Chronic illness
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3 Things I Wish I Had Known Before the Radioactive Iodine Test
A radioactive iodine test is a medical test used to measure thyroid uptake to detect possible thyroid problems like hyperthyroidism. There is pretty extensive preparation that is required for it to be accurate. After completing the test and prep, here are a few things I wish I had known about the radioactive iodine test. Read through the information they provide about it thoroughly. There are more restrictions to the diet than you think, such as no soy products. (Which are often used as a dairy replacement). Also, there is a host of medications that one is not allowed to take at differing times. That’s what prolonged me being able to…
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Rare Disease Day
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Low Iodine Diet- My Thoughts: Day 10
When I provided the information for the low iodine diet by my endocrinologist, it looked very frightening in all honesty. A low iodine diet is used for the radioactive iodine test. It goes for typically two weeks before the test, to make sure it is as accurate as possible. The diet takes away foods that are high in iodine, the use of iodized salt, dairy, and soy products. The list of the foods you can not eat far outstretched the foods that you are actually able to eat. This included foods which I personally considered were healthy. I cook most of my husband and I’s meals but there were certain…
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Rare Disease Day
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Rare Disease Day
February 29th is Rare Disease Day! Five Percent of the world has a rare disease of some kind. We are the zebras, so to speak. There is a saying in the medical community that says when you hear hoofbeats think horses not zebras. This tells the professionals think of the “normal” patient, course of treatment, etc. Those of us with a rare disease do not fall under the normal realm. So we are given the term Zebra. It is important to understand what this means given your, your friend, or your family member’s illness. The rare disease that I have is called a primary immunodeficiency. This means that I was…
