ca. 100% RAIU test result

Last month I underwent a RAIU test for my hyperthyroid and was then given the proper dosage of Radioactive Iodine to destroy my thyroid.  I went to my doctor for the one month check up last week.  What should I expect from an almost 100% iodine uptake? I was told 30% uptake is the norm.

washedn

[stella5349]

Are you saying after one month the gland is 100% gone already?

[Smilerdeb]

Its possible Stella....I was Hypo 5 weeks after RAI.
Some go hypo straight away...sometimes others take up to a year.
I went for weekly bloods so that I didnt crash too hard.
My TSH was 6 point something at 5 weeks.
Prior to that, I had never seen my TSH over 0.5 lol.

If your thyroid took the full 100% then I would say that you will go hypo quickly.

[Dogdancing]

my uptake was 125% (dont ask me how)

My doc was concerned that since my gland was ramped up  to the max that it would process the radiation and get rid of it before it could have a chance to damage my thyroid enough to kill it. Thus causing the need to redo the RAI again.
That is the possible senario one faces with a high uptake score.