It was quite a pain in the butt to try to schedule RAI but it's finally done.
I go for 2 days for Thyrogen and 100mci of radioactive iodine starting July 6th.
It's been an annoying, hectic, stressful journey, but I'm glad I am seeing the little light at the end...
I know the full battle isn't over yet, but I have hope.
The Nuclear Medicine doctor was very nice and assuring about my very low chance of reoccurence, that judging by my files, I should be "cured" after this treatment.
"Cured."
Whatever that means...
It's just a hassle. Having to always make sure my meds are in check, always making sure to make appointments with doctors on time to make sure I don't run out of meds. Planning my days, vacations, holidays around these things. It's a nightmare come true. But I'm here. Alive and well.
I read lots of blogs/support groups/etc about surviving Thyroid Cancer and a lot of people go through hell from the getgo.
I was fortunate enough to feel absolutely no change mentally/emotionally throughout this life altering event and is continuously thankful for this.
I did meet with an Endocrinologist 2 Saturdays ago, and she wants to lower my Synthroid to 100mcg in August. I am currently on 112 mcg but apparently this is too high for someone my size/height/weight. I am crossing my fingers that this doesn't affect me in anyway... All these things that I now have to worry about. It really sucks, but I guess this isn't as bad as it could be.
I've been just busy trying to make it through work everyday, waiting for all this to be over.
I am taking a month break from work next month while doing RAI so I am very looking forward to that.
It'll be like a well deserved break. It would be nice if C and I could go on vacation but that won't happen as 2 weeks I'll try to avoid people due to RAI and I actually start pastry school right after that.
I do have much to look forward to in the next coming weeks.
Through this crappy cancer experience, it has taught me so much and I am much a different person due to that.
I appreciate my life, want more out of it and realize that I needed this push to change the course of direction I was headed.
I guess I was afraid to take chances, make life changing decisions, but now my mind is made.
Once RAI is over, I will be posting a lot more about my new journey in the world of food, any changes in my life due to this cancer, and my future career changes.
I am very excited for my future endeavors and cannot wait to share it with the world!
Here is a photo of my scar taken on 6/19. It gets redder when I get hot but mostly it's just like this.
Not bad for 6 weeks, huh?
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