Oh boy - be sure to suck on lemon drops!
Been there! Had a whopping dose I-131 - wish I hadn't. Hope your dose isn't too high. It's disconcerting when they put the stuff on the tray, back out of the room while giving you instructions.........
Wow is that concrete? It's a paradox I guess. I teach how I-131 caused thyroid cancer in many cases following Chernobyl and yet they use the same thing as a treatment. I guess the higher dose is designed to kill unwanted cells? good luck with it anyway. Half of it will be gone in 8 days... And it has worked for someone I know.
@fueast it is indeed an irony. There have been cancer spikes around atmospheric nuclear testing as well, and I guess there will a lot of concern around Japan and US Westcoast with Fukishima. My dose is to mop up any remaining cells after the thyroidectomy and to make surveillance easier in the future.
@peterdegraaff I think a lot less escaped from Fukishima - at Chernobyl the core went up in smoke whereasin Japan only water and stream escaped I think. The other problem at Chernobyl was unbelievable incident mishandling. They not only failed to evacuate but allowed children to drink milk from contaminated cows. They got people out pretty quick in Japan. Well you lost your home but at least not your kids. Anyway, I think you will be a pretty minor threat to society in comparison. Hope you survive your short stint in isolation. All the best.
Peter the scary part for me was the damage the I-131 did to the salivary glands - didn't exhibit symptoms for three years after the I-131. I had a met to a lymph node so was dosed pretty high and was dealing with another cancer at the same time. Thyroid cancer is becoming very common.
Maintenance has been easy though. :-) The isolation part was OK for me - the hardest part was keeping the dogs away for a week and not letting anyone come to the house. Separate laundry/dishes done separately/flushing three times etc. My son (in college at the time) was most excited at the letter I had to carry in case I went to a local government building and set off a radiation siren. Sheesh!
Been there! Had a whopping dose I-131 - wish I hadn't. Hope your dose isn't too high. It's disconcerting when they put the stuff on the tray, back out of the room while giving you instructions.........
@wildwood28 - good luck, Sarah!
Maintenance has been easy though. :-) The isolation part was OK for me - the hardest part was keeping the dogs away for a week and not letting anyone come to the house. Separate laundry/dishes done separately/flushing three times etc. My son (in college at the time) was most excited at the letter I had to carry in case I went to a local government building and set off a radiation siren. Sheesh!