Hi
You have have undergone total thyroidectomy for palliative
thyroid carcinoma which is a well differentiated type of thyroid carcinoma which generally has a good prognosis. U need to undergo radioiodine scan to look for distant metastases. Based on biopsy report and radioiodine scan you are going to get classified as low, intermediate or high risk depending on factors such as size of tumor, lymph nodes positive for carcinoma, thyroglobulin levels and presence or absence of distant metastases. You need radioiodine therapy if you falk into intermediate ir high risk.
Next Steps
please visit ENT doctor for your sore throat