Radioactive Iodine Treatment for Thyroid Cancer? Questions to ask?
I have a friend who has Thyroid cancer and has had the tumor and her thyroid removed. Tomorrow she is going for her consultation for the radioactive iodine treatment, and she wants to go in to the appointment with a list of questions that she should ask. Anyone have any suggestions?
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Tell her to ask how successful the iodine treatment is expected to be, When can she get pregnant, will she need to be on meds for the rest of her life, how long must she stay away from giving oral sex and holding children near her neck.
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I assume you are refering to the ablative treatment (destroy any remaining thyroid/turmor tissue). She will get a lot of information on dealing with the 3 to 5 days after treatment where she will need to avoid contact with other people. the person who is assisting in her care should also attend. Good questions to ask are about dealing with possible side affects (e.g. painful saliva glands) and other possible side affects. She is probably feeling lousy right now having been off the tyroid medicane for several weeks. So questions about when she can again start the thyroid meds again.
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