In recent years, thyroid diseases have shown a linear upward trend. According to relevant statistics, the number of patients with thyroid nodules in my country has exceeded 200 million. Although most nodules are benign, if they are ignored, there is a risk of the disease becoming cancer. Therefore, it is necessary to protect the health of thyroid gland.
Case: Brother Yang, 38, is a construction site worker. Although the work is more difficult, it is fortunate that the salary is relatively rich and can maintain the normal expenses of the family.
Six months ago, he always had shoulder pain. At first, he thought it was caused by carrying heavy objects every day, so he went to the pharmacy to buy plaster to use. However, the pain in the shoulder was not relieved in the following time. On the contrary, he couldn’t eat and swallow, his limbs were always weak, and he couldn’t keep his spirits up.
When colleagues around him saw this, they persuaded him to go to the hospital for examination. He was diagnosed with anaplastic thyroid cancer. This made Brother Yang collapse, and he didn’t understand why he had thyroid cancer because of the pain in his shoulders?
Doctor’s reminder: shoulder pain” should not be ignored, or thyroid cancer, be alert to these 3 abnormalities
< p>Anomaly 1: Shoulder pain
Shoulder pain usually occurs, and everyone thinks it is caused by frozen shoulder. In fact, when anaplastic thyroid cancer occurs, the cancer cells will If it continues to spread, organs will also metastasize.
This will affect the brachial plexus of the human body, causing shoulder pain or upper limb pain, etc. And the shoulder pain caused by thyroid cancer is persistent, mostly expressed as the left shoulder .
Abnormity 2: Neck swelling
It is well known that thyroid disease is clinically typical The symptom is a swollen neck. This is due to the abnormality of the thyroid gland, which causes its volume to increase rapidly.
This affects the neck and causes abnormal neck swelling, which is often referred to as “” Large neck”. And as the volume increases, the surrounding trachea, breathing and esophagus will also be affected, causing difficulty in swallowing or breathing.
Abnormal 3: Long-term cough
Due to the particularity of the location of the thyroid gland, the patient’s trachea and esophagus will be affected to varying degrees. Under the condition of compression, a large number of irritation, causing symptoms such as coughing.
If the throat is invaded by cancer cells, some patients will also cough up blood. Therefore, when the above situation occurs, it is necessary to seek medical treatment in time to avoid delaying the treatment.
To restore thyroid health, you can often do 3 things
1. Supplement Chinese herbal medicine
2. Exercise
It is also very important to insist on outdoor exercise, which not only helps bone development, but also regulates cardiopulmonary function, promotes the discharge of toxins, and is beneficial to physical and mental health.
3. Regular check-ups
As people get older, there are some regular check-ups that people can take part in. Not only can you understand your health status, but you can also have an understanding of the development of the disease and prevent some complications.
