High TPO and Anti-Thyroglobulin reading

[Anu0506]

I have thyroid cancer. Done total thyroidectomy last year. Had my RAI too late last year .
I got my latest test results , wondering should I be ok or what? My TSH was always high but with the recent test results prooved to be otherwise, I am going to give a detailed test result and i hope you can shed some light on this matter.  

Free T4              20.6           pmol/L     11.5-23.2

TSH                    2.35          uIU/ml      0.40-5.50

Free T3               4.8             pmol/L     3.5-6.5  

Human Thyroglobulin  <0.2                    0.0-55.0

TPO                      175.0        IU/ml       0.0-35.0

Anti-Thyroglobulin   302.0        IU/ml       0.0-40.0

I had a 5cm nodule removed 3 weeks ago. My med was increased from 150mcg to :
Mon to Wed - 150mcg and from Thurs to Sun - 200mcg.

I would like your opinion on this and my Iodine-131 Wholebody Scintigraphy is scheduled for mid Sept 2009.
THANK YOU very much Dr Lupo.

[Mark Lupo, M.D.]

The Tg-antibodies make it more difficult to track the cancer, but the antibody level can be followed and used as a "surrogate" marker.

What was the 5cm nodule removed 3 weeks ago? Was that a persistent cancer in the neck??

It is difficult to assess this situation without more information, but the ongoing evaluation would include ultrasounds of the neck, Tg & Tg-antibodies and at least one I-131 whole body scan (as planned).

[Anu0506]

Thank you very much Dr Lupo for taking time off to answer my question. I really appreciate it very much. To your question, was the 5cm nodule a persistant cancer, "Yes, it was"