I learned a lot at the conference. But I am mentally exhausted.
I was hoping it was going to be a 'light' day, then I walked into a Pediactric ThyCa session. The ENT/speaker said he had worked on a patient as young as six years old. 6! The good news for young ThyCans is their prognosis is way better than it is for adults, their cancer (if it is papillary) responds to RAI, even in their lymph nodes, and they also seem to do better when going 'hypo' in preparation for a WBS.
Another session I attended was about TSH suppression. I asked the Endo/Speaker how fast my TSH would rise if/when I forget to take my afternoon T3 pill. I thought it would take a while, esp since I am so suppressed. She said it could rise relatively quickly, since I would be missing 30% of my medication for that day. Well, that is not good, especially since I seem to forget my second T3 pill at least once every other week.
It was a lot to absorb in three days, but I am so glad I was able to attend the conference this year. The 2012 ThyCa conference will be in Chicago, October 19-21, so mark your calendars!
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