: pregnancy and thyca

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Hi ,

So we are pretty much in the same boat as far as having 2nd child

without a thyroid and not yet having clean scan! Sounds like you are

doing good if your Tg is holding stable. What is your TG? How about

your TSH? Have you needed to make any adjustments on your medication

dosage?

I found a lump when my 1st son was 4 months old and had it

surgically biopsied when he was 6mos. old. Found out it was

papillary carcinoma w/ mets to neck lymph nodes. Had my TT w/ R neck

dissection 7/00 and 150 RAI 8/00. Then had 100mci RAI 3/01 b/c

eventhough the scan looked " clean " my Tg was in the 200's. L neck

dissec. was done 7/01. Again had another surgery 11/01 b/c it seemed

they left behind 2cm nodule in anterior L neck. (New surgeon and new

endo) 2/02 had 250 mci dosimetry dose RAI. Tg was about 125

unsuppressed. Pet scan 3/03 showed some uptake still in L neck and

faint small spot in mediastinum. So it has been very slow going for

me. It is so stubborn! I believe it is so b/c my 1st endo did not

tell me to do the LID for the 1st two RAI and now I'm probably

iodine resistant.

Yes, I had my 1st US at 6 wks. My OB thought I was having twins!!!

Imagine that. Well, US showed only one baby. Have you noticed that

you are bigger the 2nd time around?

Take care,

Sandy

> Hi Sandy,

>

> This is my second child but my first pregnancy without a thyroid

> gland. I had my TT last year. I have not had a clean scan yet...

I

> became pregnant 9 months after my RAI treatment.

>

> I was assuming you have had surgery already and RAI or have you?

I

> haven't been online in months so I am not familiar with your case.

>

> My lab has the pregnancy reference range for free T4 as:

>

> First trimester: 0.7-2.0 ng/dL

> Second trimester: 0.5-1.8 ng/dL

> Third trimester: 0.5-1.6 ng/dL

>

> You must have some residual thryoid tissue somewhere for TG to be

> present in your blood. I have heard of people whose TG went up

> during pregnancy and then returned to their old base number after

> delivery. I have not experienced a rise in TG. I am hoping this

is

> a sign that I am cancer free not just an artifact from having a

> recent RAI treatment.

>

> Have you had your first baby ultrasound?

>

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