Yuli - Re: Newbee TT 6/14/03

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Hi, again, Yuli -

I should have read this letter before answering your other one about Thyrogen

:-)

When your ENT told you to stop breast feeding, he wasn't giving you a weight

loss tip; he should have told you that the reason is because you can't have

RAI treatment while lactating. I assume you've

read Dr. Ain's letter by now, and have a better sense of the reasoning.

You'll have to stop breast feeding anywhere from 2-6 months before having an RAI

treatment (the recommended time varies by doctor;

I'd go for the longer time), and not resume for at least another few months.

This is something that your endo should be able to discuss with you, and

certainly the nuclear med doctor will be able to give you more information.

NYC

zulyooly wrote:

> Hello, My name is Yuly and I live in the central valley of

> California. I am a mother of 4, ages 6yrs, 4yrs, 2yrs, and a

> newborn. I went in to see an ENT doctor on 6/3/03 and on 6/6/03 he

> called and said I needed to come in on 6/10/03 to discuss the FNB he

> had done and that I needed to bring someone who could help me make

> treatment decisions. He told us that the FNB came out abnormal but

> didn't know if it was cancer. Told me that 95% it nothing. We

> discussed that he would remove the left side of my Thyroid, but if it

> were cancer he would remove all of it because it's better that way

> during RAI. Surgery was on 6/14/03 and he removed all of my Thyroid.

> I saw him today and he removed the tape, my scar is not that bad.

> But yet again I'm still in shock. He told me that I would be going

> to Fresno to see another doctor that will give an RAI treatment. He

> has me on .025mg of Cytomel. I feel tired like when I was pregnant.

> I'm not sure what this RAI treatment will be like but he said go for

> the max. My tumor was 2.5 cm and it was a mixed follicular and

> papillary. My ENT said he would regulate my thyroid meds after the

> RAI treatment. I told him that I was worried that I would gain a lot

> of weight. I just finished loosing all my baby weight. Also he said

> that I should stop Breast Feeding. I guess he doesn't know that

> nursing melt the pounds away. I'm doing a lot of research about

> breastfeeding after the RAI. If anyone has gone through this please

> let me know. Also I would like to know what happens during the RAI.

> Thanks

> Yuly

> TT 6/14/03

> Cytomel 0.025mg