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Question on graves disease and being treated for it with radioactive iodine/ success?
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Usually successful: Success rates with i131 depend on the dose chosen, so you need to talk to your doctor on this. There are 2 schools of thought on dosing. Some doctors attempt to calculate the best dose based on thyroid size and the 24h uptake test. Others give a higher dose which works 90-95% of the time, but needs synthroid (thyroxine) supplementation sooner. Talk to your doctor about what they think is best for you.
Answered 1/15/2018
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Graves dis,radioacti: Radioactive iodine treatment is very effective in treatment of graves disease.The thyroid gland is knocked out and patients will need thyroid replacement all their life.
Answered 5/6/2013
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