iodine issues?

Is anyone familiar with iodine and thyroid?

I'm allergic to the typical antibiotic topical used under/around the huber needle for my IV port that they apply before accessing my port (by punching the needle into my flesh and into the port. And I do mean punching…)

So they started using this iodine swab—like the orange stuff used in the hospital before they slice you open. Now, back when I was doing all my thyroid research I came across treatment protocols using iodine and I remember the test for determining if you were iodine insufficient, which was to swab some Lugol's or some other iodine (5% I think) on your skin and to wait and see how long it takes for your skin to absorb it.

So my question is—on the days that they are swabbing me (and it is quite a bit that they apply three different times before putting the needle in me. And of course yesterday the nurse screwed up the placement of the needle and the bandage that keeps the area sterile so I had to redo it so yesterday I had 6 swabs of the iodine. And what was applied yesterday afternoon has not been absorbed into my body yet. I became curious all of a sudden if this might be interfering with my RT-3 and RT-4 thyroid therapy at all…

-p

I am having such a hard time remembering some of the thyroid research I did awhile back. But I came out of it pretty certain that the controversy was really more of a lack of appropriately applied context—as with most health conditions—the type of iodide consumed version iodine, additives and dosing levels for hashimoto's conditions, etc.

But I can't remember a few key things about the absorption of iodine vs ingestion. I know the absorption is preferred since your body will regulate how much it needs (thus the test). And as I type this, I think that I just answered my own question—as long as the application is topical, my body will absorb only what it needs so much less chance for overdose. I started to get curious if the increased palpitations and mind racing I was experiencing a couple of times might be connected.

Unfortunately, I can't rely on testing—it just doesn't accurately reflect my levels or—how my levels affect how I feel. After thinking about this a bit more, I think the weekly dose is probably not an issue—but will pay careful attention to the increased heart rate.

I just discovered I have another perhaps more important issue—the iodine antisceptic they've been giving me is iodine with Povidone additive, or PVC… the plastic. Using it transdermally is suggested to be equivalent to injecting it—bypasses digestive filtration and decomposition. Off to read a bit more…

-p