hi jenjenmn, i am surprised for i thought once you had the thyroid removed, that was it. then the more i read, the more i learn, that is not all that simple. words like tall cell and aggressive papillary cancer. next thing you know. i end up with exactly that as i had the radical neck dissection on the right side in january 31, 2023. 11 of 19 lymph nodes malignant. then i had the left side done and that had a small amt. of cancer. then i had the RAI, then the scans and then the cat scan. i have a thyroglobin of 48, which came down from 127, and that was july 11, 2023 bl. test. so now i find out from the ENT, that my epiglottis is not closing properly, so i have to go and do a barium swallow. i've lost my voice and do a lot of grunting and gurgling and burping and coughing. seems like i need a suction out my throat. i do not know how in the world i am going to drink that barium as i have such a gag problem, plus i have to sip any liquids. takes me forever to eat some food. i wish you the best all of you, sure hate to hear of you having to go in for the third time. i'm sure i am a lot older than you, prayers for all.