels of T3-Free-Serum (normal range 2.4-4.2 pg/mL) and s-TSH (normal range 0.34-4.82 uIU/mL) and Free T4 (normal range 0.3-1.9 ng/dL) and AST (SGOT) -normal range 15-37 U/L and also ALT (SGPT) normal range 30-65 U/L. Your normal range with little or no symptoms may be a s-TSH of 5.00 or it may be 0.25, if you are just a fractional amount outside of the lab's normal ranges - it is ok, if that is what it takes for your symptoms to subside. For instance, if you are at a 4.75 s-TSH and still feel not well, you need to tell your Dr so they can get your number lower. Have your levels checked every 6 weeks until you are at a good level and feel well. Then re-check your levels at the very least twice a year - your Dr. will help advise you on the frequency your personal situation requires. Some Dr's are now running a scan (picture) to look at the thyroid too.

You need to educate yourself - there is a lot of misinformation about this disease out there - especially online.

By the way, mild swelling or puffiness or puffy eyelids and droopy eyelids and bags beneath your eyes CAN be a symptom - especially if you are in a SEVERE level of the disease - but remember there are hundreds of possible symptoms on record officially and not everyone has the same symptoms or the same severity in their symptoms. However, severe swelling of the actual orbits, pupil, eyeball, conjunctiva of the eyes or other muscles or tissues or dermal regions around the eyes can be an potential indicator of Graves - but this is not always the case. Other symptoms would need to be present and tests would need to be run to confirm such a diagnosis.

Try to go to sites online that have a government or educational sponsor like ones that end in .edu or .gov or .org whenever you can - or wikipedia.com or especially about.com since they require experts with legitmate verifiable credentials to do their postings and they site all their references. Or check out the cdc site (Center for Disease Control)

Also, if your thyroid is not properly treated, then down the line at some point in your life, your Dr's may try to medicate you for high cholesterol - since elevated cholesterol levels are a common side effect of poorly or not treated hypo-thyroidism, if they try to medicate you for the cholesterol, first be sure to get your thyroid under control before you agree to take any cholesterol meds - especially 'statins' (they are VERY dangerous - I know from personal experience - check out dangers listed at:
http://www.freewebs.com/stopped_our_statins/ )

Any additional questions about your thyroid are better answered by talking to your endocrinologist or his nurse. If you are not satisfied with them - find a new Dr.

Do your research.

Good luck!

It may seem overwhelming now - but it is manageable and once you get it all figured out, it is very simple to be 100% your old self again by simply popping your teeny little pill every day the way you are supposed to.

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Answer 3

I don't know if the dark area has anything to do with thyroid, unless it's enlarged & causing bruising. I do know that Graves’ Disease is the only kind of hyperthyroidism that is associated with swelling of the tissue around the eyes and bulging of the eyes. And rare cases, patients will develop a lumpy reddish thickening of the skin in front of the shins called pretibial myxedema. This skin condition is usually painless...but I don't think the skin discoloration is around the neck..only the shin area.
I have given several links below to read & perhaps you can read through & understand the different thyroid symptoms & problems.
Here is some information about myself, plus some symptoms since you seemed to be interested:
I have low thyroid. I've had it for 10 years. I got it after I had my second child at about the age of 25. If you have low thyroid...here's a great question to answer: Can you see the floor of your house? That was what was asked of me at one point, and to my amazement, the answer was no!
My signs are: messy house, no desire to do anything...go anywhere, spend time with my kids or my guy, sleep a lot, hard to keep my eyes open at times, HUGE weight gain that over the past years have not found an easy way to take off...so I give up a lot, I have terribly dry hair & don't wash it a lot so it stays strong, I have bumps on my face...not like pimples, but I think it's from dry skin, and perhaps some others that I can't remember at this time...that's another symptom--forgetfullness.
Here are the "GENERAL" signs for most people: fatigue and lack of energy. Women suffering from underactive thyroid experience heavier menstrual periods. Sluggishness and forgetfulness are symptoms of underactive thyroid problem. Other symptoms of this thyroid disorder are dry skin and hair and constipation.
If you have high thyroid, or an overactive one, the signs are: increased body metabolism. This is followed by weight loss and excessive warmth and sweating. Persons suffering from overactive thyroid experience trembling hands, irritability and rapid heartbeat or palpitations. Women with overactive thyroid or hyperthyroidism may experience shorter or lighter menstrual periods.
I take medication, and sadly will have to take 1 pill everyday for the rest of my life. There's a blood check that they will do to see if you have low or high. I hope i've helped you!!

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what does xternal dark surface on the neck(with thyroid)indicate?????
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A microscopic (harmless) bleeding at the most.

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it could indicate a bruise