Why do I have pressure around my neck with difficulty swallowing?

Hi doctor,

Hi, I am a 30-year-old female. Before six months, I felt throbbing pain below my left ear associated with numbness in my left arm and left foot, and sometimes, with a feeling of chest pain. I thought that it was an ear infection. But I confirmed that it was not my problem after I went to an ENT. The doctor gave me various prescriptions for my nerve because he thought that it was just a nerve issue. I tried to let him check my thyroid but he told me that my neck is just masculine in nature. After taking Polynerve for two weeks, the numbness went away. But I still experience episodes of headaches. Even after six months, all the pain and numbness on the left part of my body persists.

Unlike last time, where I was advised not to go to the laboratory without consulting first, I went to the laboratory this time and checked my creatinine, TSH, uric acid, SGPT, and CBC. All the results were fine based on the normal levels suggested on the results except for my TSH which recorded 46 mIU/mL. My FT3 and FT4 were within the normal range. Aside from the pain below my ear and numbness starting from the left side of my neck down to my left arm and my left foot, I also felt pressure around my neck like food is being lodged and I am not able to swallow completely which makes me vomit almost after every meal. My left shoulder feels injured as sometimes I cannot take off my shirt while bending and lifting my left arm. It scares me actually as we have a family history of thyroidism. I hope that my TSH levels can still be managed with diet, exercise, and medications without removing my thyroid. Please I really need your medical expertise on this one.

Thank you in advance and god bless.