Guest guest Posted January 13, 2006 Report Posted January 13, 2006 The minimum tests are TSH, Free T3 and Free T4. Schmidt wrote: I'm really confused after reading a lot these posts. What tests should I insist on having done, considering that the only one that is done regularly is the TSH. The only copy I have is one done in 2003 and that was a TSH of 2.1. I don't think I mentioned that I had pap. thyca. It was noninvasive. Quite a story(nightmare) leading up to my surgery. But, that's another long story, but I'm finding out so many connections to everything. I only wish I had known some of this earlier. I am going to set up an appt. with a new doc in the ENT group that my previous doc was in. Hopefully, he'll be as caring as he was. Thanks to those who have responded. Means a lot to me!Yahoo! Groups Links<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Texas_Thyroid_Groups/<*> Quote
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2006 Report Posted January 14, 2006 Free T3 (direct), Free T4 (direct), TSH, Serum Thyroglobulin (for cancer recurrence). They will also run a thyroglobulin antibodies test at the same time, because if you have the antibodies, then the thyroglobulin test will not be accurate. You should also have a thyroid ultrasound every year. A TSH of 2.1 is not acceptible for a thyca survivor. Unless you have cardiac issues, the TSH needs to be suppressed to below 0.10. Those with cardiac issues or difficulty tolerating suppressive doses of thyroid hormone can keep their TSH between 0.5 and 1.0. For a thyca patient, TSH stands for Thyroid Cancer Stimulating Hormone. It is my personal, not medical opinion, that keeping my Free T3 and Free T4 as high as I can tolerate is the single best thing I can do to to prevent the return of thyroid and many other cancers. This is a choice I made for myself after much reading and weighing the risks vs the benefits. This is not a decision that I made for myself, and not one that I recommend to anyone else. As for thyroid docs, caring by itself does not cut it. You need someone who knows what he is doing. Such docs are hard to find. Schmidt wrote: I'm really confused after reading a lot these posts. What tests should I insist on having done, considering that the only one that is done regularly is the TSH. The only copy I have is one done in 2003 and that was a TSH of 2.1. I don't think I mentioned that I had pap. thyca. It was noninvasive. Quite a story(nightmare) leading up to my surgery. But, that's another long story, but I'm finding out so many connections to everything. I only wish I had known some of this earlier. I am going to set up an appt. with a new doc in the ENT group that my previous doc was in. Hopefully, he'll be as caring as he was. Thanks to those who have responded. Means a lot to me! Yahoo! Photos Ring in the New Year with Photo Calendars. Add photos, events, holidays, whatever. Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.