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RAI treatment after Thyroidectomy
by gammysrq, Jul 21, 2008 08:37PM
Had a thyroidectomy and am scheduled to receive the radioactive tablet treatment.
Has anyone been thru this and what do I expect?
I will be going home after the treatment and wonder about safety.
Has anyone been thru this and what do I expect?
I will be going home after the treatment and wonder about safety.
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There are LOTS of precautions you need to take when you get home and it's best to prepare ahead of time. Here's a great link (it's on the bottom of the page after the diet): http://www.thyca.org/rai.htm
I didn't feel different at all after the treatment dose or the scan dose. That's why you need to make SURE you take the precautions: just because you feel fine you can still be radiating everyone and everything around you.
Utahmomma