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Post Thyroidectomy Pap thyroid cancer Test question / doctors issues.

Ok so I am 4 years post thyroidectomy for papillary thyroid cancer.  I regularly have my tsh and TG tests done to verify I still clear.  I had to move to a different state, and had to get a new doctor.  First I had to go to a PCP who ordered the WRONG test (thyro-binding globulin) and told me over the phone it was 40 and I freaked only to find out it was the wrong test.  Had him refer me to another doctor.  This doctor it turns out ordered Thyroglobulin Reflex Profile - I told him I had never seen my TG test ordered this way and he assured me it would give me a TG result.  

Checked my mychart and it only showed a result for thyroglobulin antibodies.  I called the office to ask about my TG numbers and they said it was under 1.  (so was the antibodies which i could see) but I told her I wanted to make sure becuase I couldnt see that result.  The doctor himself called me and assured me the TG was done and it was under 1.  

Now a few months later I have to have the test again and was checking lab corp mychart for a different thing and it turns out I dont see the result there either.  

IS he flat out lying to me?  Does TG show in a "thyroglobulin reflex profile"?  Has anyone had experience with this specific test? I cant even find any info on that specific test on the internet.  I know I should trust doctors but Ive had a bad run of really bad ones that really dont know their job and this is my health.
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168348 tn?1379357075
Hi -- could it be an anti-thyroidglobulin test perhaps?
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