Ok guys, I was recently diagnosed as being hyperthyroid and tests by my endocrinologist show a toxic nodule on one side of my thyroid. The endocrinologist wants me to do radioactive iodine treatment which I’m not too crazy about. Something about emitting radiation for 3-5 days, at levels high enough to be dangerous to the wife and pets concerns me. If they’re in danger of radiation, what about me, I drank the stuff!
Plus my gene pool is not favorable to this cancer-wise. While my dad is still doing well at 92 years old (and he smoked for 70 years and still chews on cigars), my mother died at 39 from cancer. Her mother, sister, brother all died of cancer pretty early in life.
So radioactive iodine is out. Pills to control hyperthyroidism won’t help that toxic nodule, so it looks like surgery is in my very near future.
So the question is this: has anybody dealt with this sort of thing and can give ‘ol DV some advice? The surgery is supposedly minimally invasive but there’s lots that could go wrong with vocal cords and other stuff. Any insight is deeply appreciated.
TIA double vanos.
Plus my gene pool is not favorable to this cancer-wise. While my dad is still doing well at 92 years old (and he smoked for 70 years and still chews on cigars), my mother died at 39 from cancer. Her mother, sister, brother all died of cancer pretty early in life.
So radioactive iodine is out. Pills to control hyperthyroidism won’t help that toxic nodule, so it looks like surgery is in my very near future.
So the question is this: has anybody dealt with this sort of thing and can give ‘ol DV some advice? The surgery is supposedly minimally invasive but there’s lots that could go wrong with vocal cords and other stuff. Any insight is deeply appreciated.
TIA double vanos.