Does anyone know about the restrictions on physical contact with people after taking radioactive iodine pill?
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I did a little research and most of the sites I found recommended limited contact for three days, not just one.  Not only did it mention limited contact, but other things like eating and hygeine.  Check these out:\n\nhttp://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/thyroid/raiprep.html\nhttp://www.endocrinologist.com/Radioactive.html\nhttp://www.thyca.org/rai.htm\n\nLook for the "precautions" section.
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I have seen this make a person's heart rate drop close to a fatal ending at where I work.. Please stop taking it and tell your doctor and demand something else in its place..
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Consider radiotherapy. For the right dosage to be prescribed to a patient, physics knowledge is needed for example the intensity of gamma ray radiotherapy, etc. A certified radiotherapist can be a person with a background in applied physics. \n\nAnother example would be the user of the physics of sound waves in obstetric ultrasound scans. There is also the physics of radioactive decay, used to select substance like iodide to be ingested by patients for detections of thyroid problems.\n\nThis are only a few examples. There are countless applications of physics in the medical field.\n\nPerhaps the following reference on medical physics will help:
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Valtrate is the medicine that is prescribed this helps if used in small dose daily keep outbreaks at bay.\nWhen outbreak occurs via weeping blisters then Valtrate is doubled  this shortens length and severity of outbreak.\nThey are after all only small cold sores in clusters, so other than the psychological trauma of knowing that anytime you are rundown  or traumatised in any way outbreaks  do often occur.\nYou can pass on the virus even when not active by shedding miniscule particles.\nCondoms are mandantory to restrict infection during sexual contact  but still not foolproof.\nIt can't be stressed enough to abstain from sexual contact whilst suffering outbreak as most infectious during this time.\nIf your partner is fully aware of this and thinks enough of you then it shouldn't be an issue.\nHonesty is the only policy as whilst 1 in 5 Americans carry disease some do not even know they carry it.\nIt might seem a stigma to carry but as said that it can be managed, life is still the same,it's not a death sentence...
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Ignore the abusive idiot above. He has no idea what he is talking about.\n\n\nThere are lots of different radioactive elements. Some are dangerous but the vast majority are harmless. \n\nYour body and everybody else's is already full of radiocative elements. You are loaded with isotopes like 13Carbon., tritium, 44Calcium and so on. Every living thing that has ever existed on Earth has been losded with those radicoative elements. We've evolved with them from the beginning and as a result they are quite harmles to us in normal doses.\n\nA few unnatural radioactive isotopes are harmful in small doses, and some natural isotopes are dangerous if they are concentrated in the body. But the general answer is that radiocative elements are quite harmless.
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Yes, it's use the isotope 135 I or 125 I to treat the thyroid cancer, because in this gland exist a very efficient transporter of Iodine called NIS. This protein transport Iodine inside the cell where are produced the T3 & T4 hormones, that need Iodine for their synthesis. The enter of this radioactive iodine to the cell lead to the destruction of the cell and the destruction of the entire gland that contain the cancerigenus cells, so the cancer is over or is a big chance for this aim.
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I have low thyroid. caused from taking Radio Active Iodine for over active thyroid. My doctor per scribed Synthroid. which must be taken for life. Some blood pressure medicines interact with the Synthroid as well as Cholesterol Medication. If you have low thyroid you should be under the care of a doctor.
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Call your local pharmacy to ask. They should be able to answer all your drug interaction questions.
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YES!!!! If it is going to someone who its not prescribed to then you and them both can get into serious trouble...i sent my dad some muscle relaxers and the postal service opened it up and he didn't get them for a month and there was a note on it saying what had happened to the envelope because there was also a letter and a check in there that wasn't illegal so they had to send that but not the meds.
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State laws vary. Call your local health department and ask. Good luck.
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Only if you have gained weight from an improperly functioning thyroid. If your thyroid is healthy and you take it, you will screw your system up.
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I get asked for all sort of lotions and potions in work, but I wouldnt trust any of them really, no scientific evidence that they help.\n\nPeople assume alternative medicine is safe for everyone, but its not. Emporer for example, you cant take it if you have any heart problems, or blood pressure problems.\n\nJust go and see your doctor, dont be shy, your doc has seen and heard it all before, you arent the first and you wont be the last.   I know its embarassing, but just go and see him.\n\nPlus your doctor will wan to check that the problem isnt caused by anything else, so its best to see the doctor.
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Iodine Tincture (47º alcohol) applied topically every day even few days after they dissappear. I am sorry I did not realize this was a std Question. I don´t know if it´s going to work or not in genital areas. It works very well knees and torax.
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physical injury could be, it might break upon you during disaster type situations, other risks include radiation which will affect your heart function
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Iodine does not block the formation of T3 and T4, but the key element. During the process of transformation, iodine binds with other polymers and become ionized, a state called iodide. Only when ionized, can iodine be active and interact with other elements. \n\nThe cause of goiter is iodine deficiency, and the body tries to compensate the deficiency with enlarged thryroid gland. T3 and T4 both are beneficial to goiter. The difference is T4 is usually converted to T3 by deiodinases, so T3 is considered as the major thryroid hormone, altough the plasma concentration of T4 is much higher.
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I live in Japan. It's pretty hygenic in a lot of ways but also backwards in others. People often brush their teeth regularly, several times a day but since they don't use fluoride and still somewhat treasure crooked teeth dental problems and cavities are extreemely common. Sex is scary here. In reality, condoms are the most common form of protection but abortion is said to be the depended on form of birth contol. One in five Japanese women has chlamydia When people get sick here they often wear masks to prevent them from passing it on to others but few will skip out on work out of duty. I don't think Japanese doctors are as extensively educated as western doctors either, but I have no stats on that. Cancer treatment, for one, is well behind that in the west and antibiotics are overprescribed (opinion-but they are given even when the doctor says you just have a cold). Oddly, Japanese think nothing of eating raw beef, raw eggs, or anything out of the ocean but raw vegetables like broccoli or carrots are unthinkable. Granted, Japanese standards on beef, dairy and fish are probably stricter than in America but it's still surprising. Another facet is the often destructive influence of mass thinking here. For instance, the cancer causing chemical Radon is often added to "Recuperative spas" because it is thought to have health benefits. Otherwise, pollution standards are reputedly lower here than in much of the west.
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There are several different methods and applications. The most common is using them as contrast agents: the solution containing radioactive isotope (say Iodine) injected into specific side (depends on the area of interest - might be specific organ or vessel) and after that using special radiation detecting equipment they monitor the movement of this agent through specific tissues or blood. Using this technique many health problems can be diagnosed. The radioactive istotpes used here are usually short living and do not cause hurm to the body.