Side effect after rai

[MISSYAS]

Good evening to all my thyroid fighters. I was diagnosed wtih thyroid cancer after a tt on may 28.  i have just rec the rai treatment on july 14..still am having pain in my neck and i have an extremely hoarse voice. After the tt my voice wasn't nearly as bad but now after the rai treatment it is bad..has anyone experienced this>or have any suggestions? I am currently on 150 mg of synthroid jsut started after the rai on july 14..seems like i need something else i have an appt with my endo on sept 8. I am very concerned about my voice my job requires 8hrs on the telephone dont know what to do have been out of work since may 28.really want to return but my voice will not allow..my surgeon stated there was no complication with the surgery that would affect the vocal cords??confused and need to go back to work ? Help

[Smilerdeb]

I had the same problem with you with the bladder but also suffered greatly with URI's.
So for the past year I have taken 1 cranberry capsule (10,000) and the problem stopped...so too did the UTI's.
Now this is someone who had Urinary Tract Infections every month.
I get no side effects from the cranberry capsule and its great not having to go through the rough business of taking antibiotics.

Hope that helps you some.

[MISSYAS]

Thanks for all your advice...utah momma that really makes sense that rai is still on the move.i have that appt with my endo in sept ..let me tell you today its really bad i can't barely talk. :(..I will contact my Ent tommorow and see.
I thought it would of been bad the first week but this week is bad and my neck tenderness is out of control as well.(has anyone experienced frequent urination?)I drink alot of water but this week as well i get up about 3 or 4x in the night? I know i am a baby today..im so glad i joined this group all the support is great and keeps me going. Thanks again stay strong i will keep you posted. Much hugs to all :)

[Smilerdeb]

I had RAI and had no side effects of hoarse voice.
Although every now and then I will get a high pitch to my voice but this lats only a few minutes.
Uttahmomma is brilliant with thyroid issues.

[utahmomma]

I haven't heard of this complication after RAI but it is possible - especially if there was a lot of thyroid tissue around the vocal chords.  The radiation would have stayed in that area and burned out the thyroid tissue - possibly scarring the vocal chords - there may have also been a bit of metastases on the chord(s) themselves.  I would suggest talking to and ENT about the problem with the vocal chords - they may need to run a scope down your throat to visualize the chords and see what is happening.

Continue to drink tons of water to flush out the radiation and use some throat spray to see if that helps but see and ENT.

Utahmomma
papillary carcinoma with recurrence and RAI
three sisters with papillary carcinoma - one with three recurrences/RAI treatments

[stella5349]

I Pm'd a member here who has some imformation to share. Hopefully she will see the post.