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I have tsh 12.66 . what to do ?
Dear Seth, I can't really tell you what to do since I do not know your entire medical history.... Your doctors will decide what is causing this high TSH reading and if it is a nodule/mass that is causing it they will probably order you to have surgery.... If it is just lack of thyroid hormones then medication will be given....
You need to talk to your doctors about treatment....
Thank you, karen
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Karen Brawner
Expertise
I will answer any questions you have regarding the thyroid whether it be cancer, cysts (types), hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, blood tests for thyroid problems, surgery, fine needle biopsies etc...
Experience
My complex cysts on my right thyroid gland and the isthmus were found my accident when my doctor thought I was having a TIA. The ultrasound found a complex cysts the size of a golf ball (which turned out to be the size of a tennis ball when it was surgically remove). Doctors were totally surprised because for 5 years, including the day I went to surgery, all of my thyroid blood work was "within the normal range". So much for blood work being conclusive..
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