Graves disease and radioactive iodine treatment

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Avatar f tn I'd say no to both questions. You could also try 'block and replace' therapy where you take a high dosage of anti-thyroid medication which stops your thyroid gland making any thyroxine and then take thyroid medication to keep your blood level normal. Excerpts from MyThyroid - Frequently Asked Questions on Radioactive Iodine... "The principle advantage of Radioactive Iodine treatment for hyperthyroidism is that it tends to have a much higher success rate than medications.
Avatar f tn I am scheduled for a thyroid scan on this Thursday and will take radioactive iodine on Friday. I have a 2 year old and am under the understanding that I will have to be away from people for a week. I am not looking forward to this at all. I have many questions and would like some answers prior to Thursday. My main question is how long will I have to be away from everyone, especially my daughter?
Avatar f tn I have Graves disease and a goiter. Was given the option of pills which could effect other parts or surgery to have them both removed. How do you determine the right way to go. They want my answer soon.
Avatar f tn Does anyone have experience with the radio-active iodine treatment for Graves Disease? I would like to know your experience with side effects. I will be undergoing this treatment soon.
Avatar f tn Endocrinologist said that was enough and suggested the radioactive iodine treatment. I am miserable. What can I do to be normal again. I wish I had never done this.
Avatar f tn i think they do the radioactive iodine test to determine whether the hyperthyroidism is caused by graves disease OR thyroiditis. normal to high uptake is usually graves and low uptake is usually thyroiditis. i had the test when i was hyper and was glad i did because initially they thought i had graves disease. turns out it was thyroiditis and i didn't need meds (until i went hypo).
7726696 tn?1393688452 Likely: Autoimmune disease (Graves disease). Treatment I think is usually medication. If that fails surgery or Radioactive Iodine treatment. Less likely: Thyroiditis. Thyroid inflammation, typically resolves over a few months. Not so likely: Benign hormone secreting tumor. Often called a hot nodule because it shows up strongly on radioactive iodine uptake test. Treatment is surgery. A doctor should be able to help you figure out what the cause is and what treatment is needed.
Avatar f tn Depends on the dose and what you are being treated for. Hyperthyroidism/Graves or cancer?
Avatar n tn I am about to have radioactive iodine treatment for hyperthyroidism. Does thyroxin control weight gain if thistreatment creates hypothroidism as a result?
Avatar f tn Surgery, radioactive iodine and methimazole are the options. Visit the graves' disease foundation for support group help.
Avatar f tn My mother has graves disease and went through the RAI. It caused her to have the Graves Eye Disease, and left her open to other autoimmune diseases. She has lupus now and really bad arthritis. I know we are two different people, but she is only 50 and just had a hip replacement. I dont want to end up like my mother. I have been trying everything to get as healthy as I can. I started running 6 months ago, but they made me stop because of my heart rate.
Avatar f tn My Endo suggests the Radioactive Iodine but it scares me to death! I am affraid that my Graves Dease will attack something else in my body once my Tyroid is gone? Any suggestions?
Avatar n tn I was treated for Graves Disease with radioactive iodine last January. I now am diagnosed with hypothyroidism and was prescribed medication. Recently (before the new medicine) I have been experiencing stomach aches. Is this because of the imbalance of my thyroid? I have a very heavy menstrual cycle which I know will improve with treatment. Is this a sign of anemia? Or is it possibly something isolated from this altogether?
Avatar f tn Wen to END has I123 uptake and thyroid scan which both came back normal. How can that be? Do I have Graves?
Avatar f tn You should be advised to stop Carbimazol 7 days before treatment, and resume it 7 days after treatment. They give you lots of advice about being radioactive for a few days. Limiting your contact with children example. I have had it twice, as it did not work for me. (Rare for it not to work!) Nothing to worry about at all, just taking a tablet under control conditions.
199177 tn?1490498534 Could someone tell me what I need to do to prepare my house for my husband taking the radioactive iodine pill.He took an non radioactive iodine pill today just so they could see how fast he metabolizes threw is system they scanned both his thyroid and neck .
Avatar n tn Here's a good web site to start with: http://www.endocrineweb.com/ Armour, Synthroid, Levothyroxine are all meds for hypothyroidism - they replace the naturally produced thyroid hormone. They are not for hyper. Ask the endo for an ultrasound or CT scan for the nodule then discuss an uptake scan to see if the nodule is "hot" (producing too much thyroid hormone - causing the hyper symptoms) and ask for a *complete* thyroid panel including antibodies.
1674106 tn?1403379490 Hello. I am a 28 y/o female, with Fibromyalgia, Migraines, Endometriosis, Hidradenitis Suppurativa and a few other odds and ends. But I was recently diagnosed with Graves' Disease by an Endo, after 3 years of unexplained tachycardia, heat sensitivity and dilated pupils. In the past I have been borderline hypothyroidism and I'm a curvy woman, so I never would've guessed I was HYPERthyroidism. My head is metaphorically spinning these days.
Avatar m tn 1. An allergic reaction to radioactive iodine treatment includes shortness of breat, chills/rigors, fever, rash/hives. 2. Hyperthyroidism symptoms include elevated heart rate, anxiety and not sleeping well. 3. Samples under 1:40 are considered negative for ANA antibodies. Depending on what medical website you read, 1:40 can be a negative result or a mild positive result. A positive ANA test result may suggest an autoimmune disease but further testing is required.
Avatar f tn however the gland quits taking up iodine (radioactive iodine uptake is very low) and the hyperthyroidism generally resolves over the next several weeks. Patients frequently become ill with fever and prefer to be in bed. Thyroid antibodies are not present in the blood, but the sedimentation rate, which measures inflammation, is very high.
Avatar f tn Be sure you are aware of long term affects and any alternative treatments. My eye doc now tells me that radioactive iodine is what caused my swollen eyelids and eye probs.
Avatar f tn I recently got a copy of the results for bloodwork and am confused as to what it all means. My doctor had diagnosed me with graves disease (based on thyroid profile and radioactive iodine uptake/scan) and had ordered this additional testing. T4, free 3.89 (0.8-1.8) TSH - ultrasensative <0.01 (0.35-5.
Avatar f tn Lupo, I am a 53 year old female just diagnosed with hyperthyroid due to Graves disease. I was on Methimazole 10mg 3x a day for about 3 weeks and now 2 x a day for about two weeks. Most of my syptoms have improved. My labs seem to be coming along; T4 Free is 1.3, my TSH 3rd Gen is 0.004 low and my ALT is 61. Since the on set of this illness I have had achy/painful gum episodes. Per Endocrin-md instruction I stopped the Methimazole to see if problem would subside.
15915009 tn?1488868338 You must insist on antibody tests to find out what you actually have. TSI for Graves Disease and Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies (TPOab) and Thyroglobulin Antibodies (TgAb) to diagnose Hashimoto's... Must have all three or your diagnosis may be incorrect.