My girlfriend just did the radioactive iodine treatment for her thyroid cancer and now about 5 days later her left side of her face has gone numb. She called her doctor and mad an appointment but that isnt for 2 days. What is going on and what can she do to make her face not be numb until she goes to the doctors because she is really freaking out.
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I don't know if its the treatment or coincidence, but there's a nerve that runs through the opening in your jaw. If that swells for whatever reason, your face on that side will go numb. It's called Bell's Palsy. I had it years ago from a drafty window when I lived up north. I was on prednisone, which took the swelling away.
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That's a strange thing to happen, I don't think it has anything to do with the RAI. Has she had any other symptoms? Usually people get headaches, sore jaw, swollen salivary glands (by jaw, below ears), nausea, and a few other things. I'm not sure if that's a side effect of the RAI, but have the doctor check everything out.
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