Low iodine diet
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Starting LID today--anyone else?
- By Zimmer12 · New reply 8:35 pm
- 122 replies
- Getting ready for my six month WBS and possibly a second round of treatment. Anyone want to go through LID together for the next two weeks or have part overlapping? Cheers, Jan ...
Sabra Hummus* and Bush's Beans- Use non-iodized salt
- By joebiloba · New reply May 19, 2013
- 8 replies
- * EXCEPT Sabra has one seasonal Mediterranean blend that uses sea salt I don't have the exact product name as I was driving when they called me back. All of the usual year-round hummus products use non-iodized ...
LID, RAI & WBS
- By Coachrswife · New reply May 19, 2013
- 3 replies
- Hi all. I had a TT on 4/15/13. Started LID 5/14/13 with thyrogen injections scheduled for 5/28 and 5/29 and RAI administered on 5/30. Then I'll be "sequestered" until my WBS on 6/6/13. I'm hating this ...
Pain relievers during the low iodine diet ?
- By Sszat · New reply May 18, 2013
- 5 replies
- Hi all, I have 5 days left until the radioactive iodine therapy for thyroid cancer. I'm off my thyroid medication. My joints feet hands hurt so bad! I've been taking Advil, I'm on the low iodine diet...does ...
a few things I've found......
- By IBJOJO · Posted May 17, 2013
- 0 replies
- Ending week two of my second round with LID. I think I was so hypo the first time I made a few mistakes...Now that I'm doing my 6 month WBS I guess I'll find out how bad those mistakes were! I don't use ...
RAI
- By carrielynne · New reply May 17, 2013
- 5 replies
- So got my treatment dose yesterday after Thyrogen injections. I was never talked to about the LID and so far don't really have any side effects from I131.. Did anyone else do I131 without doing the diet ...
A couple of websites
- By Schlachter181 · New reply May 16, 2013
- 9 replies
- I have been so paranoid about this diet! (start mine 5/22) I feel like I have to do everything just right or I might screw myself...lots of pressure. I found these websites and wondered if anyone else ...
coconut oil & other foods ?
- By chinaguatot · New reply May 14, 2013
- 6 replies
- Hi, I will start the LID diet on the 24th & I am on it until June 10th . I've done this before but I'm trying to think ahead of things I can use to help this go by easier. I read about Coconut oil baking ...
Frito Lay uses non-iodized salt!
- By shenandoah519 · New reply May 7, 2013
- 15 replies
- Just to let everyone know, because it sure made me happy...Frito lay uses non-iodized salt. Now I can get really fat ...
Campbells and Frito Lay uses NON IODIZED SALT!!
- By Rondamp29 · New reply May 7, 2013
- 10 replies
- This is my 2nd go around with the LID diet. Just had my 1 year WBS last week. Now waiting for the results. Anyway, I found a list of companies that use Non-Iodized salt and wanted to share the ones that ...
Diagosed with Papillary Carcinoma on 2/19/13
- By sonyag · New reply May 3, 2013
- 7 replies
- Hi!! Any suggestions that may help? I had right thyroidectomy in Feb 2013 to remove a 4 CM nodule. I was then diagnosed with Papillary Carcinoma afterwards so I had left thyroidectomey in March 2013 ...
Crisco use on LID
- By sln70 · New reply May 2, 2013
- 3 replies
- My 13 year old son just started on LID yesterday. I've been looking at recipes from the ThyCa cookbook and noticed that many specify Spectrum shortening or "all-vegetable no-soy shortening." The LID guidelines ...
coconut milk
- By shannona · New reply May 2, 2013
- 5 replies
- is coconut milk from a can okay? ingredient list says: water, coconut milk, guar gum. sodium 5mg ...
Crazy Eggless Chocolate Cake Allowed?
- By DPR · New reply April 30, 2013
- 3 replies
- Is this recipe LID friendly? CRAZY EGGLESS CHOCOLATE CAKE 3 c. flour 2 c. sugar 1 tsp. salt 2 tsp. baking soda 6 tbsp. cocoa 3/4 c. vegetable oil 2 c. water, at room temperature 2 tbsp. vinegar 1 1/2 ...
On Lid diet - What about may contain
- By smileyhappy · New reply April 30, 2013
- 6 replies
- Hi there, I'm on lid again and wondered for example Kirkland Chocolate chips ingredients: Unsweetened Chocolate, Sugar, Soy Lecithin, vanilla. Those are fine but then it says May contain: Peanuts, Tree ...
RAI and the ocean
- By keriann01 · New reply April 29, 2013
- 4 replies
- Does anyone know if a trip to the beach during LID will be a problem? I can't seem to find any discussion related to the possible absorption of sea salt through the skin. I will likely stay on the shore ...
RAI diet
- By culpeper · New reply April 29, 2013
- 17 replies
- I will be starting my low iodine diet in 5 days. I was just wondering if anyone has come up with something to put in your coffee instead of milk or creamer? I will probably really want some caffeine with ...
LID Take TWO!
- By MommaSL · New reply April 27, 2013
- 10 replies
- So HERE'S a funny story... one year ago when I first dealt with all this Thyca loveliness, no one told me or I didn't hear (much more likely) that I'd have to do the LID again for my yearly scan! This ...
Starting RAI, what to expect during the whole ordeal
- By 1survivor · New reply April 26, 2013
- 19 replies
- With all this excitment going on and reading posts on ThyCa and visiting You Tube on the topic, I'm still torn as to what to do!! Let me explain, I am starting my low Iodine diet on Monday March 4th ...
Earth Balance Products. Are they good for LID diet before RAI ?
- By siouxinjun · New reply April 23, 2013
- 4 replies
- Does anyone know if they Earth Balance Buttery Spread and their other are OK to use prior to RAI treatment ? I'm trying to find a replacement for Fliechman's Margarine, and would love to find a mayo or ...
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