So is the low iodine diet worse than rai ?????????????

amorriso said:

diets and RAI
Think of it this way...by the end of your RAI you can eat anything you want! For me the diet was harder...oh how I missed my pizza and cheeseburgers...(yes I confess - I like burger king cheeseburgers) - its the first thing I had after my scans!

I remember getting a needle to help prevent nausea with my first RAI - dont think I got one for the second. But I wasnt nausated at all anyway.

Just heed to tips and advice you've been given on this forum - you'll do fine.

Andrea

alapah said:

whites are ok
if you buy those cartons of egg whites, be sure to read the ingredients - some have other stuff in them that are not LID compatible. or, you could always separate the whites from fresh eggs yourself.

sunnyaz said:

Hang in there
I know this is frustrating because everything we eat normally has iodine. If you like salad you can try using lots of your favorite veggies and making a vinaigrette dressing with vegetable oil and Balsamic Vinegar. I found it very tasty and satisfying. Also, I loved frozen banana slices dipped in all natural peanut butter. I made fruit smoothies with frozen and fresh fruit such as pineapple and banana with a little bit of all natural fruit juice. Blueberries and banana's were very good too. Blend it with a little crushed iced. Banana's are also good frozen and blended to make banana ice cream. You can have pasta that doesn't have iodine, just check the label. I made it and put some no-salt butter with sauteed vegetables and some days I used all natural tomato sauce with sauteed garlic and onions. I even made meat balls and froze them to put in my pasta dishes. The all natural tomato sauce is available at Trader Joe's and the Whole foods stores. I actually found it in the health food section at my local Fry's (Kroger) store. Almonds and nuts without salt are a good snack too. I hope some of these idea's will help make this easier for you. You are almost there, keep your head up and look at the Sunny side!
Blessings,
Julie-SunnyAZ

ceanna said:

LID and RAI
My endo had me on the full-blown LID for only 2-3 weeks before RAI, but cautioned me to begin to read all labels and cut salt before the diet officially started. That made it quite tolerable. Don't let yourself get hungry--snack on safe things--it seemed to limit carvings for those things not on list. There are plenty of good foods to eat but you do have to think before popping something in your mouth!!

RAI made me only slightly sick for about two days; I did not have any anti-nausea meds. You can't throw up within a day after RAI pill or you have to start all over again. I think it was more the idea that I was swallowing something radioactive than the actual pill. I did have a metallic taste in my mouth for weeks after, but sucking on sour candies helped a lot and it got better each day.

Remember, it's all short term. I kept telling myself I could do this in the short run because I wanted to live for the long run!!