Thyroid Uptake Scan
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Thyroid Uptake Scan
| Tue, 07-27-2004 - 5:44pm |
Has anybody ever had a Thyroid Uptake Scan? I have taken the normal thyroid exam and it came back "normal" now my doctor is recommeding I take the thyroid uptake scan. Can someone please tell me what to expect?
Thanks!

How are you feeling lately? Has the medication been helping you or are you still feeling that "choking" feeling in your throat? Is that why you're going for the scan?
For the scan, you will take a radioactive iodine pill or get an injection and then your thyroid will be scanned to see which parts take up the most iodine. Here's what I posted yesterday for someone else who asked about it:
"Iodine is what the thyroid uses to make thyroid hormone. The nodules are then classified into hot or cold nodules. The ones that take up a lot of the iodine are called warm or hot nodules and they do not carry a significant risk of cancer. Cold nodules that do not take up iodine appear are most often benign and they appear as nonfunctioning areas on the thyroid scan. Only 10 to 15 % of cold nodules can be cancerous. The important thing to remember with all this is that nearly 85% of all nodules are cold, so the chances of having a cancerous nodule either way - hot or cold - is quite small. Most nodules are benign. (This information comes from the book, The Thyroid Solution, by Dr. Ridha Arem and from this website, http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_3X_How_is_thyroid_cancer_diagnosed_43.asp
I hope this helps. Check out that thread, too, because Lisa talks about a friend of hers who has had it: http://messageboards.ivillage.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=iv-bhhypothyroi&msg=8157.1&ctx=128
Let us know how you're doing!! Cathy :)
Hi Myremi,
I've had the thyroid scan, ultrasound and uptake tests.
I wish you the best of luck and hope this helps.
this uptake scan if your thyroid exam came back normal?
I am just curious because my Dr won't recommend anything since my
TSH is normal, was yours normal as well?
Shell
I have not been perscribed any medication by this doctor as of yet. She's waiting until the Thyroid Uptake exam is completed. If this doctor does not prescribe me any medication I'm going back to the clinic that did. Afterall I was feeling much better when I was taking the medication.