[enough3]

#1018897

I’m having surgery 3 weeks after RAI. The surgery is going to be about 45mins. long under local IV sedation.

I will get my final okay from my drs. in mid Nov. As of now, they said it shouldn’t be a problem.

My problem is that some people have said that it’s too soon after RAI, others said that it’s not a big deal.

I just want peace of mind:)

ANyone had surgery (for something else) following RAI??

[elf]

#1067734

Just thinking here… 3 weeks after RAI, — if you are not supposed to take PTU (because I did at 1/2 pf pre-RAI dose, but they have different rules now)– you may have a bit of more of the thyroid hormone in your body, just like being hyper before being diagnosed. I wouldn’t think being a bit more hyper would have any effect on another surgery?

Or, some people had faster route to hypo, and being halfway to becoming hypo could be good for the surgery.

You shouldn’t be completely hypo just 3 weeks after…. Ask your endo to get labs right before the surgery, to get you Synthroid if needed.

I had a surgery under total sedation this summer, while on Synthroid, and it was no different than for the next person.
You are going to be OK.

[enough3]

#1067735

Thanks Elf for responding!!

I spoke to the nurse at the endo’s office and my endo is going to put me back on PTU after the ablation. I was wrong in a previous post when I said synthyroid. It’s PTU that I will be on for a very short period of time. Then I guess it just waiting till I’m hypo for the synthyroid.

How long did you take PTU after ablation?

Thanks for listening……
I really want to have the surgery!!!

[elf]

#1067736

I don’t remember exactly, but it was 1 or 2 weeks of PTU. Then I had nothing for 4.5 months at all because all my tests were within limits. Went hypo 5 months after RAI. I am sure you really want the surgery. I wanted my OD done like nothing else in the world.

I also, with huge difficulty, wrangled a 10 day worth of steroid pills out of my Endo, 3 days before RAI, and 7 days after RAI – for eye purposes (one of my eyes started puffing up a month before RAI). Whether it helped or not, I don’t know – I still had a year of active TED after RAI.

[Kimberly]

#1067737

Would you be able to get your levels checked just before surgery…and maybe postpone (or at least give the surgeon a heads up) if you are still actively hyperthyroid?

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