RAI 8 years after TT
#ThyroidCancer I was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer in 2016 and had a total thyroidectomy. The endocrinologist said RAI was not necessary. Eight years later in 2024, my neck ultrasound is clear but annual bloodwork shows my thyroglobulin number is up from 0.0.0.1 (zero point one) to 0.8, so my endocrinologist recommends radioactive iodine treatment. Has anyone been in this position with RAI treatmemt years after TT? I’m nervous the thyroid cancer is back and wondering what this means for my prognosis and survivability.