new at this with some questions....

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I am 27 years old and I had a TT on Nov 26th…there was initially a

fear that I had insular carcinoma, but the ultimate diagnose was a

follicular variant of papillary carcinoma (with islets of insular

patterns). I've been reassured that the islets of insular patterned

cells should not affect prognosis. After the surgery I was on

cytomel, but have been off medication and on the LID since Dec 23. I

am scheduled for an I-131 Total Body Scan on Jan 6, followed by a tx

dose of radioactive iodine (150 mCi) on Dec 10, and then another scan

about 10 days later (Dec 20th). I have a few questions…So far I have

felt tired (but not excessively so) and am hoping to keep working

until the tx dose on the 10th. Given that I have already been off

meds for 10 days, is this about how I should expect to feel, or have

you found that you felt MUCH worse as time went on? About how long

does it take to start feeling better after the RI tx dose? (What sx

should I expect from the RI tx?) I'm assuming I can't go off the diet

or start Synthroid until after the second scan, does that sound

correct? Thanks for your feedback – I've been skimming through old

postings, and they have been very helpful!