Not much in the mood for writing (crying myself a river) but here's the update on today's events. We headed to downtown Fort Lauderdale for a visit with my new endocrinologist. Nice guy. My thyroid blood test results that had been drawn a few weeks ago show normal thyroid function. He did an ultrasound and he said the margins of the nodule look good. No funny business. He didn't see any calcifications. Then I had a few (four) biopsies. They were super easy, like the prick from getting blood drawn. (Well, the second one was a little more painful, but I'm not complaining. It only happened that way because I bragged that the first one didn't hurt.) It was a summer breeze compared to the hell of the breast biopsies. Those results should be in Friday, but he is not confident that they will be conclusive. Why, you ask? My nodule is highly vascular, so he's not sure if there are any applicable cells in the samples. It may just end up being blood. (Bon appetit!). He wants to put me on iodine treatment for a week and have me come back in for more biopsies (honestly, not a worry to me except for the time delay). He is going to consult with my oncologist to approve that and also to check with the director of the medical study to see if I can get by with the information to date. So, we're going to stop by on Friday and see if there's any biopsy news. Technically, I'm supposed to have my next chemo treatment on Monday, but I'm not optimistic that it will all fall into place by then. Without being too positive (which always backfires on me), I will say that I'm not worried about the thyroid at this time.
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If you're dying of boredom or completely obsessed with me (or perhaps just curious), here are the links to two other blogs I have written in the past - the first, my adventures in Costa Rica; the second, my adventures in wedding planning.
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A Wedding in Istanbul: http://aweddinginistanbul.blogspot.com/
Buenas noches y amor a todos!
Hang in there Jen. Sending you lots of hugs! We love you, Kellie
ReplyDeleteI am completely obsessed with you:))
ReplyDeleteNowadays I just sit at work and do nothing. Your past blogs means that I found a new job:))As my new boss, I wish you will pay me. It would be very exciting.
Manay hugs to you..
Tay tayyy
Hey Jen,
ReplyDeleteHope this note finds you on an "upswing." Those "swings" suck, and why shouldn't they? Damn...........this thing is NOT FAIR but the more I listen to you and catch your amazing blogs, the more I know you are going to be telling this story many years from now. Hopefully you will not receive the same reception to your story as I do at work when I begin........."You may not know this but almost five years ago I was in a death-defying car accident............" Well......they are so tired of the story that they run like rats in a maze in all directions! Ask your mom.
In any event.........can't wait like all the people who love you to scatter like rats when this story is told and this nightmare is over. In the interim....your bravery, strength and continuing spirit of optimism and remarkable humor continues to be infectious (oops, sorry about the techical word) and inspirational and again a testament to the awesome opponent you provide this insiduous monster. The love and support never wanes from your family and friends. Jo