Whyde the doctors feel our neck? Yourthyroid glands are in your neck. The doctors feel your neck to find out if vou have a sickness in your thyroid gland. Another wayto check yourthyroid is with a special machine. Thyroid Examination Doctorsfeelyour neck tofind sickness and cure them. ‘Whatis the thyroid gland? ; Yourthyroid gland does a certain kind of work in your body. Yourears allowyou to hear, your eyes make you sce and your thyroid makes you grow normallyand stay healthy. Because radiation affected their thyroid glands, someofthe boys in Rongelap grewslowlyafter the fallout. In 1965, they were given special medicine and they grownormally. If you have a thyroid operation,it is very important that-you take the medicine thatis given to you. The medicine will do the same work as yourthyroid andit will keep you healthy. Atke and Mike. . Theywere sick before. They are healthy now. al ironme ee Wte: : sf