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Posted 4/27/2024 7:02 PM (GMT 0)
Hey Group,

It has been quite a hard month for us, as we had to put our cat down. Now, I was just told yesterday that I am getting laid off. I have never been laid off before and am honestly in complete shock. Just a month ago, I had an annual review, and things seemed like they were going pretty well. There are lots of things to figure out.

Even before all this news, I have been having pretty persistent throat tightness and pain. The majority of it is happening right near my thyroid (I already know I have a pretty good case of Hashimoto's). I was wondering if any of you have experienced this and how to handle it. My throat honestly feels sticky inside and just swollen. It can feel hard to breathe or swallow. I actually swallow a lot more now as it feels better. I can tell on the outside it's tender as well. I can't feel any nodules, but my thyroid has been enlarged since I was 15 (that's nearly 20 years). I am wondering if any of you have any advice and if this could be Lyme-related or something else. I wonder, too, if my iron counts are playing into this. I think I'm going to call the ENT on Monday and move my May 24th appointment up if possible. I will go get my labs this coming week as well.

Thanks for all your help and support!
Posted 4/27/2024 7:19 PM (GMT 0)
Hi saved by grace, sorry to hear about your personal struggles. I had chronic sore throat for years including the outside being incredibly painful to touch which was caused by active Epstein Barr virus, step infection and multiple chemical sensitivity. Addressing these improved it significantly
Posted 4/27/2024 7:49 PM (GMT 0)
These Symptoms are VERY Common in CFS-like Illnesses such as bartonella, lyme, chronic viral issues etc etc.

I dont have the perfect Tip for you but let me Tell you Had this Symptom aswell and it improved.

Cheers
Posted 4/27/2024 8:12 PM (GMT 0)
Oh, welcome to corporate layoffs. It happens at unexpected times. Even after good reviews. Because the mother Co. just sees you as a number. Just understand that others have been through this. Yes, it sucks.

What I have learned after seeing this happens so much is to never be completely dependent on your regular job for income.

As much as people don’t like, it’s always important to have some sort of talent on the side that you can use to make money,… easier said than done for some people however, I think everybody can do something like this part time.

Back to your health. I hope you still have some sort of health insurance. Or at least some sort of back up to help unemployed people from maybe the state?

Sometimes you can actually feel thyroid inflammation. It seems to me you had a post on some of this already? Antibody testing is important as I mentioned before. As well as ultrasounding image of the thyroid gland.

However, this could also be a symptom of acid reflux or Gerd whatever you wanna call it.

Have you tried d-limonine? It comes in strength of 250 mg up to 1000. The old favorite brand that is discontinued came in 1000 mg by Jarrow.

You may be have read on this forum how awesome this is for reflux, it cures it in probably 90% of people.
Posted 4/27/2024 9:24 PM (GMT 0)
Last year around this time, I had persistent throat soreness that only felt okay when I swallowed with something in my throat (like food or water). The rest of the time, it hurt a lot and felt full and tight, and pinched when I swallowed. For months, I was anxious about it - trying everything possible to visualize the area, treat possible reflux, treat possible sinus infection and allergies, find potential tonsil stones, evaluate for various cancers, etc. It was just cricopharyngeal spasms. Once I figured that out, I consciously relaxed my throat for two days, and it vanished. I was relieved! Maybe look into cricopharyngeal spasms and see if that sounds like what you're dealing with.

I'm sorry to hear about the major stressors you are dealing with, and wish you the very best in navigating all of it without the stress settling into your body and dysregulating things. My cat died two days ago, and I acutely understand how hard that is!
Posted 4/28/2024 4:36 AM (GMT 0)
Thank you so much, all of you, for your kind words and advice. This is so so helpful!! I will be seeing an endocrinologist on May 8th to hopefully get an ultrasound of my thyroid.

I really wonder saraeli if that is what I am suffering from. I looked it up and it sounds about right!

Thank you all for your help! PS My husband still has his job and insurance through his job and so we are covered there.
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