Radioactive iodine uptake scan, should i go to work after? am a food service clerk. how long should i stay away from pregnant daughter and toddler .

Only scan and uptake: Hi. If all you had was scan and uptakes, you don't have to stay away from anyone or anything. The isotope used for scan and uptakes is 123-I, and is completely harmless to your thyroid (or anyone else's). If you were treated with 131-I after the scan and uptakes, that isotope is harmful to the thyroid, but doesn't come out of your skin! You can work and be around others. It comes out in your urine