Saturday, July 3, 2010
Thyroid and Neck Ultrasound - 7/2/10
I went in for my latest thyroid and neck ultrasound. My last one was back in October 2009, but Dr F wanted me to get it in July in advance of my possible scan at the end of the year. I will call Dr F on Tuesday to find out my results. Hopefully she has not left for maternity leave yet.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
No Change in Synthroid Dosage
I went for my follow up blood test yesterday after switching my Synthroid dosage to 137 on April 13th. I got a call from Dr Fenichel's office that my test came back fine and to stay on the dosage that I currently am on - 137.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Monday, April 12, 2010
Blood Test Results - 4/12/2010
I spoke with Dr. Fenichel regarding my blood test results after seeing her last week.
She said that the Tg antibodies are still present. There is nothing to do right now. We will check them again in October when I have my ultrasound and blood tests.
She also said that my Thyroid levels were normal, which is good for most people but I need to be slightly hyperthyroid. Therefore, she is changing my Synthroid level from 125 to 137.
According to her scale, my weight has increased in the last year. Could be muscle, could be to the lowered Synthroid dose. My lowest weight in her office was 142, and it was up to 150 when I saw her on Thursday. To me, the weight of 150 is normal and the 142 was quite low for me and I noticed that I looked pretty skinny. The 142 weight was probably after the low iodine diet in which I usually lose 5-7 pounds. I have been training for a marathon for the past 4 months - although I tend to eat more during training, it would not make sense to me that I gained weight overall during my training cycle. I usually lose weight. I have been feeling fine while on the Synthroid 125 level and my running has being doing great as well.
She said that the Tg antibodies are still present. There is nothing to do right now. We will check them again in October when I have my ultrasound and blood tests.
She also said that my Thyroid levels were normal, which is good for most people but I need to be slightly hyperthyroid. Therefore, she is changing my Synthroid level from 125 to 137.
According to her scale, my weight has increased in the last year. Could be muscle, could be to the lowered Synthroid dose. My lowest weight in her office was 142, and it was up to 150 when I saw her on Thursday. To me, the weight of 150 is normal and the 142 was quite low for me and I noticed that I looked pretty skinny. The 142 weight was probably after the low iodine diet in which I usually lose 5-7 pounds. I have been training for a marathon for the past 4 months - although I tend to eat more during training, it would not make sense to me that I gained weight overall during my training cycle. I usually lose weight. I have been feeling fine while on the Synthroid 125 level and my running has being doing great as well.
Friday, April 9, 2010
Doctor Visits - 4/8/10
I went for my six month checkups with both Dr H and Dr F.
Dr. H - He felt my neck and lymph nodes, really digging around, and said that everything felt great and to come back into the office in another six months. When I asked about whether or not I needed to get a total body scan this year, he said that he didn't think I needed one but he would check with Dr. F. He said that I would still need an ultrasound. He didn't have me get a blood test since I was going to get one for Dr F anyway. The main thing that we need to do is track my Tg antibody levels, which still exist.
Dr F - First, she felt my neck as well and said that everything was normal. Then we discussed what needed to be done for me for the rest of the year. When I asked her about the need for a scan this year (which was done in June the past 2 years), she said that I did not need one right now. Although my Tg antibodies were still present last year, she said that she will track my blood results when I get a test in April 2010 and October 2010, and that there is no need for a scan just yet. She wants to track my blood progress over the next 6 months and decide in October if there is a need for a scan. If the antibodies are still present in October, then I may need a scan in the future. She will discuss this with Dr. H.
Therefore, the plan is to get a blood test tomorrow, and then get a blood test and neck ultrasound in October 2010 and see where we stand then. Dr F said that the ultrasound is more sensitive than the scan and will be able to tell us what we need to know and would pick up activity before the scan would.
Schedule:
April 2010 - Blood Test
October 2010 - Blood Test (Dr F gave me the prescription)
October 2010 - Neck Ultrasound (call NYU Radiology - Dr F already gave me the prescription)
Dr. H - He felt my neck and lymph nodes, really digging around, and said that everything felt great and to come back into the office in another six months. When I asked about whether or not I needed to get a total body scan this year, he said that he didn't think I needed one but he would check with Dr. F. He said that I would still need an ultrasound. He didn't have me get a blood test since I was going to get one for Dr F anyway. The main thing that we need to do is track my Tg antibody levels, which still exist.
Dr F - First, she felt my neck as well and said that everything was normal. Then we discussed what needed to be done for me for the rest of the year. When I asked her about the need for a scan this year (which was done in June the past 2 years), she said that I did not need one right now. Although my Tg antibodies were still present last year, she said that she will track my blood results when I get a test in April 2010 and October 2010, and that there is no need for a scan just yet. She wants to track my blood progress over the next 6 months and decide in October if there is a need for a scan. If the antibodies are still present in October, then I may need a scan in the future. She will discuss this with Dr. H.
Therefore, the plan is to get a blood test tomorrow, and then get a blood test and neck ultrasound in October 2010 and see where we stand then. Dr F said that the ultrasound is more sensitive than the scan and will be able to tell us what we need to know and would pick up activity before the scan would.
Schedule:
April 2010 - Blood Test
October 2010 - Blood Test (Dr F gave me the prescription)
October 2010 - Neck Ultrasound (call NYU Radiology - Dr F already gave me the prescription)
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Ultrasound Results and Visit With Dr Heller - Good News
On 10/8/09, I went for my neck ultrasound as scheduled at NYU Hospital. Dr. Fenichel wanted them to scan my thyroid area, as well as the lateral (sides) of my neck. The initial scan only took a few minutes, but it did not seem to me that the technician scanned the sides of my neck. I asked her if the lateral scan was done and she said yes. Luckily, right before I left, the radiologist stopped me and said that the prescription stated that a lateral scan was to be done. I already knew this, but I was glad he caught it.
The results came back several days later and Dr. Fenichel called me to say that the scans came back clean and there are no signs of residual thyroid activity or tissue. We will have to keep an eye on the Thyroglobulin antibodies in the next year.
I went to see Dr. Heller on 10/8/09 as well for my six month checkup. He did his usual poking and prodding of my neck and said that everything looked great and to come back in another 6 months.
The results came back several days later and Dr. Fenichel called me to say that the scans came back clean and there are no signs of residual thyroid activity or tissue. We will have to keep an eye on the Thyroglobulin antibodies in the next year.
I went to see Dr. Heller on 10/8/09 as well for my six month checkup. He did his usual poking and prodding of my neck and said that everything looked great and to come back in another 6 months.
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