Guest guest Posted March 10, 2003 Report Share Posted March 10, 2003 Hi, Janet - > How do I get my hands on all my lab reports? Just ask :-). Sometimes hospitals charge for copies of reports, but the doctors get them, so I'd ask your doctor. What I do now is ask my doctor to write " copy to patient " on my lab slips, and they send the results to me. And you want to know ALL the numbers, rather than relying on a doctor to say " it's normal " - cause " normal " isn't always right for thycans. > What are TG Antibodies? has a great explanation here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thyca/message/22049 > How do I get that checked. It's a blood test, and they do at the same time they test your TG and TSH levels. > I was told when took my thyroid out, that is > when they found out I had Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. That was the > last I heard of it, no one has mentioned it to me again. Is this > something I need to stay on top of also? Just something to keep in the back of your mind :-). It means they may do more other types of tests (like ultrasounds or scans), rather than relying as much on the TG levels. > Ahhhhh! I wish the doctors would tell me these things! I know, it is very frustrating. The first step is to get to the RIGHT doctor - Find an endocrinologist who is familiar with thyca. If you tell us where you live, someone here may be able to give you a name of someone in your area. [from another one of your posts] > Do you think I need an Oncologist also to follow up with the cancer > part of this? No, you don't. That seems weird, I know - the first thing my family said to me when I told them I might have thyroid cancer is that I should see an oncologist. But oncologists aren't the specialists who deal with this cancer, which has very different treatment than other ones - it's the endocrinologist, who'll coordinate with the nuclear med docs when scans are needed. The endo follows us for the rest of our lives, regulating our meds and coordinating tests (ultrasounds, bloodwork, scans). Cheers, Alisa Currently - TSH 0.09, 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: 100 mCi RAI 12/16/02: WBS (5 mCi): clean scan - no thyroid tissue in body!!! Age: 49 -- Location: near Seattle WA --- Check out my posts: Radioactive Girl - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thyca/message/19472 My LID - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thyca/message/15872 My RAI - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thyca/message/15873 LID stuff - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thyca/message/25430 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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