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thyroglobulin ab & levels......
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Aug 02, 2011 - 11:15 am
Hi I am new to this and am just looking anywhere for a definate answer. I had thyroid cancer 4yrs and 8 months ago. I had a total thyroidectomy. About a month ago I saw a lump in the side of my neck. I waited 2 weeks, ya know because im a mom and it will just go away! After about 2 weeks it began to hurt and feel like pressure toward the inside of my throat. Had levels done ab count is less that 20 and level is 0.2. All the sites ive looked at said the level should be 0 and anything higher than 0.1 needs another treatment or removal. Dr said just wait. |
Joined: Apr 2010
what are your other labs
did they test for your T4 and TSH levels as well
i would ask for an ultrasound at least so they can figure out what it is. If it is thyroid tissue yes i would say it needs to be removed. but it could also be hundreds of other diffrent issues.
I REALLY HATE the wait and see approach.
Joined: Oct 2010
I agree with Craig (Nasher) on the "wait and see" approach. But, this is coming from someone with recurrent metastasis. Glad I never took that approach. I would get a sono (Ultrasound) and if it looks suspicious, get a Fine Needle biopsy. It doesn't hurt to be sure. If you have health insurance, there is no reason to wait and see.
Blessings,
Julie-SunnyAZ
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