Just Learning Of My Thyroid Disorder. Need Help??

[helenschild4]

Hi.  I have just been told that I have hyperthyroidism and that I have a small goiter.  Dr. took 17 tubes of blood and my labs are just coming in.  One caught my eye and I am getting scared.  I don't see the Dr. again until July 22.  My Thyroglobulin (IMA) was pretty high at 104.5.  I tried to read about it but do not really understand.  Well,  I might understand but just don't want to freak out just yet.  Can someone explain this to me?  Is it cancer?  Is that what happens when cancer is there?  Thanks.

[Barb135]

helenschild4... was there a reference range for the Thyroglobulin?  If so, what was it?  Reference ranges are, typically, located next to the result, in parenthesis.

While thyroglobulin is used as tumor marker to determine if cancer has returned or to determine how treatment has worked, it does not necessarily mean that you have cancer, simply because you may have elevated thyroglobulin levels now.

A biopsy is the only way cancer can be diagnosed... have you had an ultrasound to determine if you have nodules?  Have you had a biopsy?  Less than 5% of all thyroid nodules turn out to be cancer.

Please post the rest of your labs when you get them, particularly, Free T3, Free T4 and any antibody tests.