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RAI scheduled

by judge69@mac.com, Oct 12, 2007 06:58AM

Tags: Thyroid, cancers, Thyroid Cancer, Synthroid, Weight, Thyroid scan, Weight gain

Just saw my endo yesterday. I am 3 weeks post op, and he said I had a rapid TSH elevation. I am at 131. He has me doing a full body thyroid scan in the next couple of days, then my RAI next week.

Does a 131 TSH sound high enough for an RAI ? Then 150mcg of synthroid ?

Thanks

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by kipland, Oct 12, 2007 11:12AM

To: judge69

Ummm........yes!! They told me they want the TSH to be at least 30 to do the RAI. I'm thinking you're good to go! Mine was 131 too - but that was 5 weeks post op. By the time I went in for the RAI, it was at 145.

How are you feeling? By that point, I was starting to feel pretty rough. Keep us posted.

Lori

by judge69@mac.com, Oct 13, 2007 08:18AM

I am feeling surprisingly good. Very few symptoms. A little fatigued at night, but no weight gain at all. No other symptoms. Thats why I was surprised at my TSH level.

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