Thyroid Newsmakers

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"Your symptoms may not be obvious, but I can remember putting on a couple of pounds when I had always been slim and not being able to lose that weight and feeling tired when I had always been 'high energy.' During a routine checkup, the doctor examined my thyroid, and a nodule was discovered. Sometimes we are so involved in the act of living that we forget to see how we are really feeling and take our health for granted."

"Once the nodule was determined to be the 'good kind,' I was given medication to suppress it. I now take daily medication and have my thyroid hormone and TSH levels checked on a regular basis. I feel very fortunate that my hypothyroid condition was identified early and has not interfered with my living life to the fullest. Remember, that butterfly-shaped thyroid gland touches all of our organs. "