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Radioactive iodine (i-131)

Radioactive iodine (i-131)

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A 34-year old asked:

Is radioactive iodine safe if I have multiple health issues?

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A 50-year old asked:

Will radioactive iodine treatment hurt my child in the long run?

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A 31-year old asked:

Is it safe to be near a person who has had radioactive iodine for?

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A 53-year old male asked:

Does Radioactive iodine destroy the entire thyroid? If so, why?

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A 44-year old asked:

What can i expect after getting radioactive iodine on my thyroid?

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A 60-year old female asked:

i have had a full thyroid taken out july 6 2012 how long is normal time to have radioactive iodine trearmnet done ?

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A 43-year old female asked:

How long after a complete thyroidectomy and radioactive iodine until you get your stamina back? My surgery was October 19, 2010 and ri was done Nov 30

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A 46-year old asked:

Are there any natural alternatives to having radioactive iodine treatment for grave's disease?

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A 39-year old asked:

What are the benefits of radioactive iodine therapy for hyperthyroidism?

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A member asked:

What is the definition or description of: Radioactive iodine uptake?

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A 24-year old female asked:

Going in for a radioactive iodine uptake scan. How is this administered?

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A 32-year old asked:

Radioactive iodine uptake test - can I still travel afterwards or would I have to hide out for a few days?

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A 60-year old female asked:

how long will i be in hospital for radioactive iodine treatment when can i get around people again are here any foods or alcohol i should not eat or drink

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A 29-year old asked:

Will the radioactive iodine capsule work for my thyroid uptake scan?

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A 40-year old female asked:

what are the risks of radioactive iodine after total thyroidectomy for cancer?

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A 34-year old asked:

can an underactive thyriod become overactive after being burnt out with radioactive iodine 12 years earlier?

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A 48-year old asked:

How will a radioactive iodine uptake test diagnose goiter?

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A 46-year old asked:

How soon after full thyroidectomy for thyroid cancer to get scan and start radioactive iodine?

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A 42-year old female asked:

Is radioactive iodine a fairly safe treatment after total thyroidectomy for thyroid cancer? I'm 42 years old.

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A 32-year old asked:

I'm in the process of taking a radioactive iodine pill for a 1-123 thyroid uptake scan, will smoking pot affect the results?

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A 82-year old female asked:

How do doctors know if thyroid cells(cancerous and non) take up the radioactive iodine after RAI treatment for papillary thyroid cancer?

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A female asked:

Radioactive iodine for thyroid cancer? How does this work? Where do they inject it? Will it make me radioactive? How can I live without a thyroid? I need this explained in simple words.

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A 36-year old asked:

Are there natural therapies after having radioactive iodine treatment for Graves disease?

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A 32-year old asked:

Do doctors know of natural alternatives after having radioactive iodine treatment for graves disease?

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A 24-year old female asked:

I have graves disease and I got it killed with the radioactive iodine treatment. It was hyper before I got treated so now do I have hypo?

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A 60-year old female asked:

i had my thyroid compleyly removed the doctor said it did not spread to the lymph nodes but wants to give me a radioactive iodine treatment she said there was some tissure around the trachea area that may have cancer cells in it but they were unable to

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A 42-year old female asked:

Are thyrogen injections safe? I will be given a total of 2 shots prior to being admitted for radioactive iodine tx due to papillary thyroid cancer.

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A 42-year old female asked:

What determines the dose of radioactive iodine that one receives for remnant ablation and treatment for papillary thyroid cancer? I received 100millic

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A 43-year old female asked:

I was diagnosed as having Grave's Disease in April of 2012. I received the radioactive iodine therapy on May 25th this year. My thyroid is under active now so I started taking Levoxyl (thyroxine) 100 mcg on August 30th and I am still feeling extremely ti

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A 24-year old male asked:

What is the percentage that you will acquire hypothyroidism using radioactive iodine therapy for patient with hyperthyroidism?

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