October 2007
I
had by big appt with my Thyroid Specialist this morning. She is the one
that makes all the final decisions when it comes to my treatments. So
on October the 16th I have to go to the hospital and have a CT-Scan with
contrast done so they can see more into the right lymph node. As long
as it comes back that all the cancer cells are 100% dead then I should
be in the clear. If they can't tell with this scan I will have to have
another surgery so they can look at the lymph node under a microscope.
*sigh*
So I had a good 15 minute cry in my car before I left the
parking lot. It really shocks your brain to get news your not expecting.
I'm staying positive and I keep telling myself I'M CANCER FREE!!!!!
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
I've gone Nuclear
September 18th, 2007
I went in to my Nuclear Medicine Doctor today to have another Nuclear Imaging body scan. I had one right after I did the radio active iodine treatment in Aug. He finally told me when I got in the room today as to why I had to have a second scan. He saw cancer in my right lymphoid but assured me the cancer cells are PROBABLY all dead. I hate when a Dr can't tell you yes or no, geezzz. I know they have to cover their asses. So we looked at my pictures he took today and you can still see a faint glow but the iodine is almost all out of my system.
Thursday I see my Thyroid Specialist and she will tell me what course of action she will want me to take. I might have to be given a small dose of the iodine again and be scanned again so they can see if that area is still holding cancer cells. If they believe there are some still active and heaven forbid they are not all dead right now. I will have to have another big radio active iodine dose again. *sigh*
I hope and think for now they will just monitor my blood work and if my numbers stay good then that would mean the cancer is gone. The Dr said He may have to scan me a year from now too. So this may be something I will be going through a lot longer then I had hoped.
I hope this made some sense.
I went in to my Nuclear Medicine Doctor today to have another Nuclear Imaging body scan. I had one right after I did the radio active iodine treatment in Aug. He finally told me when I got in the room today as to why I had to have a second scan. He saw cancer in my right lymphoid but assured me the cancer cells are PROBABLY all dead. I hate when a Dr can't tell you yes or no, geezzz. I know they have to cover their asses. So we looked at my pictures he took today and you can still see a faint glow but the iodine is almost all out of my system.
Thursday I see my Thyroid Specialist and she will tell me what course of action she will want me to take. I might have to be given a small dose of the iodine again and be scanned again so they can see if that area is still holding cancer cells. If they believe there are some still active and heaven forbid they are not all dead right now. I will have to have another big radio active iodine dose again. *sigh*
I hope and think for now they will just monitor my blood work and if my numbers stay good then that would mean the cancer is gone. The Dr said He may have to scan me a year from now too. So this may be something I will be going through a lot longer then I had hoped.
I hope this made some sense.
Radiation
August 18th, 2007
I'm into my 6th week of no thyroid hormone. I have had to be taken off of it to prep my body for the radio active pills. So I feel really crappy right now, hardly any energy, always drained and exhausted.
I get my radio active dose Monday the 20th of Aug and I can't be around other humans for 6 days. They say I shouldn't get real sick from it. but I'm just worried about my body rejecting the pills. They have to give me a very high dose. They said a big risk is the PT throwing it up.
So please pray that my body does not reject the medication.
This treatment/test is a way to make sure they killed and or removed all the cancer cells. I will have to go into my nuclear Dr after and have a series of special pictures taken of my whole body to see if anything is glowing. God forbid they see something it will mean I still have active cancer cells somewhere. But at least it will show them where they are located.
I'm hoping and praying that this is almost over.
It has been almost a year since the cancer was discovered.
I have been keeping positive through this hard journey. I know the power of prayers from others has helped keep me mentally stable. Emotional, now that is another question. I swear it is worse then being pregnant. If you can believe that.
I'm into my 6th week of no thyroid hormone. I have had to be taken off of it to prep my body for the radio active pills. So I feel really crappy right now, hardly any energy, always drained and exhausted.
I get my radio active dose Monday the 20th of Aug and I can't be around other humans for 6 days. They say I shouldn't get real sick from it. but I'm just worried about my body rejecting the pills. They have to give me a very high dose. They said a big risk is the PT throwing it up.
So please pray that my body does not reject the medication.
This treatment/test is a way to make sure they killed and or removed all the cancer cells. I will have to go into my nuclear Dr after and have a series of special pictures taken of my whole body to see if anything is glowing. God forbid they see something it will mean I still have active cancer cells somewhere. But at least it will show them where they are located.
I'm hoping and praying that this is almost over.
It has been almost a year since the cancer was discovered.
I have been keeping positive through this hard journey. I know the power of prayers from others has helped keep me mentally stable. Emotional, now that is another question. I swear it is worse then being pregnant. If you can believe that.
