Neclear Scan

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Hi everyone

I have not posted much, because I am trying to absorb all the

information that you kind people have been firing, both to me and to

others. However, I am now in a quandry. I saw a thyroid specialist at

the hospital for the first time yesterday. He was quite OK until he

told me that, subject to a nuclear scan on Monday (June 9), I was

probably a candidate for RAI. I informed him that I have done a lot

of research on GD since my diagnosis and that I was not happy with

RAI. He told me that he never had anybody die from RAI but had had

deaths from both ATD's and surgery. I am finding the symptoms very

hard to deal with, I have been on Carbimazole 10 mg twice daily for a

fortnight, and have had little relief. For the last 4 nights, my

partner has got up and gone and slept in the back bedroom because he

doesn't like " sleeping next to a furnace that I can't turn off " !!

I am a patient person and know that you can't expect great results

overnight, but I am scared of the nuclear scan on Monday, very scared

of RAI which he has suggested for the week after, and need some

advice from those of you who have been there, done that. Apparently,

after the ultrasound yesterday, he said that there are some unusual

growths on my thyroid and he expects to pick more up after the scan.

This is why he is promoting RAI, alternatively surgery. Help, please!!

By the way, thanks for the info on flaxseed oil, I started taking

capsules last night, one three times a day. I think they are 1000mg.

Is this the correct dose for a hyper hyper??

Thanks in advance for your help.

Regards Prue