Re: Angry about doctors pushing for RAI

August 14, 2003

In a message dated 8/14/2003 4:55:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

colleen@... writes:

> We have 's thyroid scanned tomorrow, today she just took a low dose of

> iodine so her thyroid could be scanned tomorrow.

Did you know that this is not a low dose of iodine, that it is a low dose of

radioactive iodine, either I-123 or I-131?

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My theory for why RAI is pushed on us is that it is cost effective for the

insurance companies and it guarantees a hypothyroid patient for life.

God bless,

August 14, 2003

Taking RAI takes all of about 10 minutes for them to explain to you how to

take it and then explain what to do after taking it, sign " informed " consent

form....they plop the pill in your hand (as they back out of the room) then they

get you out of there ASAP.

The reason they tell you it takes 3 or 4 hours (which it does) is because

they don't even have it sent over to the hospital until you show up. So the

reason you are sitting in the waiting room for hours is for the atomic vitamin

to

show up. Safe stuff, huh? Who was it that showed up for RAI then decided

against in the 11th hour and got blasted for changing her mind because " who is

going to pay for this now " ?

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