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Poll- cancer survivors- RAI

by redhed87, Apr 23, 2008 06:57PM
I have a question, how many of you have had more than one dose of RAI for your cancer?  How long after your initial dose did you have it???  1 year, 5 years??  I am just curious and anxious.........
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by amela321, Apr 23, 2008 08:45PM
I was diagnosed 22 years ago.  I had first RAI 2 months after diagnosis, second RAI about 10 months after diagnosis and am now scheduled for a third RAI due to a recent recurrence.  I just had surgery on Friday.  So the third RAI is 22 years after diagnosis.  Geeze, even I can't believe that and it's me, lol.

by utahmomma, Apr 23, 2008 10:57PM
I had RAI three years after my cancer diagnosis due to recurrence.  I had 100mCi.  I'm probably looking at another treatment dose this year due to increasing TSH and Tg levels.  :-(

My sister had three doses of RAI within three years - I think that she started at either 100mCi or 150mCi (sorry, brain fog).  Her last dose was over 225mCi.

Yeah . . . fun.  :-(

by redhed87, Apr 24, 2008 05:38AM
To: amela321 and utahmomma
Thanks for the posts.  I figured my one time may not be it.  I hope so.

by Justin1967, Jun 25, 2009 04:51AM
To: redhed87
Hi there.. Yeap I reluctantly had RAI 6 months after surgery.. I'm probably due to zap the final remnant tissue sometime soon.. not fun.. Is thyrogen readily availbale for you?  Its not available here, so I have to go cold turkey..
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