Many on this forum have had their thyroid removed due to cancer, yet few if any mentioned having RAI. RAI was presented to me as a secondary (almost mandatory) step necessary to complete cancer treatment. I wonder if more have had this procedure than I realize, or maybe many have had successful thyroid cancer treatment with just the removal of the thyroid? I have done some reading about RAI and what bunky2078 said about the side effects is unfortunately true. Not looking forward to having this done, but, at this point I feel I have no choice. I am somewhat miffed that RAI and it's life altering complications (for a short while, anyway) weren't even mentioned before the surgery. I have tried to research this and think this out, so I am not paticularly happy at the present-any suggestions?