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Elevated Tsh Post Thyroidectomy

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Dr. Chobufo Ditah MD

Why does my endocrinologist keep lowering my dose of thyroxine to raise my TSH after thyroidectomy? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chobufo Ditah ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Mirjeta Guni MD

Had a thyroidectomy in October and the last 2 months my TSH LEVEL IS .04 in January and .02 in February. Is this dangerous? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mirjeta Guni ( Endocrinologist)
Dr. Shehzad Topiwala MD

I had a thyroidectomy and my TSH is now 60. Does that mean my pituatary is working overtime looking for random thyroid leftovers and I will need radioactive iodine? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shehzad Topiwala ( Endocrinologist)
Dr. Shehzad Topiwala MD

Hi doctor. I am one month post a full thyroidectomy . Prior to syrgery? My tsh level was .43. I am now on 150mcg of Eltroxine pist surgery & my tsh level is 4.3. Is this normal/ok? My free t3 is... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shehzad Topiwala ( Endocrinologist)
Dr. Mirjeta Guni MD

My tsh is 0.024 and t4 free is 1.71. What does this mean? I had my thyroid out in March due to Medullary cancer ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mirjeta Guni ( Endocrinologist)

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Dr. Minal Mohit MD

I had a a completion thyroidectomy on Feb 28th. My TSH was 8 and my doctor changed my levothyroxine ... months ago. My doctor does not want to retest my TSH until I am on the new does of 100 for 2... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Minal Mohit ( Endocrinologist)
Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi MD

yes or no to tsh suppression for thyroid removed(37 years ago) - mom had medullary carcinoma. I had .... Mom did not have dna testing. Some doc s want to use tsh suppression - some say it doesn t work for ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Hardik Sanghvi MD

I had a total thyroidectomy a little over a month ago. Before the thyroidectomy, my TSH was 2.33. Now, my TSH is .626. I had a total hysterectomy 2.5 years ago, and have never had any hot... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Hardik Sanghvi ( Hematologist)
Dr. Santosh K Pandey MD

i had my left lobe thyroidectomy done in march 20th 2017. Before surgery My TSH level was only 0.78 after surgery it came up 4.8 then rechcked after 0ne month TSH gone up to 5.6.. why what is the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Santosh K Pandey ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Prakash H Muddegowda MD

I had thyroid cancer in 2005 and had a total thyroidectomy in 2005. I am a nurse. They have kept my tsh levels low to keep cancer from reoccurring. I m now at tsh of 0.123. I have gained a stubborn 13 ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Prakash H Muddegowda ( Geriatrics Specialist)