What Can I expect with Radioactive Iodine Treatment? Actual procedure & Recovery

lendance said:

Hi the RAI treatment only
Hi the RAI treatment only last couple minutes or hour depends on how they will approach a patients there.
I just got mine couple day ago. I am still in my isolation process so far didnt have any bad feelings or any headache etc.
I think because I got the very very small dose. My radiology doctor told me during the procedure that my endocrinologist wants me to take very little
dose based on my age 32 and weight I've lost to much weight.endo told me its not cancerous thank god
During my treatment there is a radiologist,nurse,safety officer,husband was there. I came there with questions too:)
I took a pill and lil bit water then after that I went home.isolate myself in the room.
They told me to stay and dont go nowhere atleast 72 hrs after that wash all linens double wash throw the garbage
put it on at least 4 bags.shower 4x everyday and limit what I touch.
I didnt get any IV or anything( I am outpatient )but i am allowed to take my propanol bec. my heart is out of contol 132
I didn't do. Anything extreme at all.my doctor told me
"it's all about common sense"just make it sure your aware with your time frame as soon your done with
your isolation especially
c. From kids and pregnant woman.

For me staying in the hotel will not an option specially you are in RAI
just to think that hotels are public places. people going in and out there.
Your house or if you insist you can be at the hospital too but for me they told me to go home!( I have a 4yr at home too)but they send me home SO FAR I DIDNT HURT NOBODY THANK GOD.
good luck hope you get better soon

thanks for any info. my 1 cm tumor indicated papillary cancer with a folicular variant, with borderline margins. my second surgery to remove the 2nd lobe was in december and after nearly 2 months of haggling with my insurance company over thyrogen injections, RAI is finally this week. my endo is giving me a dose of 30 mCi's. has anybody ever heard of an initial dose so small?? day 1 and 2, thyrogen; day 3 - RAI at the hospital and then i go right back home; days 4,5,6, - isolation; day 8 - full body scan. i've been on my restricted iodine diet. when will i be able to eat normally? and what should i expect with such a small dose? fyi, i'm a women in my 50's. thanks

framedame said:

Will My LOW Dose RAI Be Effective??

thanks for any info. my 1 cm tumor indicated papillary cancer with a folicular variant, with borderline margins. my second surgery to remove the 2nd lobe was in december and after nearly 2 months of haggling with my insurance company over thyrogen injections, RAI is finally this week. my endo is giving me a dose of 30 mCi's. has anybody ever heard of an initial dose so small?? day 1 and 2, thyrogen; day 3 - RAI at the hospital and then i go right back home; days 4,5,6, - isolation; day 8 - full body scan. i've been on my restricted iodine diet. when will i be able to eat normally? and what should i expect with such a small dose? fyi, i'm a women in my 50's. thanks

 

I'm going thru a silmilar situation.. I had the first surgery with a 8 mm, and that surgeon didn't want to remove the other side, so I went to endo doctor and she suggested that I remove the other side, I had surgery Friday, and it doesn't look cancerous, but the surgeon suggested that I have RAI.  Why dd insurance give you such a hard time?
why did you get more information of why the doctor gave you a low dose?  Are did your full body scan turn out?  I'm also 51 years old?  Where you very sick?

Thanks