Follow up with the surgeon today, for the girl. Path came back free & clear of disease! No lymph node involvement was seen, calcium issues have settled down & her labs have her in normal ranges for those. She has to go for a whole passel of bloodwork in a couple of weeks, to check all the thyroid levels out.
Surgeon is still referring her to an endo-oncologist, for follow up. They will determine if she fits the criteria for RAI treatement, though he feels it's not likely - but, that's a them consideration, not a decision her surgeon makes. They will go over her labs again & determine if they need to adjust the thyroid hormone or not. Hopefully, it will just be a "Hi, you're fine, no RAI needed, levels are peachy, have your GP follow, see ya never" type thing.
Happy is an understatement.
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