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Q: Radioactive iodine after thyroidectomy

asked by: DoctorQuestion on April 6th, 2009

What are the risks in taking radioactive iodine following my thyroidectomy. I had three small tumors, .9 cm, .3cm, .1 cm. Nothing in the lymph nodes.

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Dr. Goce Aleksovski , MD

replied on April 7th, 2009

Thyroid Cancer Answer A6281

The side effects of taking radioactive iodine as treatment are rare and might include:
-sore throat few days after the treatment
-mild nausea few hours after the intake of the radioactive iodine
-the iodine itself might cause temporary swelling of the salivary glands.
Radioactive iodine is used as a therapy and as such, it has to be recommended and applied only by a doctor.

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