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  • Ski
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    February 9, 2009 at 3:04 pm
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    #1073819

    Besides surgery, there is RAI treatment, which is another way to remove the thyroid. We take a small dose of radioiodine, which is taken up in the thyroid and destroys the thyroid tissue. It can take a little longer to "reach zero" and then get our levels normal, but it doesn’t involve the invasiveness of surgery. Either one is a valid choice and will return you to health. It really comes down to what YOU want.

    candyshell
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    February 9, 2009 at 4:09 pm
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    Hello
    I have been diagnosed with grave’s disease .
    My doctor has tried all the thyroid med’s on me and
    they don’t seem to work.
    besides the surgery what else is there to try?
    I’m sick of being sick.
    any advice ?

    Mickey65
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    February 9, 2009 at 9:13 pm
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    #1073820

    Do the RAI – I highly recommend it! <img decoding=” title=”Wink” />

    See my post in the "RAI or Not Rai" thread.

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