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radiation?
by bentley905, Jul 13, 2007 09:38PM
I was diagnosed with hashimoto's five years ago by a biopsy. My blood levels have remained fine until a month ago when it showed hyperthyroidism. My doctor put me on tapazol and last week sent me for a thyroid ultrasound. The scan was compared to one I had in 1997 (they didn't have a record of the one I had five years ago). The results came back that one of the nodules is larger. The doc wants me to see a radiation oncologist to have radiation to my thyroid, thus making me hypothyroid. He said he think the hyper is a pre cursor to hypo.
My endocrinologist has retired and there is a 7 month wait to get in to see an endocrinologist. I am very nervous about having radiation. For one thing, the nodule might not be bigger than it was 5 years ago and if it is , only a biopsy would say if it is malignant. It wasn't 5 years ago.
HAve any of you had this treated in this manner? Suggestions? Help!
My endocrinologist has retired and there is a 7 month wait to get in to see an endocrinologist. I am very nervous about having radiation. For one thing, the nodule might not be bigger than it was 5 years ago and if it is , only a biopsy would say if it is malignant. It wasn't 5 years ago.
HAve any of you had this treated in this manner? Suggestions? Help!
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