Antibodies?

[Guest guest]

What does " Assuming she doesn't have the antibodies " mean? has the

antibodies - this is Hashimoto's, correct? My understanding was that it was

genetic and that the antibodies will continue to stay in her system although

there is nothing to 'attack'. What is the relationship between the

antibodies and future testing of thyroglobulin? BTW, we test her TSH twice

a year. The last time they tested her blood for thyroglobulin, they

mistakenly did the antibodies test and they were still around. How do you

'order' a thyroglobulin blood test and not get the antibodies test instead?

a, daughter age 10, pap thyca 11/30/99, RAI 03/07/00, 2 clean

scans

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I would think the biggest problem (after being sure she takes her Synthroid

consistently) would be keeping her TSH consistently suppressed, in view of

her rapid growth & other hormonal fluctuations. I assume that her Synthroid

dosage will have to be increased gradually as she ages. How often does she

get TSH tested? And (assuming she doesn't have antibodies) is thyroglobulin

also tested regularly?

Glad you are here. Ask specific questions here--someone should be able to

help.

Nina

geiger@...

[Guest guest]

a.Kohl says:

> What is the relationship between the

> antibodies and future testing of thyroglobulin?

a,

Most labs automatically test for antibodies when a TG test is

ordered. This is because the presence of antibodies invalidates

the TG test as a cancer marker.

It's not true that antibodies always stay in the system after a TT.

Often they disappear months or even years after surgery, so it's

worthwhile to repeat the blood tests at regular intervals. If

's system stops making antibodies, then the TG test will be

useful for her.

Hope this helps,

ellen

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