Pain, Lower Right Side of Neck: Thyroid?

I am having discomfort on the lower, right side of my neck and it feels like it is swollen. It almost feels like my botched thyroid biopsy I had a few years ago but I've not had a hatchet of a doctor sticking needles in my neck since the last "fun" occurrence.  I don't know if it is something thyroid related or something else.

I took a couple Motrin and am hoping it will just go away.  I did recently have pneumonia so maybe my whacked up immune system is reacting right now.

I do need to get back to see my thyroid doctor.  It's been too long since I've seen him.  When he reduced my thyroid dose during my last visit and it messed me up completely - I was FINALLY doing better than I had been in ten years - it irritated me with regard to him a bit. I need to get back to feeling good!

Geesh. I was doing so good too!

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Added Weight = Back Pain

I've gained ten pounds.  I am not happy about the way that looks at all.  It all went to the trunk - no more curves:( It's also causing me a lot of back pain when I try to sleep on my stomach.  I haven't had back pain like that since...before I lost the weight to begin with.  Must be pulling my spine out of alignment?

Before I keep gaining weight and causing more damage to my back and spine, I need to get on a diet before I need laser spine to fix a damaged back!

I also have a vacation in May.  That's my goal - to look AWESOME at a healthy weight by May.

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Get Recommendations for Biopsies

I'm negotiating with the hospital who performed my botched thyroid biopsy a couple years ago - yup, still haven't paid off that bill!  That was awful - too much anesthetic in my neck AND he hit something he wasn't supposed to with the needle. I was in pain for weeks afterward through my neck and arm.  I walked out of their real dopey - totally unlike my first biopsy that went so smoothly and was relatively stress-free (as stress-free as you can be thinking about  needles going into your neck) where I walked out of there and drove myself home.  My husband had to drive me home after the botched one and take over total car of our four children for a couple days - that's how bad it was! I can give birth to a child and have less pain than what this hacked biopsy did to me!  Then the doctor said he missed something and wanted me to come back for another one.  Are you kidding me? Pfft!

Who the provider is doing the biopsy makes a HUGE difference.  My first biopsy was easy! Definitely get references (other than the one doctor referring you).

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