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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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Yes this worked
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Biggest mistake I've ever made! I was never given any options by the Endo. Who would have thought I would have had to question a "specialist"?
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It worked quite well, no side effects until now, seems like the problem is back.
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The RAI was not difficult but the waiting to see if it worked was hard. We are 8 wks post treatment and today's labs indicate my dtr's thyroid is hypo....which is what we have been waiting for....now, we start the Synthroid process
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working but still freaks me out alot,i feel like i will never be again
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The side effects I had were sore throat and slight pain in my neck. It felt like someone was poking me in the neck. The treatment, isolation, and afterwards wasn't bad at all. After the treatment my saliva glands were damaged slightly and now I have to carry a waterbottle with me everywhere.
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all is good except the graves went to my eyes
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I had my treatment on Dec. 19, 2008 and have only been back once for bloodwork. My doctor said that it appeared to have done it's job and she started me on Synthroid.
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Yes this worked but it has been difficult as being on PTU. Now hard finding the right dose of thyroid replacement.
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Put me back hypothroid
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