hyperthyroid

[Guest guest]

For what it's worth, I once had a hyperthyroid cat. One of the

possible treatments was to give him radioactive pills to kill the

thyroid - and to keep him isolated for a month in a university vet

hospital, where his litter would be disposed of as radioactive waste

(one fellow in Berkeley apparently snitched some pills, dumped his

cat's litter in the trash, and I heard that it triggered hazardous

waste alarms...)

But anyway - I treated him instead with some little white pills for

the couple years until he died of kidney disase that cats are prone

to. The name tapazole comes to mind. Not radioactive. You just have

to take them for the rest of your life. I remember that they were

people pills, not specifically cat pills.

I'm not an MD, but it does appear there are alternatives to

radioactive iodine to treat hyperthyroidism. Maybe get a second

opinion?

Ann

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> Hi All,

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> Wondering.......

>

> I recently had blood work done and showed my thyroid is (after

testing)

> hyperthyroid.....Ultrasound showed that one side is not working at

all

> and the other side is " working " like crazy......Had thyroid scan

and

> all. Need re-testing in 3 months which at that time

endrocrinologist

> states " can treat with radioactive pills " UGH!!!!!!! I was just

> wondering how many of you ladies out there have had thyroid issue's

> since tx.? I've NEVER had thyroid issue's......My Endo doc says

that

> she has seen several bc pt's with thyroid problems after tx. I

REALLY

> hate the thought of " ingesting " radioactive pills for this......I'm

> thinking at this point I NEED to check out

alternative " stuff " .......Any

> and all thoughts from any of you out there sure would be nice......

>

> thanks,

>

> Darlene

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[Guest guest]

Hi Ann,

Funny, you talk about a cat........my cat has hyperthyroidism......how ironic

huh? She is one meds on a daily basis........they are NOT radioactive

though.....go figure.........

Darlene

annk_71679 ann.kalinowski@...> wrote:

For what it's worth, I once had a hyperthyroid cat. One of the

possible treatments was to give him radioactive pills to kill the

thyroid - and to keep him isolated for a month in a university vet

hospital, where his litter would be disposed of as radioactive waste

(one fellow in Berkeley apparently snitched some pills, dumped his

cat's litter in the trash, and I heard that it triggered hazardous

waste alarms...)

But anyway - I treated him instead with some little white pills for

the couple years until he died of kidney disase that cats are prone

to. The name tapazole comes to mind. Not radioactive. You just have

to take them for the rest of your life. I remember that they were

people pills, not specifically cat pills.

I'm not an MD, but it does appear there are alternatives to

radioactive iodine to treat hyperthyroidism. Maybe get a second

opinion?

Ann

>

>

> Hi All,

>

> Wondering.......

>

> I recently had blood work done and showed my thyroid is (after

testing)

> hyperthyroid.....Ultrasound showed that one side is not working at

all

> and the other side is " working " like crazy......Had thyroid scan

and

> all. Need re-testing in 3 months which at that time

endrocrinologist

> states " can treat with radioactive pills " UGH!!!!!!! I was just

> wondering how many of you ladies out there have had thyroid issue's

> since tx.? I've NEVER had thyroid issue's......My Endo doc says

that

> she has seen several bc pt's with thyroid problems after tx. I

REALLY

> hate the thought of " ingesting " radioactive pills for this......I'm

> thinking at this point I NEED to check out

alternative " stuff " .......Any

> and all thoughts from any of you out there sure would be nice......

>

> thanks,

>

> Darlene

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>

>

>

>

>

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