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in reply to: RAI vs. thyroidectomy #1064428

Thanks for the advice. In response to Harpy regarding the joint pain it is actually a side effect of tapazole. It can cause myalgia pain which I did not have until I started the tapazole. The pain got worse when the my dose was increased and better when I had to stop it since I had become hypo due to too much tapazole. I am sure the muscle pain is from graves.

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in reply to: RAI vs. thyroidectomy #1064425

Thank you to all who replied. I tried to read through as much as I can but there is a lot of information and replies to go through. My endo wants me to make a decision soon. I had a consult with a nuclear med radiologist regarding RAI. He mentioned my thyroid could return to normal but if I got sick with a cold or whatever that I could become hyper again since graves is autoimmune. Has anyone had this happen? He said it was a possibility but I have not read any of that in my research. Just a little concerned since I am not tolerating the tapazole now that I do not wish to have to go back on at a later time. I feel pressured to make a decision by my endo but i know she is just trying to help since i cannot tolerate the meds. but it is a major decision that i will have to make soon.

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