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    Oct 23, 2008, 12:23 PM
    Thyriods/ After Radation treatment
    :(I have had the Radation treatment for my thyriods and I went back to my Doctor and she said that my levels are higher than when I started. I want to know how and when is it safe to have the thyriod removed and why can't they do the sugery sooner:
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    Oct 25, 2008, 01:22 PM

    1] what kind of radiation? I - 131 ?
    2] what is your diagnosis for radiation?
    Cancer? Graves disease?

    Surgeons generally want the thyroid to be functioning normally when they operate. Operating on an overactive thyroid can cause thyroid storm.
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