After Thyroid Cancer Optimal Levels

[fielg]

Thyroid cancer 25 years ago.  On levoxyl doc increased dosage.  THY 0.3 TSH 1.1, calcium 8.5  Are these reading of any concern.  Please let me know.

[ChitChatNine]

Mine is 1.5yrs old ... small, fully encapsulated, no lymph node involvement.

Synthroid:  88mcgs
TSH:         1.3

There is a GREAT ARTICLE on the Mgmt of Papillary Microcinomas in the Health Pages .. but take a look around .. it is on top of page ... maybe one of the articles can even help you some more.

Cheryl

[utahmomma]

Your TSH should stay below 1.0 for cancer patients (you're isn't concerning but should still be suppressed).  Thyroglobulin (tg) should be <.2.   After your dosage increase you will need to have labs redrawn (usually 6-8 weeks after the new dosage) to see if both levels have come down a bit.

Nothing really to be concerned about.  It's when you start having a climb in both levels (despite being on a stable dose of levo) that is a warning sign.

Utahmomma
papillary carcinoma '03
recurrence and RAI '06 and (possibly) '08