Guest guest Posted December 11, 2008 Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 what? why did you have RAI??? is your thyroid gland nuked? Gracia Gracia is taking organic iodine, not RAI (radio-active iodine)...anyway, this question has nothing to do with Gracia...it was less than a year after having an injection of RAI, and prior to being diagnosed hypoT (w/TSH 1027) that this happened...they had told me it would pass within 24 hr. and my urine would be darker than usual...however, they did not tell me what to do, or even if I should do anything if that didn't happen...my urine did not darken; but it was right after that my health went from a steady deterioration to a major nose dive--one thing after another started going wrong...all seemingly having nothing to do with each other...then again, this past summer, when I was sent to the cardiologist, he had me put through a bunch of testing, much of it done in Nuclear Physics (I had to be given a card to access...take medication and leave for a specific amount of time, return using my access card, then be injected with something else--there were tons of tests; I spent most of 2 days there)...since then, I've been just battling to hold my own...with winter finally arrived, I am losing ground! I don't know if any of this involved RAI or not. I know 1 test was done as a simulation of the treadmill 'cause something about my heart will give false results...the electrical signals are screwed up he said (I could try giving you the long drawn out explanation, but I think you probably understand what I'm talking about). Again, all of this stuff was suppose to be through my system within 24 - 48 hours on this occasion...and again, I noticed nothing unusual about my urine. > > ... Also, since bromine has the ability, being a molecule of > > similar size to iodine molecules, to attach in the body and displace > > iodine, what is the chemical reaction that would cause the iodine to > > displace the bromine?...is there an enzyme involved in this process? > > No enzyme, just a simple displacement. But, it is not the similarity in size that matters, its the chemical similarity. They are both halogens with -1 valence. Could you explain how 'displacement 'occurs? > > Also, am I correct in thinking iodine is water soluble, rather than > > fat soluble, as someone compared it to vitamin A in another post > > somewhere (I couldn't find it earlier today)...which would mean excess > > would leave the body more quickly than excess of something that > > attaches to fat molecules, right? > > All correct. Elemental iodine in the body is almost instantly reduced to the anion (iodide), which is very soluble. When it gets attached to thyronine, it stays in the body a little longer. > > Chuck This is the definition from wikipedia for 'thyronine'... 1. (biochemistry) A phenolic amino acid that occurs naturally only in the iodinated form of thyroxine and this from wikipedia for 'anion'... 1. An electronegative element, or the element which, in electro-chemical decompositions, is evolved at the anode; -- opposed to cation. Would you explain what these 2 terms mean; and expand on your last statement please? I think I understand most, if not all of this; I don't know how to explain it yet though (without risking confusing myself), which means I also won't be able to remember it. Thank you for taking the time... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.16/1843 - Release Date: 12/11/2008 8:36 AM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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