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Mysterious shortness of breath: What has helped you?
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@tonyagregg You are so right to advocate for yourself. I also wanted to tell you that the thyroid can't press on the esophagus. The esophagus is behind the trachea, and the thyroid is in front of the trachea, just below the "adams apple". Your doctor can feel the thyroid with their hands on the front of the neck.
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@jenniferhunter from what I was told then read up on if a thyroid nodule becomes large enough it could press on your esophagus or windpipe causing difficulty swallowing. Mine was swallowen, but I would think not that big. I had my ultrasound today so we will see.