I made a call to my nuclear med Dr. last week to find out if I still need another I-131 treatment at the end of the year. I wanted to know because I noticed that my thyroglobulin level was much lower after having a blood test that was checking for that plus my T3 & T4 [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Hmmm, I Misunderstood
Posted in Uncategorized on September 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Question Answered
Posted in Uncategorized on September 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Dr. Walker called me last night to discuss whether lithotripsy could cause a lesion on my liver. There is no difinitive proof of that. He said there has been talk in the medical community that it might lead to diabetes and high blood pressure but once again nothing is written in stone about that. He also [...]
No Change
Posted in Uncategorized on September 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
NO CHANGE. Sounds good to me. I am very thankful to hear those words from Dr. Ansari’s office with regards to the results of the contrast CT scan done of my liver last week. I am breathing a sigh of relief. I wonder if I will ever be able to fully relax when I am [...]
Another CT Scan
Posted in Uncategorized on September 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I went back to Dr. Ansari’s office today to have a CT scan of my liver.
Earlier this year when I had my first appointment with Dr. Ansari I told him after being diagnosed with breast cancer I was concerned about my lungs. Both of my parents were heavy smokers so I ingested second hand [...]
Another Follow Up
Posted in Uncategorized on September 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I saw Dr. Tachman today, my endocrinologist as a follow up appointment to my treatment for papillary thyroid cancer and to make sure that I am on a correct dose of thyroid medicine.
First of all he pointed out to me that it will take a while for everything to level out. That includes my T3 and T4 [...]
