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Cobalt radiation as toddler for tonsillitis-Late rffects

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  • cathyand80
    cathyand80 CSN Member Posts: 46 Member
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    you know you had cobalt but you must have your med records ! I can’t get records so I just assume I had ionizing radiation NRI ! I just think it would be beneficial for other pts survivor ( I hate that word) to document the symptoms, what sge it started etc! This I feel would help pts in this community that is shutting down end of month !
    lets face it the CDC and NIH hasn’t done the research or follow up w patients who were not informed radiation being used , we know it was nonstandardized doses w radiation scattered! I will have to look up cobalt vs ionizing NRI as from what you state cobalt was not NRI ?

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  • cathyand80
    cathyand80 CSN Member Posts: 46 Member
    #23

    I read pt could have had both types radiation because my signs symptoms align overlap w both !but only confirmation is to get my records but Bangor Maine St Joseph Hospital stated “ we never used radiation on children back then or now” j

    Ate records kept somewhere

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