Hello Suzy
I am not very knowledgeable about a lyme and thyroid nodules connection
except to say I have both....My Lyme is well established....have had it
about 12 yrs before recent diagnosis......And about.1 1/2 yrs ago I went
to Endo who found the nodules via Ultra Sound......put me on synthetic
thyroid meds for about 6 mos,(to try reduce the nodules) then moved
and left the practice remaining Endo took me off the thyroid, saying
side effects not worth taking the thyroid meds and she prefers to just
wait and watch. I saw no change in my symptoms either way.

I recently sought out a holistic practice and ND has me on Dr Wilson's
protocol Thyroid PX 3 caps 3x day. It has high amounts of Iodine and
other things to support the thyroid and ND says it is low Iodine that is
cause of nodules. I have been on them about a month, noticed no changes
as yet.

However, since everything else I have seems to be related to Lyme it
could possibly be as Gina suggested one of the places where the
critters have gathered and set up camp.

I don't have mercury poisoning as you do, I do have lead poisoning per
heavy metal testing and mildly elevated arsenic and some other metals..

Life has gotten very interesting recently as I am also dealing with
adrenal exhaustion and diabetes...........spend my days juggling taking
one med /supplement or another.

Healing wishes,

bev


suzannem527 wrote:
> Hi,
> I recently found out that I have 9 nodules on my thyroid.
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> Is this a common thing for people w/ lyme?
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> Endo wants to do biopsies. I am not keen on anything invasive. Doc says its
safe. If it is so safe why do they only biopsy 2 nodules at a time? This means
I will have to have 5 sessions of biopsies. Seems ridiculous to me? Plus the
procedure will be horrific because I cannot lay flat due to severe vertigo for
the past 6 years. Even if I am sedated, I will be incapacitated after I wake
up. And the biggest fear is will this become a new symp that will not go away.
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> My family doc suggested iodine therapy (lugols), but she said I would be going
against traditional medical practices and I would have to sign a waiver. OMG!
That sounds bad too. (I really do trust this dr. She isnt LLMD but treats
mostly lyme/autism/mercury patients- mostly with natural protocols).
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> I would hate to ignore this if it could be cancerous. A friend suggested a
tumor marker blood test. My docs don't seem to think it is necessary.
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> Can anyone point me to some research and info on these choices of treatment?
I would so appreciate it.
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> Has anyone had experience with this? Lyme and mercury poisoning is bad
enough, now I have this to deal with. Argh!
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> I know that this group is highly educated and full of experience and wisdom.
I would love some feedback.
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> Thanks,
> Suzy in PA
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