Damn you, misplaced decimal point!

[hel_ana]

Or, at least that's my assumption. Because I don't see any other reasonable explanation for my TSH being 2.13 on June 2nd and 83.2 on June 9th. It just makes much more sense for it to have been 21.3 on June 2nd, and some transcriptionist just made a mistake.

Of course, the possibility that they tested someone else's blood exists, I suppose.

At any rate, I go nuclear on Monday morning, and have my scan a week from tomorrow. Now all I need to do is wrest further orders for thyroglobulin and thyroglobulin antibodies tests from my doctor (his receptionist seemed to think that it would be a good idea to wait 2 weeks after the scan to do those tests). Keep in mind that for those tests to be effective, I need to be off my medication. For those keeping score at home, waiting 2 weeks would involve being off my meds for 10 weeks. To me, that sounds somewhat unreasonable. Call me crazy, but no-one needs to have me walking around with a TSH in the 3 digits, thank you very much. Certainly, I need to stay off the meds for a few days after the scan, to make sure that I don't need to have an ablative dose again. But two weeks? That's nuts.

Can I go back to bed now?

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[warpedwitch.livejournal.com]

only if i can go back to bed too...*yawns*

[megiddo-lj.livejournal.com]

Lordy.

Good Luck. I need to call for an appointment today.

If you go back to bed, then I get to (seperately) go, too!!

[hel_ana]

Good luck on your endeavors, too.

[lesliepear.livejournal.com]

No that isn't right. Sloan does the blood work the same day as the scan (and I think most places do). Hopefully you can get your scan results quickly and they are negative.

Even if your blood work was 21.3, doctors like to see a number in the 30's if possible.

I'm feeling blah today after 2 thyrogen shots and a scan dose and of course it's hot out. Get some rest and I'm sending lots of "negative" thoughts your way.

[hel_ana]

::nods:: The 21.3 wouldn't have been high enough, but at least it would have been less stressful than wondering why it was only 2.13. Plus, it's conceivable that from a 21.3 on Thursday the 2nd, it would have been a 30 by Monday the 6th, since TSH does tend to rise quite quickly once it starts rising.

But yeah, I've *never* heard of anyone waiting 2 weeks after the scan to do the bloodwork.

[hel_ana]

Good luck, btw. When's your scan? I'm thinking "negative" thoughts for you, too.

[lesliepear.livejournal.com]

Scan is Friday at 11:45.

It's frustrating to know I'm waiting on test results I can't see. At least when you are intitially diagnosed and treated you know something was wrong. Now, I feel ok and can't tell.

[hel_ana]

I'm going to claim hypo-head -- I'm not sure what you mean by test results you can't see?

I'm hypo too...

[lesliepear.livejournal.com]

I can't see or feel if there is any cancer or thyroid left, so I have to rely on the test results - as opposed to a cold or broken bone where you can clearly tell if you are better.

Re: I'm hypo too...

[hel_ana]

Ah, I see. I hadn't considered it in those terms. For me, I *knew* it was cancer before the biopsy results came back.

I also "knew" that it's not going to come back. I guess we'll find out next week if that's the case.

[ilanajayne.livejournal.com]

Hey - I don't know much about thyroids to say if two weeks is too long or not, but whatever happens and whenver it happens, I hope it comes out ok.