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Graves Disease Treatment......Radio Active Iodine??? |
My Dr.'s next step in treatment since PTU hasn't done anything for me after 6 months.....is to go with the Radio Active Iodine treatment. This will take me form Hyper to Hypo. My Doc keeps saying don't try to have kids for at least two years. And also he mentions that with being Hypo there is a possibility that I could gain alot of weight....like upwards of 100 plus lbs. Hypo does not mean fat city, but you will have to modify your diet and exercise more. You have to think of it like your body's metabolism will slow way down. Obviously, your doc will give you medication to hopefully get you into the euthyroid catagory, where you're not hyper and you're not hypo. I'm going through a thyroidectomy next week for hyperactive thyroid and suspicious nodules. The results of a thyroidectomy are inevidable hypothyroidism. I will be on Synthroid for the rest of my life....Radio active Iodine will kill your thyroid. It's also dangerous to those around you. Kids, significant other, etc.... I had the choice of surgery or iodine treatment for mine. I chose surgery because I have a young son. they told me it would be no prob to have children after radioactive treatment, but obviously you'll want to wait until the iodine is out of your system. The thing about radioactive iodine is that most of it is concentrated in your thyroid not in your skin or blood. It may be the best idea for you. Honestly, from what I've been told, you can not live with Graves forever. You'll just need more and more medication. Whatever you do, I feel your pain and wish you the best of luck!!!!! |
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