I would have thought it was an allergic reaction, but I have never had a reaction to iodine, not even with the CT Scan in December. I thought in a reaction to iodine it took your breath and your throat closed off. I didn't have that...

I would have guessed it was a reaction by sensory nerves to the radiation in the iodine, because it burned terribly, and started only after the radioactive capsule was given... The next day (day of the actual scan) it was much, much worse AFTER the scan...

I can't remember for sure the specifics about the salivary glands. They don't work real well either though...

Any idea how post surgery Prednisone and thyroid hormone might typically be co-ordinated to avoid causing a connective tissue disease flareup? This is my first concern.

The second is, how am I going to be able to take radioactive iodine after surgery considering what happened?

Sorry to whine here,
Cathie