 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | Tammy,
Have you had your thyroid checked? If not, you need a blood test to check your thyroid TSH level, T3 and T4 numbers. You also need to know what your TSH level was prior to radiation. The hospital that did you blood work prior and during radiation should have these numbers. Do not accept a reading that says you 'are within range'. You need to get your TSH level back to what YOUR normal was before treatment. A tiny pill daily will do this. Hope this helps.
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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