Re: Thyroid Cancer Screening

[Guest guest]

I personally would not continue to poke and radiate my body. Run some good labs:

TSH

Free T3

Free T4

TPO Ab

Tg Ab

Tg

RT3

You should be able to tell if something is really wrong by looking at these and by how you feel. I am not a fan of these types of testing. I think they just mess with the body too much.

Thyroid Cancer Screening

Hey all,Kira in Oregon here. Question about screening and diagnostics. Given that most of us with hypo/Hashis have some combo of goiter/nodule/fibrous tissue, and that we've been told we probably all have slow-growing thyroid cancer cells, what kind of periodic screening do all of you get?Through the years, and before discovering this board, I had 3 thyroid biopsies by FNA, a couple of ultrasounds, several nuclear medicine scans and an MRI. I'm tempted to never get another FNA and never another nuc med scan--- only ultrasounds from now on, while implementing the full Iodine Protocol.Do we really want to go down the road of periodically getting needled(with the incumbent trauma to the tissue and emotional distress involved), followed by radioactive imaging? What do you all do/think?KS

[Guest guest]

Thanks for your considered opinion, . These are the labs we

periodically run for me. BTW, seeing Meletis in three weeks! KS

>

> I personally would not continue to poke and radiate my body. Run some good

labs:

>

> TSH

> Free T3

> Free T4

> TPO Ab

> Tg Ab

> Tg

> RT3

>

> You should be able to tell if something is really wrong by looking at these

and by how you feel. I am not a fan of these types of testing. I think they

just mess with the body too much.

>

>

>

>

> Thyroid Cancer Screening

>

>

>

> Hey all,

> Kira in Oregon here. Question about screening and diagnostics.

> Given that most of us with hypo/Hashis have some combo of

goiter/nodule/fibrous tissue, and that we've been told we probably all have

slow-growing thyroid cancer cells, what kind of periodic screening do all of you

get?

>

> Through the years, and before discovering this board, I had 3 thyroid

biopsies by FNA, a couple of ultrasounds, several nuclear medicine scans and an

MRI.

>

> I'm tempted to never get another FNA and never another nuc med scan--- only

ultrasounds from now on, while implementing the full Iodine Protocol.

>

> Do we really want to go down the road of periodically getting needled(with

the incumbent trauma to the tissue and emotional distress involved), followed by

radioactive imaging?

> What do you all do/think?KS

>

[Guest guest]

I am glad. I will see him this weekend.

Steph

Thyroid Cancer Screening> > > > Hey all,> Kira in Oregon here. Question about screening and diagnostics. > Given that most of us with hypo/Hashis have some combo of goiter/nodule/fibrous tissue, and that we've been told we probably all have slow-growing thyroid cancer cells, what kind of periodic screening do all of you get?> > Through the years, and before discovering this board, I had 3 thyroid biopsies by FNA, a couple of ultrasounds, several nuclear medicine scans and an MRI. > > I'm tempted to never get another FNA and never another nuc med scan--- only ultrasounds from now on, while implementing the full Iodine Protocol.> > Do we really want to go down the road of periodically getting needled(with the incumbent trauma to the tissue and emotional distress involved), followed by radioactive imaging? > What do you all do/think?KS>

[Guest guest]

Glad to here it, Kira! --

At 12:46 PM 3/2/2011, you wrote:

>I am glad. I will see him this weekend.

>

>Steph

>

>

> Thyroid Cancer Screening

> >

> >

> >

> > Hey all,

> > Kira in Oregon here. Question about screening and diagnostics.

> > Given that most of us with hypo/Hashis have some combo of

> goiter/nodule/fibrous tissue, and that we've been told we probably all

> have slow-growing thyroid cancer cells, what kind of periodic screening

> do all of you get?

> >

> > Through the years, and before discovering this board, I had 3 thyroid

> biopsies by FNA, a couple of ultrasounds, several nuclear medicine scans

> and an MRI.

> >

> > I'm tempted to never get another FNA and never another nuc med scan---

> only ultrasounds from now on, while implementing the full Iodine Protocol.

> >

> > Do we really want to go down the road of periodically getting

> needled(with the incumbent trauma to the tissue and emotional distress

> involved), followed by radioactive imaging?

> > What do you all do/think?KS

> >

>

>

>

>

>

~~~ There is no way to peace; peace is the way ~~~~

--A.J. Muste

[Guest guest]

The best information about cancer screening I'm aware of is the work of Dr.

Gilbert Welch of Dartmouth, as I said earlier. I can highly recommend both of

his books: " Should I Be Tested For Cancer: Maybe Not and Here's Why " and

" Overdiagnosed: Making People Sick in the Pursuit of Health. "

Cancer screening, and the more general push for " early diagnosis, " have been

hugely oversold. Thyroid cancer is one of the best examples, since the vast

majority of thyroid cancers pose no risk, regardless of whether they are

treated, or how they are treated; they are " pseudodisease " never destined to

cause harm. A few are dangerous and and can kill. But almost everyone diagnosed

suffers substantial harm from the testing and treatments even though only a very

small percentage benefit.

Each person must decide whether to subject themselves to these risks and harms

in exchange for a small chance of being helped. I cannot recommend Dr. Welch's

work highly enough for those who want to make a thoughtful and informed decision

about such things. This applies to other cancers as well, and many other

diseases, too.

Bill

>

> Hey all,

> Kira in Oregon here. Question about screening and diagnostics.

> Given that most of us with hypo/Hashis have some combo of

goiter/nodule/fibrous tissue, and that we've been told we probably all have

slow-growing thyroid cancer cells, what kind of periodic screening do all of you

get?

>

> Through the years, and before discovering this board, I had 3 thyroid biopsies

by FNA, a couple of ultrasounds, several nuclear medicine scans and an MRI.

>

> I'm tempted to never get another FNA and never another nuc med scan--- only

ultrasounds from now on, while implementing the full Iodine Protocol.

>

> Do we really want to go down the road of periodically getting needled(with the

incumbent trauma to the tissue and emotional distress involved), followed by

radioactive imaging?

> What do you all do/think?KS

>