thyroid cancer

[jacksgran]

12 years ago I had thyroid cancer. Fortunately after radioactive ioding treatment I have been fine. I was going to hospital for blood tests every year, until two years ago it was changed to two yearly, with blood test being done by GP in between. Last year I had a blood test at GP, who said my thyroxine levels where too high and reduced my medicatons from 150 to 100 milligrams per day. I recently went to the hospital and the surgeon went ballistic when he found I was only on 100 mgrms. Appparently thyroid cancer patients have to be kept on high levels of thyroxine, because the cancer can return.
He said that some GPs are unaware of this. I now have a new GP as the previous one retired.. I have requested that the hospital writes to the GP to inform him of this, just in case he`s not aware of this. I have to return to hospital in two weeks, when I will be put on correct dose.

[sqad617]

Interesting letter jacksgran, indeed you are correct it is the TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone) from the Pituitary Gland that has to be permanently suppressed to reduce the incidence of recurrence and the best way to reduce the TSH is to increase and maintain a high dose of Thyroxine. If Consultants do not tell the GP then they will not know.