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everyone seems to be on their atds during their rai treatment. however im not and i had 98% uptake. should i be concerned?
It must depend on other factors, the results for my thyroid stimulating hormone receptor antibody or is it the TSI?(Thyroid Stimulating Immunoglobulins) number was high. so maybe precaution against TS after RAI(or the Endo’s philosophy/success experience in treating GD patients?)
I do have slight TED in the left eye, and was never on any ATM’s before the RAI. I started Methimazole 2 days after RAI, 20 mg. Uptake was 60%.
Hope this helps.
I am not on any anti thryoid meds after my RAI. I had been off for 9 months so the endo said why go back on and then have to go off again. I have been fine without them coming down from the RAI.
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Not everyone takes ATDs after RAI ~ I didn’t.
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I was just nervous cause my levels were really bad and my uptake was obviously at the highest you could go so i was basically freaking out about going into TS. Im assuming if my endo thought i needed them he would have told me right…lol… thanks you all, i just freak out and im scared of TS. Im in week 4 this tuesday, so when does the TS become out of the question? I mean will i have to worry about TS for 4+ months or am i starting to become in the ‘SAFE’ zone? I hate to call my SUPER BUSY endo to ask him such a ANXIETY related question ya know…Love you all
KrystalI think you may be outside the most risky period for having a thyroid storm, but it’s still possible, so it’s good to know the symptoms just in case. You’re past the "dumping" period at the first couple of weeks, and now you’re nearly done flushing out the excess thyroid hormone you had before RAI. Your thyroid hormone levels should be dropping pretty steadily after that. I know what you mean about calling the doctor ~ we always want to make sure we NEED to call, so we don’t take up their time frivolously, and yet we’d like to think we could bring anything up, any time it comes up. You may want to check with your doctor’s office and see if you can get an e-mail address or something for quick questions like this ~ if you acknowledge you may not get answers immediately, they may be willing to give you access that way, just for your own peace of mind.
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