! was - Re: - Re: Re: Unreliable Clean Scan?

January 4, 2003

> Thyrogen is " man-made " TSH. It's taken by injection to make your TSH

go up

> so you don't have to go off your meds for a scan. It's being used

> experimentally for treatment in some places.

>

And just to add to this, you don't want to use Thyrogen at this point,

because it's not as reliable as going hypo. Most docs don't recommend

it until you have had at least one clean scan (6 months to a year

later) after your RAI. Throw the info in your " stuff to learn later "

bucket :-)

Cheers,

Alisa

Currently - 140mcg Levoxyl

2/15/2002: Nodule found 2/27/2002: FNA

3/4/2002: Hysterectomy/oopherectomy-possible ovarian cancer - BENIGN!!

4/9/2002: TT - Stage 2 pap 2.5 x 2 x 1.6 cm nodule, dx Hashimotos

5/28/2002: WBS (2 mCi) and 100 mCi RAI --- 6/6/2002: WBS - No mets

12/16/02: WBS (5 mCi): clean scan - no thyroid tissue in body!!!

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