The Responcible Radioactive? (or am I paranoid?)

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Amy,

> Our tradition is to go to my Grandparent's house where this year

> our number should be around 30. This includes a brand new baby with

> her nursing mother, my cousin. My RAI is scheduled for Tuesday, and

> our four kids come home Sunday night, day 6ish or so post-RAI.

> Christmas will technically be day 8

Whether you can be a safe guest or not depends on the layout of your

grandparents' house and how willing your relatives are to cooperate.

By day 8 you should be safe near adults (I'd minimize hugging and

kissing), but you will need to stay as far away as possible from

infants and anyone who *might* be pregnant. If your cousin is

willing to wave at you from across the room, you shouldn't pose

any danger to her or the baby. If you have a sit-down dinner, be

careful who sits near you (and wash your own dishes separately from

everyone else's).

> Speaking of children coming home, is it responcible, or paranoid

> to have the carpets and favorite chair cleaned on day 5/6 post RAI,

> before kids come home?

You can, but it would be a whole lot easier just to avoid walking

around barefoot while you're radioactive. Before your RAI, either

find a pair of bedroom slippers that can go through the washing

machine safely, or inexpensive ones that you won't mind discarding

later. Toss a washable bedspread, blanket, or sheet over your

favorite chair, don't let anyone else sit on it, and wash it twice

when you're finished glowing.

The week before Christmas obviously isn't the ideal time for RAI,

but with a little planning you can still enjoy the holidays. And

looking on the bright side, you'll be ready to party by New Year's

Eve!

ellen

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Hi Amy

I assume that you are quite young, so you probably excrete iodine quite

quickly.

More detail on:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thyca/message/9252

I would say that you need do very little on day 8.

I can see no need nor advantage to cleaning carpets.

The only thing that is still marginal at day 8 might be your saliva, so wet

kissing is still worth avoiding, but segregating your fork is only worthwhile

if you slobber over it.

Ian

> After reading all the things coming my way from ya'll. (By the way,

> thanks!) I am wondering if this Christmas should be spent at home,

> alone.

> Our tradition is to go to my Grandparent's house where this year

> our number should be around 30. This includes a brand new baby with

> her nursing mother, my cousin. My RAI is scheduled for Tuesday, and

> our four kids come home Sunday night, day 6ish or so post-RAI.

> Christmas will technically be day 8, which according to some

> standards seems safe, but according to others, it's still a marginal

> sort of thing.

> I love my family very much, and would be completely willing to

> sacrifice one Christmas for the sake of good health for all. Not to

> mention the " Why is she here? " question that no one will ask aloud.

> Speaking of children coming home, is it responcible, or paranoid

> to have the carpets and favorite chair cleaned on day 5/6 post RAI,

> before kids come home? (My husband's line of work before he quit to

> go to school was carpet cleaning and he can get it done now for very

> low cost, if not for free.) However, I can think of more convenient

> times to get the carpets done rather than 3 days before Christmas.

> (Maybe it would be easier on everyone's psyche if I just

> borrowed a Geiger counter from the hospital. . . LOL!!)

> I have had my lab work done today, and will report to you what

> the results were as soon as I find out. (Because trying to search

> for the right levels in the messages posted is like looking for a

> needle in a haystack. . . even using " search. " )

>

> Amy Meyer, 28

> Cheney, Wa.

> TT 9/18/01

> RAI scheduled 12/18/01

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