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boogity boogity!
got my I-131 treatment today. The first day to the end of my life. /drama
Essentially they're killing off my overactive thyroid cells to cause me to have hypothyroidism, and eventually I'll have to go on daily hormone supplements for the rest of my life.
I was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism 5 years ago and the shiz ain't getting better.
Thyroids love iodine, so I took a pill with radioactive infused iodine.
I have a sheet of guidelines for how to interact with people as a preventative measure.
I can't sleep in my bed with my husband for 3 days.
I can't be closer than 6 feet to anyone for a straight 8 hour period. I can walk by people in public and interact with them obviously, but no overly prolonged exposure.
So that lasts for a few days. Then the 6 feet goes down to 3 feet and for a 6 hour max period.
That'll last for a few weeks.
Those guidelines are even more strict if I'm around children up to 18 and pregger ladies.
If I were to go fly in an aiport within the next 20 days, I would have to carry a disclosure statement, and wouldn't be able to fly for longer periods than the above stated.
I could potentially set off any security alarms at certain airports that detect radioactive material, which is the reason for carrying the statement.
I can't exchange bodily fluids with anyone - can't let anyone sip my drink, can't use the same utensils, etc.
I'm assuming that means no sexx0ring either. d'oh
bleh we'll survive 20 days...
anyway, these are all preventative measures. The radioactivity isn't very high, but they still like to take the extra precautions just in case.
I went the extra step and prepared supper and tomorrow's lunches with rubber gloves on. hehe
I also moved my toothbrush and have my own tube of toothpaste and mouthwash (I'm using our travel stuff). I did that because sometimes our brushes touch the toothpaste tube, and we always swig straight from the bottle of mouthwash.
Also! I have to double flush the toilet. hahaha! because my body will excrete a lot of the radioactive material through my urine. We might go the extra step and use separate bathrooms for a little while.
fear me!!!
Kim
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Awesome. Now you just need some glow in the dark green body paint
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wanna paint me? or are you too scurred?  
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98.5 SVT
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WTB: Very cheap beater
CEG Dragon Run - October 13-15
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Based on those rules if I were in your situation I would get a couple weeks off of work, especially since I have a pregnant co-worker that I work with for a good chunk of the day. Kim, you might be amused to hear that she's pregnant with twins and finally outgrew my belly a few weeks ago. 
Beer is my Gatorade.
Hooray Beer.
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Originally posted by hetfield:
Based on those rules if I were in your situation I would get a couple weeks off of work, especially since I have a pregnant co-worker that I work with for a good chunk of the day. Kim, you might be amused to hear that she's pregnant with twins and finally outgrew my belly a few weeks ago.
LMAO!
luckily I rot at my desk all alone all day, and my cubicle area is larger than most people's offices.
So I'm good to go. darn!
Kim
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It's amazing what doctors will do to people to help them get better.
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I just LOVE reading your posts , Kim - always entertaining . I hope everything goes 100% with the treatments & stuff .
Good luck w/the going 20 days without da unpity-ump rule  ... oh yea , you're married - nevermind , LOL !!
Oh yea - almost forgot ... I'll paint ya if Kremit gets skeered !
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Three things jumped immediately to mind: â?¢ You won't have to use a light to read in the dark
â?¢ Give a good, long, close bear hug to someone you hate
â?¢ Can you be used as a dirty bomb? Seriously, I hope everything goes well for you. Sucks about having to take meds from here on out though.
BrApple-its all in the way it is presented...but everythign on my resume is all me
TexasRealtor-I hope you spelling improves on your resume.
MxRacer-ladies and gentlemen, welcome to ironyville. population, texasrelator.
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Originally posted by IRingTwyce:
Seriously, I hope everything goes well for you. Sucks about having to take meds from here on out though.
Thanks.
That was the part I struggled with the most. Lots of tears. Mostly thinking "damn, I'm not even 30 yet and I gotta take pills everyday like an 80 year old" 
I've hit the acceptance stage now though, so talking about it no longer gets me choked up.
Plus there are people with far worse out there in this world, so I gotta count my blessings.
It still somewhat bothers me that I agreed to kill off a piece of my own body. It's mine dammit, I wanna keep it!
But I asked what were the ill effects of letting Graves disease go untreated and he said eventually I'd develop heart and bone problems. So I chose the life of regulated hormone levels.
btw, all females are dirty bombs. We expell lethal gas.
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