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It is used in nuclear medicine both diagnostically and therapeutically. Examples of its use in therapy include the treatment of thyrotoxicosis and cancer of the thyroid. Diagnostic tests exploit the mechanism of absorption of iodine by the normal cells of the thyroid gland. As an example iodine-131 is one of the radioa... more at Wikipedia

Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Graves' Disease | 182 |
91% |
| Hyperthyroidism | 37 |
92% |
| Thyroid Cancer | 7 |
100% |
| Hypothyroidism | 6 |
83% |
| Head and Neck cancers | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 91% (233
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it did. my eyes went right back to normal. thank God.
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I had 150 millicuries of the stuff and it really did a number on the salivary glands and my sense of taste. Other than that I was thankful it had not gone into my lungs or anywhere else. :)
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Worked well. Destroyed my thyroid as planned.
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Also did what it was suppose to do only on it for 10 days previous to thyroid surgery
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had a good experience with RAI-then went on Levothyroxine 50 mcgs, then to 75, 88, and back to 75, as doc said I was getting a tad too much&was concerned of bone loss.
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So, so their seems to be a debate about whether I have residual Thyroid or not.
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It worked very well and started seeing a difference within 2 months.
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Be really careful after having the rad io, It was about a month after I had the treatment and I started having back pains, achy joints, just hurting all over. About 2 1/2 weeks before my followup I was deathly ill couldn't hardly walk, went to the er and was told it was a good thing I came in when I did or I would have been in a coma in a few days. If you arent feeling right after you have it done before your followup dont hesitate!!! call your doctor. I am now doing well on synthroid.
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No problems since I did this!
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I drank Radioactive Iodine. It worked. Now I have hypothyroid. It was hard in the beginning but now it's under control.
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