Thyroglobulin levels

Hi and a very warm welcome to the online community

I can't answer your question but I noticed that your post hadn't had any replies yet. If you type 'thyroglobulin levels' into the search bar at the top of the page, you'll find lots of previous posts which mention this. You could have a look through those and reply to any of the more recent ones if you think the poster can help you further.

You could also post your question in the ask a nurse section of the community and one of the specialist nurses will aim to reply within 2 working days.

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Thyroglobulin in your blood doesn't necessarily mean you have cancerous cells. All it tells you is that you still have a small amount of thyroid tissue somewhere in your body. It could be healthy tissue, it could be bad stuff. But a level of 18 (assuming you are in the UK and those are whatever the standard units are) isn't especially high, especially if it's been 13 a couple of years ago. 

Are your thyroid function tests coming back at levels your medical team are happy with? Sometimes if you're not adequately TSH-suppressed, you can find that it 'stimulates' those thyroid cells to create extra thyroglobulin. It's just something to think about. 

However, if you've never had an undetectable level of thyroglobulin, then you do probably still have little bits of thyroid tissue - it's not unusual, especially after people have had neck dissections or had a tumour that was too close to crucial blood vessels and couldn't be completely removed. 

Hi latchbrook, 

Thanks for replying to my post,  I'm not used to discussing my cancer with anyone outside my family but have looked through this site over the last couple of years many times. I will certainly take your advice and do a profile etc. Thank you for your advice. 

Hi Barbaral, Thank you so much for replying to my question, your reply set me thinking down different alleyways. Thanks again. 

You are very welcome – blimey, it’s hard replying to things on here at the moment. It’s driving me crazy.

If you need any help navigating the alleys, give me a shout.

No problem