Day 2 of RAI and feeling sick

nikkiboo
  • By nikkiboo · May 21, 2011 at 7:13 pm · 3 replies
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It's been about 48 hrs since I received my RAI and I'm now starting to feel like I'm getting a cold. Yesterday I noticed my glands were swollen and sore (which I now is normal for RAI) and my new symptoms are a bit of ear popping and that fuzzy congested head-cold feeling. What can I take if this turns into a cold?

Thanks in advance.

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nikkiboo

I have alka seltzer cold in the house, is this okay? Is there anything I should absolutely stay away from?

theresat858

At this point you should be done with the LID (My doctors said normal food was okay 2-3 days after RAI), so I would say take anything you would normally take - the alka seltzer cold is probably fine.

melindamay

You could ask you dr. if it's ok to take otc's. My nuc. med. person advised me to try doing LID for about a week post RAI just to get best results. There probably are otc's you can take that don't have the dyes etc. You may just feel kind of lousy for a week or so after RAI, but you will feel better again!

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