Sunday, August 12, 2007

Anyone here familiar with the radioactive pill to cure hyperthyroidism? how much will it cost and where?


i was given this choice when i had to have my thyroid removed because of hyperthyroidism about 10 years ago. i chose to have the surgery for a few reasons:

1) the studies regarding longterm fertility effects as a result of the pill haven't been completed yet, so there could be effects we don't know about yet. of course, you're a male i take it, so this probably won't affect you.

2) you have to be sequestered in your home when you take the pill. that means no interacting with people, etc. you can't even use the same utensils other people in your house are using.

3) the thought of putting something radioactive into my body just didn't sound right.

4) the surgery technique has improved so greatly over the years that the good outweighs the bad. my scar is pretty small, but i've seen people's scars who had the surgery in the years since i got mine, and theirs are practically nonexistent. the cut they make is so small now, it heals in no time.

talk with your doctors to make an informed decision. myself, i'm more than happy with the outcome of my surgery. i mean, it's a major surgery and with that comes the same concerns you'd have with anything of that nature. the recovery did suck. but i would make the same decision again if i had to. good luck!

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