As far as an update, my MO was not too concerned about the elevated thyroid. He wants to treat the side effect instead of the root cause. The thyroid will probably go back to normal.

I am using a new sleep medicine, (Lunesta), and its working fine. I sleep 6 or 7 hours now.

Mike

Removed righside lymph node(stage III)on 10/10/05 Unknown Primary. 6x Carbo, 2x cistplatine, 8 weeks Radiation (not IRMT)