However, not only have I helped patients who sustained significant damage to their thyroid gland through radioactive iodine, but numerous other natural healthcare professionals have had similar experiences. Obviously the larger the dose of RAI that is used, the more thyroid cells that will be destroyed, thus increasing the chance that the person will become permanently hypothyroid.īut isn’t it possible to regenerate the cells of the thyroid gland? Well, it is thought by many that the thyroid gland doesn’t have the ability to regenerate. But unlike the mineral iodine, RAI will destroy the cells of the thyroid gland. So it will travel through the bloodstream to the thyroid gland.
When someone receives this treatment, it is taken up by the body as if it were the mineral iodine. Radioactive iodine is also known as iodine-131. In order to understand why the effects of RAI can’t always be reversed, it probably would be a good idea to explain what happens when someone receives this type of treatment. Why Can’t The Effects Of Radioactive Iodine Always Be Reversed? So receiving a very large dose of RAI and/or receiving multiple RAI treatments will decrease the chances of your thyroid gland secreting a normal amount of thyroid hormone. Sometimes what will happen is that a lower dose will be used, and if it doesn’t make the person hypothyroid then the doctor will recommend another session of RAI. If a very high dose was used then this will increase the chances of the person becoming permanently hypothyroid. One obvious factor is the dosage of radioactive iodine that was used during treatment. And this in turn depends on a few different factors. This depends on how much damage has been done to the thyroid gland.
The truth is, when someone receives radioactive iodine there really is no way to predict whether or not their thyroid health can be restored back to normal.
And some of these people want to know if following a natural treatment protocol can restore their thyroid health, which I’ll discuss in this post.
On the other hand, every week I receive at least a few emails from people who received RAI and regretted their decision. I receive emails from both categories of people, as sometimes I’ll get an email from someone who received RAI and they are very happy with their decision. And for those who are considering to receive radioactive iodine, there of course is no way to predict who will do well after receiving the treatment, and who will be miserable. While many people who receive this treatment seem to do fine, others regret the decision to have received this treatment method. Radioactive iodine treatment is commonly recommended by endocrinologists as a “cure” for hyperthyroidism and Graves’ Disease.
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