 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | Angelia,
If you don't already have a baseline thyroid test, ask for a thyroid test that includes your TSH level. Many people have thyroid problems show up even years after radiation treatments and it is handy to know what your TSH level was BEFORE your treatments. It's a simple blood test.
Take care,
Eileen
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Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
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