good morning caffinated1, lilyann here. they wanted to radiate me too, but, the radiologist said i had to have any loose teeth removed. i was seriously going to do the radiation as my oncologist said: 2 weeks at low dose, so i thought well maybe that wouldn't be too bad. thing is...they wanted to do it a week after i had 3 teeth pulled and here i am over 4 weeks because when i went back to the oral surgeon, he said to give it another 2 weeks because of some bone and cartiledge in the #28 pulled tooth. then it feels like this bridge in the upper front feels funny. if i remember correctly after i had the radioactive iodine, i read where down the road lots of things happen. everything after the fact. hinesight and foresight. ok. i too, am still having the swallowing, coughing, talking(not), some nights i wake up feeling like i can't breathe after a coughing spell, which is every nite. now back in may of 2023, i took the high dose of radioactive iodine. so that was suppose to kill off any remaining cancer from the 2 surgeries i had. well, (not) so now my lymph nodes are enlarging on both side of the thyroid that i had taken out in january and march of 2023. also too when after these surgeries they were also going to do the radiation but then said to where it was not amendable at that time. so whatever that means. so here i am, an octogenerian, wondering if i should or shouldn't take the radiation?? thing is, i still have some other teeth on the left side of the mouth. the other thing is........i was hoping to get those lymph nodes shrunk some in the hopes of swallowing and less coughing. i do have to say this too as i am so puzzled by it to begin with....i said to the dr. i just don't know what is causing these "coughing spells" we are talking, 2020. i mean: i was coughing on the operating table for heavens sake, the second operation they really had to hold down on that thing over my mouth to put me out but i can still remember fighting them. so long story short. i had to read your story 3 times, sounds like you are a fighter and i wish you the best. please keep in touch, as it seems like the dental work hits close to home for me too. onward, forward, upward.