Randomly I visited a podiatrist recently and she asked if I'd had my thyroid checked. I said 'no why?' and she said she thought my swollen ankles were concerning and a possible symptom. (We had already discussed that I'd had the oedema for years, never changed regardless of how much I drank or elevated then etc).
I can home and googled an under active thyroid and I do have many symptoms but they are all so vague and, I think, common in busy women's lives. Weight gain that is difficult to lose, tiredness, muscle aches and pains, dry skin, brittle nails, heart palpitations, constipation, being sensitive to the cold,
What do you think? I hate wasting the doctors time and I don't want to use nhs resources having an unnecessary blood test but will if I have to.
Opinions much appreciated.