Re: the hotel solution to RAI (was--The correct address to the Radioactive Kitty Litter)

[Guest guest]

>>> ... I am appalled that many Radiologist here in my State, Minnesota have

the same attitude about it, such as: get a room at a hotel if you feel it

not being a good idea to go home.>>>

The hotel solution scares me to death. Last month, I stayed at a hotel on

vacation & when I walked into the room, I thought about things we've read

here & wondered just who/what had been there before me.

I feel for people sent home while too hot to handle, really--especially

those w/ kids. But, if a hotel must be used--surely it would be better to

send the KIDS there (w/ an adult, of course), while the patient stays home

to take the required radiation precautions w/ some hope of actually not

contaminating people. In my opinion, it's an impossible & dangerous

situation when the patient goes to a hotel.

Nina

geiger@...

[Guest guest]

Nina,

Your post has me wondering---what is the " danger " to other people who

are exposed to a " hot " hotel room? The RAI I-131 does NOT cause

cancer in other organs whenever we take it, right? So, it couldn't

cause cancer in other people either, right?

Or, does it increase their chance of getting thyca? Is the thyroid

gland the only gland/organ affected by I-131?

I'm just trying to understand this info. Will you explain it to me?

--Chris

papillary w/follicular var; tt 4/9/01

> >>> ... I am appalled that many Radiologist here in my State,

Minnesota have

> the same attitude about it, such as: get a room at a hotel if you

feel it

> not being a good idea to go home.>>>

>

> The hotel solution scares me to death. Last month, I stayed at a

hotel on

> vacation & when I walked into the room, I thought about things

we've read

> here & wondered just who/what had been there before me.

>

> I feel for people sent home while too hot to handle, really--

especially

> those w/ kids. But, if a hotel must be used--surely it would be

better to

> send the KIDS there (w/ an adult, of course), while the patient

stays home

> to take the required radiation precautions w/ some hope of actually

not

> contaminating people. In my opinion, it's an impossible & dangerous

> situation when the patient goes to a hotel.

>

> Nina

> geiger@m...

[Guest guest]

Nina,

Your post has me wondering---what is the " danger " to other people who

are exposed to a " hot " hotel room? The RAI I-131 does NOT cause

cancer in other organs whenever we take it, right? So, it couldn't

cause cancer in other people either, right?

Or, does it increase their chance of getting thyca? Is the thyroid

gland the only gland/organ affected by I-131?

I'm just trying to understand this info. Will you explain it to me?

--Chris

papillary w/follicular var; tt 4/9/01

> >>> ... I am appalled that many Radiologist here in my State,

Minnesota have

> the same attitude about it, such as: get a room at a hotel if you

feel it

> not being a good idea to go home.>>>

>

> The hotel solution scares me to death. Last month, I stayed at a

hotel on

> vacation & when I walked into the room, I thought about things

we've read

> here & wondered just who/what had been there before me.

>

> I feel for people sent home while too hot to handle, really--

especially

> those w/ kids. But, if a hotel must be used--surely it would be

better to

> send the KIDS there (w/ an adult, of course), while the patient

stays home

> to take the required radiation precautions w/ some hope of actually

not

> contaminating people. In my opinion, it's an impossible & dangerous

> situation when the patient goes to a hotel.

>

> Nina

> geiger@m...

[Guest guest]

Nina,

Your post has me wondering---what is the " danger " to other people who

are exposed to a " hot " hotel room? The RAI I-131 does NOT cause

cancer in other organs whenever we take it, right? So, it couldn't

cause cancer in other people either, right?

Or, does it increase their chance of getting thyca? Is the thyroid

gland the only gland/organ affected by I-131?

I'm just trying to understand this info. Will you explain it to me?

--Chris

papillary w/follicular var; tt 4/9/01

> >>> ... I am appalled that many Radiologist here in my State,

Minnesota have

> the same attitude about it, such as: get a room at a hotel if you

feel it

> not being a good idea to go home.>>>

>

> The hotel solution scares me to death. Last month, I stayed at a

hotel on

> vacation & when I walked into the room, I thought about things

we've read

> here & wondered just who/what had been there before me.

>

> I feel for people sent home while too hot to handle, really--

especially

> those w/ kids. But, if a hotel must be used--surely it would be

better to

> send the KIDS there (w/ an adult, of course), while the patient

stays home

> to take the required radiation precautions w/ some hope of actually

not

> contaminating people. In my opinion, it's an impossible & dangerous

> situation when the patient goes to a hotel.

>

> Nina

> geiger@m...

[Guest guest]

RAI can/will effect the thyroids of those who come in contact with the dribbles

and scatterings we leave behind. The smaller the person, the more potential

for damage. Pity the poor pregnant cleaning woman who unsuspectingly runs

across our castoffs and delivers a blast of RAI to her baby. Or the toddler

whose exhausted parent doesn't notice her with her hand in the toilet bowl or on

the toilet seat. Or anyone who sleeps with his head just a thin pillowcase away

from our dribbling. Most people want to keep their thyroids. It's just us who

want to get rid of them. ;o)

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[Guest guest]

RAI can/will effect the thyroids of those who come in contact with the dribbles

and scatterings we leave behind. The smaller the person, the more potential

for damage. Pity the poor pregnant cleaning woman who unsuspectingly runs

across our castoffs and delivers a blast of RAI to her baby. Or the toddler

whose exhausted parent doesn't notice her with her hand in the toilet bowl or on

the toilet seat. Or anyone who sleeps with his head just a thin pillowcase away

from our dribbling. Most people want to keep their thyroids. It's just us who

want to get rid of them. ;o)

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For more information regarding thyroid cancer visit www.thyca.org. If you do not

wish to belong to this group, you may UNSUBSCRIBE by sending a blank email to

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[Guest guest]

RAI can/will effect the thyroids of those who come in contact with the dribbles

and scatterings we leave behind. The smaller the person, the more potential

for damage. Pity the poor pregnant cleaning woman who unsuspectingly runs

across our castoffs and delivers a blast of RAI to her baby. Or the toddler

whose exhausted parent doesn't notice her with her hand in the toilet bowl or on

the toilet seat. Or anyone who sleeps with his head just a thin pillowcase away

from our dribbling. Most people want to keep their thyroids. It's just us who

want to get rid of them. ;o)

(hcc)

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wish to belong to this group, you may UNSUBSCRIBE by sending a blank email to

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[Guest guest]

So, if I understand correctly, then this is another way that a person

could account for developing thyca even though they didn't think they

had any direct exposure to radiation? Interesting.

--Chris

papillary thyca w/ follicular var; dx 4/7/01; tt4/9/01

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> RAI can/will effect the thyroids of those who come in contact with

the dribbles and scatterings we leave behind. The smaller the

person, the more potential for damage. Pity the poor pregnant

cleaning woman who unsuspectingly runs across our castoffs and

delivers a blast of RAI to her baby. Or the toddler whose exhausted

parent doesn't notice her with her hand in the toilet bowl or on the

toilet seat. Or anyone who sleeps with his head just a thin

pillowcase away from our dribbling. Most people want to keep their

thyroids. It's just us who want to get rid of them. ;o)

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