Round Two
May 14th, 2007
I
arrived at the hospital at 6:30am to check in and get ready for my
surgery. So I get to the surgery waiting room and I end up having to
wait almost 2 hours before they took me in to get me ready for surgery.
*sigh* It is sooo hard waiting for something you are dreading. My nerves
were already shot and the waiting was very hard.
Around
8am they finally called for me. So I enter this room where there are 5
beds all lined up for patients to get ready. So I get a bed at one end
and I changed into my gown, booties, and cap. It is very stylish, haha!
Then I lay on hte bed and I get a signed a nurse that preps me. She goes
over some final paperwork and then starts my IV. I hate that part!
Then one by one, first the surgeon came to have a quick chat. Then the
attending Dr and finally the Anesthesiaologist came in to go over more
details.
It
was funny because I had all the same staff the second time around. I
couldn't have asked for a better staff to take care of me. I was very
happy about that.
Soon after that my nurse started an antibiotic through my IV and a 3 part cocktail for nausea and finally my light sedative. That never kicks in when I want it to. *sigh*
Then
about 9:45am my OR nurse comes and rolls me into my OR. The most
scariest place I have EVER been. I have to move myself over on the
operating bed. Then they put my arms straight out and strap them down
lightly. Then the Anesthesia Dr puts an oxygen mask on me and tells me
to breath some nice deep breaths and at the same time he is injecting
the meds into my IV to knock me out. And boy does he do it quick, no
counting bs or anything I was OUT! =)
About
12:30pm I roll out of the OR and into recovery where I will be observed
for the next hour. As I came to I had a ton of pain and couldn't
believe how bad it was this time. So they gave me the max amount of
morphine and it didn't work AT ALL! My body was shaking probably from
the pain. I kept feeling like I couldn't breath. But my nurse assured me
I was 100% okay. My vitals are all good. So of all times I was having a
huge panic attack. But they wouldn't give me my med for my panic
because they didn't want me to end up throwing it up. So finally after
remembering my calm breathing techniques and deep breathing I was able
to get it some what under control. It was hard under the circumstances.
Finally
an hour later I get my own room. I felt a bit better. The nurse gave me
a working pain med. =) So I was able to better relax myself. I was sick
to my stomach for the next 6 hours. Oh the joy of anesthesia! YUCK!
The Results
March 3rd, 2007
I went to my post-op appt today. The surgeon removed my stitches and then told me I have cancer! They found tiny cancer cells. So I have to go back to the OR immediately to remove the left side of my thyroid, para thyroids, and surrounding nodes. I will also have to take a radioactive iodine pill and be in isolation for 8 days to kill any micro cancer cells.
I went to my post-op appt today. The surgeon removed my stitches and then told me I have cancer! They found tiny cancer cells. So I have to go back to the OR immediately to remove the left side of my thyroid, para thyroids, and surrounding nodes. I will also have to take a radioactive iodine pill and be in isolation for 8 days to kill any micro cancer cells.
Stubborn Tumor?
When
they did my surgery and as soon as they had my tumor out of my body
they sent it straight to the lab for a frozen biopsy. Can you believe
they couldn't tell what it is? So they closed me up and decided to send
the tumor out to another lab to do the test again.
So I called the surgeon yesterday and the results are......THEY STILL DON'T KNOW!
Aaaahhhhhhh! So they said they are going to stain the tumor and then
they should know if it is cancer or not. If it is cancer I will have to
go back to surgery and have the rest of my thyroid removed. I just can't
believe all of this that is happening. Why is it so hard to figure out
what my little tumor is? This waiting is breaking my spirit. I'm sad all
the time and most of all scared and worried. I'm trying so hard to
think positive. God please give me strength......
On a
good note I'm recovering wonderfully. little to no pain now. I don't
have to wear a bandage across my neck, woohoo. The tape made me itch, so
I'm glad it is gone. So my post-op is on wed (05.02.07) and they will
give me the results.
Surgery
I went yesterday (04.19.07) for my pre-op appointment. I Was
scheduled for 9:45am I had to wait about 20 mins to get called back to
the exam room and them waited another HOUR for the Dr to come in to start
my pre-op exam.
So after she listen to a few things and asked me a gazillion
questions that I already answered at the consultation a month ago. Then
she sent me to the hospital to have a chest x-ray, EKG, and bloodwork.
So My dad and I traveled over to the hospital and it took an hour for
each thing. We didn't get out of there until 3:00pm. I was
exhausted...... or should I say drained..... 
Anyway, I got a call this afternoon from the Anesthesia spokes
person, lol! Asking more questions. So I get to be the lucky one, I'm
the first surgery of the day. So I have to be at the hospital at 5:30am
to get admitted. My surgery should be two hours long.
Just thought I would share my new info with you.
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