Hi David

Sounds like you got some confusing but otherwise good news--keep an eye on the situation, though.

Julia

Hi All,
Had a call from the hospital today and I have to have a scan on Wednesday and Thursday.I'm not sure what I have to have done but they mentioned injecting some radiation into my.It's for a scan on my thyroid gland.

Will keep you all posted and hope everyone's ok out there!

David.

radioactive isotopes that are selectively uptaken by the thyroid are often used to help scans 'see' it better

Thankou Dr Joshi.I've had lingual thyroids are quite rare.....how rare I dont know? At least things are moving along now.

Thanks for your help,

David.

Just got the appointment letter to say I am having a Nuclear Medicine Iodine 123(Whole Body)Scan?
Just wondered if anybody else has had one?

Thanks for reading and hope everybody else is ok?

Dave.

Hi David, I haven't had one myself but I have a mate who has had cancer and he still goes to Nuclear Meds a lot, he doesn't have any problems with it.
I take a lot of patients to NMeds at work and they all seem to cope with it too.
Hagg.

Thats great,thanks for your help.

David.

Hi All,
Had thyroid whole body scan today.They were very excited because they said they hadn't done this test for two years???
They injected me with iodine and then had to wait two hours.The scan lasted an hour and a half.Have to go tomorrow for the second one.
Will keep you all posted.Thanks to everybodys help it's really helped.

Hi All,
I had the 1st of two 123 iodine scans on Wednesday for suspected lingual thyroid which lasted an hour and twenty minutes.
The day after I returned and they started the scan again and after about half an hour the radiologist came over and said we can't see a lingul thyroid so adjusted the plate above my head.
After about 15 minutes after he said stopped the scanner and lifted the plate above my head and the look on his face said it all really because he had been really chatty before the scan and looked quite upset.
He just said you haven't got a lingual thyroid so I said whats next a biopsy? He replied...that's what we've just been talking about.
We will send a report to your consultant and will hear from them in due course.
I'm worried sick now and wondered if you could offer any advice.I see the consultant on Tuesday next week and it can't come soon enough.
Thanks for reading,
Best Wishes,
David.

Unfortunately, one of the side effects on this roller coaster is called 'second guessing' You read messages in every twitch of the face, every hesitation and cough. It's bound to happen.

Everyone will agree that the waiting is unbearable. Have you told any of your friends and family yet, it does make the waiting and the worrying easier if you can share it with someone.

Hi there,
I have told some of my friends but not my mum and dad.I don't see the point of worrying them until I find out exactly what's wrong.

I'm really worried which i'm sure we can all relate to that.

Are your mum and dad elderly?

Hi Angie,
They are in their seventies....I'm more bothered about them than myself.