On Thursday, my whole body scan was scheduled for 3 pm. After taking the I-123 pills and hunkering down for five hours, I returned to the nuclear medicine department at 2:45 pm. A nurse brought me in the back to…
The Results Are In!
I am thrilled to share some good news. After a week of testing—including 18 days on the low iodine diet, two Thyrogen injections, and an I-123 whole body scan, my radiation oncologist called me with the results. The scan showed…
Low-Iodine Living
I will never complain about having to eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner again! That is what I’ve learned from being on the super restrictive low-iodine diet for the last five days. Oh, I’ve also learned that iodine is present in…
