Thyroid is a small gland, shaped like a butterfly, located in the lower part of our neck. The function of a gland is to secrete hormones. The main hormones released by the thyroid are triiodothyronine, abbreviated as T3, and thyroxine, abbreviated as T4. These thyroid hormones deliver energy to cells of the body. The picture make it clear of the location of the thyroid..What Diseases and Conditions Affect the Thyroid?
- Hypothyroidism - An underactive thyroid.
- Hyperthyroidism - An overactive thyroid.
- Goiter - An enlarged thyroid.
- Thyroid Nodules - Lumps in the thyroid gland.
- Thyroid Cancer - Malignant thyroid nodules or tissue.
- Thyroiditis - Inflammation of the thyroid.
I wanna emphasize on the first 2 diseases which i'm going through since i was 17. Few months before i'm sitting for SPM examination i was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism which i was told that i'm hyperthyroid. My heart beating fast, i couldn't concentrate with my studies and i eat alot but i never gain weight in fact i'm loosing weight. I was admitted just to make sure i'm relaxed so that my heart beating comes to normal.
Well it never crossed my mind to read more about it but recently i did. So just wanna share it with everybody so that people are aware of it. From the outside people diagnosed with thyroid problem seems to be healthy but they are not. Many things or i shall say problems which shall lead to worse case. I just knew i could have both of it, hyperthyroid and hypothyroid. This disease is inherrited. After i was diagnosed, my mom was diagnosed to because the doctor said it is inherrited that means either my mom or dad could have it. This disease keeps coming back eventhough you're already normal after medication. Some cases patient have to be under medication for the rest of his or her life.
It's just a knowledge to share :)
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