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Throgen shots

usljh10
usljh10 CSN Member Posts: 85 Member
edited March 2014 in Thyroid Cancer #1
I'm getting ready to take Throgen shots to have a whole body scan. Should I be aware of any side effects?
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  • kelly-575
    kelly-575 CSN Member Posts: 24
    #2
    I got thyrogen shots before
    I got thyrogen shots before my radiation and no side effects
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  • usljh10
    usljh10 CSN Member Posts: 85 Member
    #3
    kelly-575 said:

    I got thyrogen shots before
    I got thyrogen shots before my radiation and no side effects

    Good to hear !
    Thank you, I've read a lot about them, but wanted to here from someone that actually had taken them.
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  • emma54
    emma54 CSN Member Posts: 59
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    kelly-575 said:

    I got thyrogen shots before
    I got thyrogen shots before my radiation and no side effects

    Shots
    Getting mine soon. Glad to hear no side effects.
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  • JAWsSavannah
    JAWsSavannah CSN Member Posts: 57
    #5
    emma54 said:

    Shots
    Getting mine soon. Glad to hear no side effects.

    I had thyrogen on two
    I had thyrogen on two separate occasions with no side effects. Someone on here said they had bad headaches but that doesn't seem very common.
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  • emma54
    emma54 CSN Member Posts: 59
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    JAWsSavannah said:

    I had thyrogen on two
    I had thyrogen on two separate occasions with no side effects. Someone on here said they had bad headaches but that doesn't seem very common.

    Thanks.

    Thanks.
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