I am asking because my cousin has to have the Radioactive Iodine treatment but she's allergic to the iodine that's found in shellfish. So we're trying to make sure it's not related. Please help.
2007-12-05 05:42:20 · 2 answers · asked by zpoetress 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
No! The iodine in shell fish is a necessary nutrient. Radioactive iodine is nuclear waste! It destroys vital organs in the body. Now, this is fine if you have cancer, and it needs to be destroyed. But under no other circumstances should you ever have radioactive iodine!
You are repeating a very garbled third hand story here. you need a lot more information and you need to get it straight from the source, the doctor. Does your cousin have thyroid cancer? if not, then you also need to run as fast as possible far, far away from this doctor who is telling your cousin that she "has" to have radioactive iodine, and get a second opinion, and a third opinion, etc. You don't stop until she has a proper diagnosis. And if that diagnosis is Grave's disease, she should NOT have radioactive iodine. Do you research before taking this drastic and irreversible step that destroys organs, and will leave you permanently hypothyroid and on medication for the rest of your life.
2007-12-05 16:29:10 · answer #1 · answered by Lisa A 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are closely related and the radioactive form is likely to cause an allergic reaction. She should inform her doctor about this. The doctor may prescribe prednisone and an antihistamine to control the allergic reaction, or maybe recommend an alternative treatment
2007-12-05 06:05:16 · answer #2 · answered by formerly_bob 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