thyrogen scan no hypo scan

October 11, 2001

I am concerned and am looking for reassurance. My Endo is planning on

scanning me with thyrogen and not having me go hypo. This sounds great to me but

I was under the impression thyrogen was only used as a follow-up after you have

gotten 2 clean scans. I thought they were known to not be as accurate as going

hypo. I received my intial scan following RAI in January. The scan showed

residual activity in the neck (which they believed the RAI would ablate) but I

am still getting a TG level of 2.4. Obviously there is some remaining tissue. I

realize there is no need for alarm but want to make sure I'm not doing the wrong

thing by taking thyrogen for my scan. Any feedback would be much appreciated.

Bergeron(age 24,Tampa FL)

elizabetholson0@...

that last 0 is a zero

pap. thyca 11/00 (both lobes and extensive lymph nodes)

tt 12/00, RAI 175mCi 1/01

total body scan one week later with residual activity in the neck

TG 1.4 5 months after RAI. TG 2.4 3 months later that is current as of 2 weeks

ago

TSH 2.32, T3T4 1.4, TG antibodies <2, TG 2.4

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