Hi everyone, I had a total thyroidectomy in March 17 followed by RAI, up to this year my TG levels have been fine around 0.05 however in Jul this year they increased to 60.9 then again to 109 by Aug 22. My TC was partly poorly differentiated Papillary...
The lump on my thyroid is hard and clearly visible. I’ve been looking at it since April. My first fine needle aspiration was inconclusive and I was told to expect an operation and core biopsy within 4 months. The wait was hard but that timeline came and...
Hello all. I’m new to this group and have found past posts very informative. In a nutshell, I had Covid in January. I wasn’t poorly with it but immediately after, started with what I thought was laryngitis. Weeks later I was still unwell - I had a strange...
. Radio iodine treatment Wednesday. Think have all bases covered for going home. Question about bedding when home. Any advice if the mattress needs to be cleaned or protected in any way? Have one mattress protector already. Need another? Change the sheets...
Hi folks Now nearly 7 months since my TT and 4 months since RAI. Back at school but teaching does not help my voice! Had to go to docs today as I had a really sore throat. She said my glands are swollen and my throat looks inflamed. She has given me...
I was diagnosed with FTC in early 2018, had the two operations and subsequent RAI. My thyroglobulin has been undetectable ever since, but there is an area in my thyroid bed that was detected on an ultrasound 6 months after I’d had RAI which was thought...
Hi guys, I had accident and fell off step ladders resulting in breaking ribs and collapsed lung, after week in hospital I was discharged, saw my cancer consultant whilst in hospital explained that I could not have iodine treatment due to the mri scans...
Hi everyone, I hope you are all doing well. I have just had a stimulated thyroglobulin test and it has gone up from 2.7 to 3.9. I was diagnosed 6 years ago and have always run on the higher side and fluctuate. I haven’t had a stimulated test for 4...
Started adding 25mg of t3 to 100 t4 this week..however i feel more tired,is this normal??
Any advice accepted gratefully. Due my rai treatment next month, but have a few questions about after discharge from hospital. Wife will be at home too. When at home what about sitting on settee watching tv for instance , what do i need to wipe down surface...
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