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anyone know about RAI
how safe is it/ how long has it been used? Does it really cause concern for it causing other cancers?
I just say as it is Stella.
You can get run over by a bus tomorrow so enjoy the 'moment ' is my philosophy.
If in time to come, I get cancer..then I will deal with it just as I have dealt with so many other things lol.
But my attitude is....life is for living and if RAI or TT is the secret to wellness with thyroid issues...so be it.
Like everyone else here, we are all human and we all want to 'live' life, not 'exist'.
I am happy I had RAI.......I havent felt this good in years.
I traced my start of Graves and Hyper back to 1985.......thats 24 years I have wasted on panic attacks, hyper/hypo symptoms so debilitating that at times I wished I was dead.
I have never felt like that since RAI.
RAI gave me back my sanity and quality of life.
Whatever it takes to make you feel well...then do it.
You can get run over by a bus tomorrow so enjoy the 'moment ' is my philosophy.
If in time to come, I get cancer..then I will deal with it just as I have dealt with so many other things lol.
But my attitude is....life is for living and if RAI or TT is the secret to wellness with thyroid issues...so be it.
Like everyone else here, we are all human and we all want to 'live' life, not 'exist'.
I am happy I had RAI.......I havent felt this good in years.
I traced my start of Graves and Hyper back to 1985.......thats 24 years I have wasted on panic attacks, hyper/hypo symptoms so debilitating that at times I wished I was dead.
I have never felt like that since RAI.
RAI gave me back my sanity and quality of life.
Whatever it takes to make you feel well...then do it.
RAI I-131 ....
Some people have no choice and have to have it done (myself included).
Personally here is my view on treatments.
None of us ask for thyroid issues yet it happens.
The symptoms can be dangerous and so debilitating that we often sink to a very low level and cannot even function properly. We sometimes 'exist'...we dont live.
My attitude to RAI and Thyroidectomy is that if we really didnt need them, then we wouldnt have them done.
There are risks with both.
No-one knows for sure whether RAI can cause cancer as some of us are 'prone ' to cancer genetically.
As for TT, there are parathyroid gland issues where the parathyroid gland may be damaged during surgery and yet, everything may go smooth too.
I think its a case of personal preference.
I wanted TT, but got RAI.
THEN had a TT done.
My RAI was 13 months ago and to this day, I have never regretted it.
I basically think that regardless of the permanant options..be it RAI or TT, the hardest thing is ACCEPTANCE.
Once you can 'accept' that you no longer have a thyroid or a thyroid that is functioning after RAI, then half the battle is won.
It does take a while to 'accept' and some do need councelling for it.
That is why I always recommend that people stay on meds as long as they can to basically research 'all avenues'.
When I was scheduled for RAI,..yes I was scared of getting cancer.
But then found out 2 days before RAI that I ALREADY had cancer.
Thats when it became a 'catch 22' situation for me.
I figured if I didnt have RAI I would end up dead because of atrial fibrillations or if I had RAI, I MAY get cancer again.
Deal with the 'moment'...deal with the disorder then worry about the future.
Life is too short to worry about something that may never happen....
And if it does, then you deal with it just as you would if you got cancer without RAI.
Hope that helps you.
Some people have no choice and have to have it done (myself included).
Personally here is my view on treatments.
None of us ask for thyroid issues yet it happens.
The symptoms can be dangerous and so debilitating that we often sink to a very low level and cannot even function properly. We sometimes 'exist'...we dont live.
My attitude to RAI and Thyroidectomy is that if we really didnt need them, then we wouldnt have them done.
There are risks with both.
No-one knows for sure whether RAI can cause cancer as some of us are 'prone ' to cancer genetically.
As for TT, there are parathyroid gland issues where the parathyroid gland may be damaged during surgery and yet, everything may go smooth too.
I think its a case of personal preference.
I wanted TT, but got RAI.
THEN had a TT done.
My RAI was 13 months ago and to this day, I have never regretted it.
I basically think that regardless of the permanant options..be it RAI or TT, the hardest thing is ACCEPTANCE.
Once you can 'accept' that you no longer have a thyroid or a thyroid that is functioning after RAI, then half the battle is won.
It does take a while to 'accept' and some do need councelling for it.
That is why I always recommend that people stay on meds as long as they can to basically research 'all avenues'.
When I was scheduled for RAI,..yes I was scared of getting cancer.
But then found out 2 days before RAI that I ALREADY had cancer.
Thats when it became a 'catch 22' situation for me.
I figured if I didnt have RAI I would end up dead because of atrial fibrillations or if I had RAI, I MAY get cancer again.
Deal with the 'moment'...deal with the disorder then worry about the future.
Life is too short to worry about something that may never happen....
And if it does, then you deal with it just as you would if you got cancer without RAI.
Hope that helps you.
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