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Can thryroid tissue grow back going thru the massive dose of radio active Idoine treatment for Graves Disease?
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Its not usually a case of it growing back.
Its usually the tissue wasnt completely removed or ablated (RAI) when it was done last time.
Its not unusual for some people to have RAI twice because the first dose administered wasnt enough.
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