Thyroglobulin Update
What is Thyroglobulin? I'm glad you asked. It is the form that thyroid hormone takes when stored in the cells of the thyroid. If the thyroid has been removed, thyroglobulin should not show up on a blood test. Doctors measure thyroglobulin level in blood to detect thyroid cancer cells that remain in the body after treatment.
The normal range for serum thyroglobulin (Tg) is 0 to 30 ng/m. In early 2005, my Tg was 789 and rose to 1,050 after the thyroid was removed on 04/15/05. In May my Tg rose to 1,119 and then as high as 5,200 before my neck dissection in June. Three weeks after my neck dissection, the Tg fell to 540. A month following my radio-iodine treatment (July 2005), the Tg dropped to 249. In October, the Tg dropped to 200. Just last month, my Tg dropped to 116!
It's encouraging to see the Tg continue to fall. However, any Tg is an indicator that I still have the cancer. Since I now have no thyroid, my Tg should be zero. An average Tg range is 10 to 20 for someone who has a thyroid.
Based on the results, my next treatment will probably be sometime in May. The date is still being coordinated with the nuclear medicine department at Washington Hospital Center. I'll post the schedule once I receive it.
Thank you all for your continued thoughts and prayers.
The normal range for serum thyroglobulin (Tg) is 0 to 30 ng/m. In early 2005, my Tg was 789 and rose to 1,050 after the thyroid was removed on 04/15/05. In May my Tg rose to 1,119 and then as high as 5,200 before my neck dissection in June. Three weeks after my neck dissection, the Tg fell to 540. A month following my radio-iodine treatment (July 2005), the Tg dropped to 249. In October, the Tg dropped to 200. Just last month, my Tg dropped to 116!
It's encouraging to see the Tg continue to fall. However, any Tg is an indicator that I still have the cancer. Since I now have no thyroid, my Tg should be zero. An average Tg range is 10 to 20 for someone who has a thyroid.
Based on the results, my next treatment will probably be sometime in May. The date is still being coordinated with the nuclear medicine department at Washington Hospital Center. I'll post the schedule once I receive it.
Thank you all for your continued thoughts and prayers.
posted by Chris at 1:21 PM
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