I went for a thyroid ultrasound this week just to check the status of my thyroid.  I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism 4 or 5 years ago.  I find it strange that I don't really remember when but it was such a non-event in a way.  Back then I didn't understand much about hypothyroidism and my doctor was pretty non-chalant about it all.  I remember him telling me my thyroid tests came back and that I needed to take thyroid hormone.  I've learned a lot since then and have come to realize how important it is to treat that beautiful little butterfly shaped gland with plenty of TLC.

I've never had a thyroid ultrasound before and decided it was time to ask for one.  So me and my empowered self spoke with my doctor about it and she agreed I should get it checked out.  I am waiting for the results, but the ultrasound technician said I shouldn't worry.  Although technicians aren't supposed to tell you anything because they aren't the radiologist responsible for reading the results, she told me she didn't see any nodules but that she did see that I had hypothyroidism.

<em>"All patients should undergo an evaluation of the cervical lymph nodes as part of a routine thyroid ultrasound. Enlarged but morphologically normalappearing cervical lymph nodes are common in patients with AITD (particularly Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and can even be the first clue of this diagnosis"</em>

<em>Sholosh, B. &amp; Borhani, A., (2011). </em>Thyroid Ultrasound Part 1: Technique and <em id="__mceDel"><em id="__mceDel">Diffuse Disease,  </em></em><em id="__mceDel">Radiologic Clinics of North America, 49, 391–416.</em>