Radioactive Iodine or drug treatment for thyroid disease?which is better?

Question by efren v: Radioactive Iodine or drug treatment for thyroid disease?which is better?
Please enlighten my mind about this two type solution for thyroid disease, maybe if there’s no hope for short medication with my thyroid problem i chose Radioactive treatment.

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Answer by Lisa A
Whatever you do, do NOT have radiation.

I’m assuming that you have Grave’s disease. Did the doctor who offered you radiation tell you that radiation is NOT a cure for Grave’s disease? Did he tell you that it makes Grave’s disease worse? And did he tell you that after you have the radiation, you will not only still have Grave’s disease, but you will also have an additional disease (iatrogenic hypOthyroidism)? Did he tell you that while radiation will get rid of one symptom of Grave’s disease only (hyperthyroidism) that it might come back?

If your doctor didn’t tell you these things, then he is not allowing you informed consent. That is malpractice. And you should RUN away from this doctor as fast as you can, and find a new one.

The correct treatment for Grave’s disease is methimizole (or PTU in the UK). You take it until your body naturally goes into remission, or for the rest of your life, whichever comes first. There is absolutely NO cure for Grave’s disease. There is only treatment. Any doctor who tells you that he can cure you is telling lies and commiting malpractice.

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