# Double styloidectomy surgery update

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**Created:** [March 7, 2024, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/double-styloidectomy-surgery-update/15589 "2024-03-07T20:47:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 12, 2024, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/double-styloidectomy-surgery-update/15589/23 "2024-03-12T20:10:58Z")

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@Kerri just in case you’re thinking about the low iodine diet @juliezuber had mentioned selenium. I wished I’d known about having my iodine level checked before the diet. When possible I’m going to ask for both iodine and selenium levels to be checked.

> [@Continuation from 2022 beginning with Appt with Hackman](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/continuation-from-2022-beginning-with-appt-with-hackman/15598/29):
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> I’m curious if taking selenium helps with your iodine intake issue?  
> My understanding is that selenium is needed to “take out the trash” (remove the by product) from the thyroid’s use of iodine.  
> I could imagine that if someone couldn’t handle the by product of using iodine it could look like an iodine issue when it was really low selenium?

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