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kagealy
November 13th, 2011, 11:30 PM
Ok, this is kind of an embarrassing issue, but I have received a lot of good information on this site and if this helps someone else, then I'm going to post it.

I had a total thyroidectomy on 9/28/11 for a follicular variant of papillary carcinoma. I had to go hypo for 2 weeks for RAI. I had RAI (100mci) on Thursday, 11/10. I started Synthroid (125 MCG) on Saturday, 11/12. Now, I'm having extreme itchyness and dryness in my girlie region. Yeast infection? Couldn't find too much related info. Maybe my immune system is just fried! Just a heads up because I never heard of this happening.
Octavia
November 14th, 2011, 07:50 AM
Yes...I had never had a yeast infection in my life until shortly after my TT & RAI. I bought an over-the-counter medicine, and it worked fine. Haven't had another problem with it since then.

Your issue may be just plain dryness, though...sometimes the RAI messes with our moisture-making mechanisms in our eyes, mouth, and possibly other areas. Are you drinking PLENTY of water?
joplin1975
November 14th, 2011, 08:25 AM
I did not have those issues specifically, but I'll echo Octavia (as usual!) and say make sure you are drinking plenty of water. Also remember that they give you a large dose of antibiotics during surgery, so that could easily imbalance nature's, um, flora. :)
Andros
November 14th, 2011, 08:42 AM
Ok, this is kind of an embarrassing issue, but I have received a lot of good information on this site and if this helps someone else, then I'm going to post it.

I had a total thyroidectomy on 9/28/11 for a follicular variant of papillary carcinoma. I had to go hypo for 2 weeks for RAI. I had RAI (100mci) on Thursday, 11/10. I started Synthroid (125 MCG) on Saturday, 11/12. Now, I'm having extreme itchyness and dryness in my girlie region. Yeast infection? Couldn't find too much related info. Maybe my immune system is just fried! Just a heads up because I never heard of this happening.

You have been through an awful lot; I would take probiotics or better yet yogurt w/live cultures ever single day. They have so many nice yogurts but you have to read the label to be sure of live cultures and also if you are gluten-free. Yoplait is gluten-free.

Often times the best approach is through the tummy (whole body healing) and anything w/sugar will promote yeast.

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