Shannon828: Thyroid Ultrasound Results

[Med Help]

Thank you for your answer.  I had a thyroid ultrasound in October by Dr. McArdle at Beth Israel Deaconess in Boston.  He is part of the Thyroid Center there and specializes in Thyroid ultrasounds.  After looking at my neck he said "I see absolutely nothing, no tissue, no enlarged Lymph nodes, nothing."  Additionally, the Tg has stayed at 1.0 since my TT, hasn't raised, but hasn't gone down either.

My labs are scheduled for Friday, but my scan is actually Thursday (M/T Thyrogen shots, W I123 dose, Th scan, labs Fri).

Also at ,51 TSH I am feeling tired all the time, dry skin, etc.  Do some people experience these symptoms when hyper rather than hypo?

[shannon828]

Many thanks.  Looks like my Tg has started to drop (last week's labs show my Tg at 0.8 from 1.0) and my scan came out clean.  I am assuming that whether I get more RAI depends on how high my stimulated TSH/Tg levels are in comparison to my non-stimulated ones?

[Mark Lupo, M.D.]

Sounds like you have appropriate followup and testing.
The TSH of 0.51 is normal and likely in your target range.  Fatigue and dry skin may be thyroid related, but are non-specific symptoms.