Thyroid Chronicles

So for those of you who are keeping tabs on what is going on with my thyroid, here it is...

So I thought after a conversation with the tech at the Drs. office yesterday I would be playing the waiting game. I was told by the tech at the hospital that I would be unable to take the thyroid uptake scan for another two months because I had recently had a ct scan in which they use the same dye. From what I understood they can not give you the dye that often due to whatever it is made of. So needless to say I was upset when the dr's office tech told me I needed to wait, but with some thought came to the conclusion that if they were willing to wait the 2 months it must not be super serious. A friend earlier in the day said that when they found her lump, she was getting it removed within two weeks. I still hoped for the quick answer, the thought that it must not be that serious brought some relief.

When we came home last night, my husband noticed a missed call from the doctors office, the time stamp said that it came after the conversation I had already had with them. It was to late in the day to reach them, so we waited for morning. Mike and I are both being seen by the same doctor so we were not even sure who they were calling for. So Mike called this morning to find out what the call was about. They were calling to find out why I hadn't gone to the hospital and gotten the uptake scan yet. Both Mike and I were now wondering what was going on. Mike gave them the whole story again. They said that they would call back after telling the doctor this and talking to the lab. They called back and asked if I was currently taking radiation. Someone had written it down in my file? Made sure it was clear that I was not taking any kind of treatment, especially since what is growing on my thyroid hasn't been diagnosed yet. So after a few phone calls, everyone finally understood what was going on.

The doctors office called back a couple of hours later and said that they had two options for me. One was to see and ENT Specialist and to possibly proceed on with the needle biopsy or to wait what we found out would actually need to be 4 months for the uptake scan. In talking to the dr's office it was clear that neither them or I thought that waiting 4 months was the smart thing to do. So I am now waiting for an approval from insurance to see the ENT that they will be recommending. While I am still not a fan of waiting...this wait will at least be a bit shorter than 4 months.

Please keep praying for me.

Going Crazy!!!

Stuck inside my head...thankfully God is with me there too. I have realized in this process of finding out what the bumps on my thyroid is, I am not good at waiting. God is helping me through this process, but it is still hard to wait. I don't want anymore test or waiting to find out if insurance will approve the next test, I just want the bumps out... If they leave them in I am just going to wonder if they will eventually cause me problems (if they aren't already)...Pray for me please....

An eventful week

So this past week was a crazy ride. Saturday night I was leaning against my hand and somehow when I moved it against my face I damaged a gland under my chin. It was a sharp tearing pain that lasted only a few seconds. I thought I had maybe pulled a muscle (this thought was pre diagnosis). It was a little achy, but I didn't give it much thought. The next night however, the pain was getting increasingly worse. So last Sunday night headed to the ER. After waiting a while I was seen by a doctor who ordered a CT scan to make sure I hadn't done serious damage. I was in and out of the CT scan within minutes. I understand why they may keep the room cool, because with the stuff they injected I was warm. Waited a little while longer for the results from the scan. The doctor came in and now was less concerned with what I done to my jaw, obviously there was damage, but nothing to serious. He was now concerned with the bump he had found on my thyroid and the fact that my lymph nodes were swollen due to an unknown infection.

Even though he was as nice as he could be it, the words coming out of his mouth were hard to hear. My mind instantly jumped to my mom and her battle with Cancer. Could this be? This thought was quickly relieved by a peace that no matter what God would hold my hand all the way no matter what it was; after all he hadn't said that I had cancer, he just said there was a bump. He sent me home with a prescription for antibiotics and a pain killer and recommended that I go see my doctor.

Tuesday afternoon I was in my doctors office. She said that I damaged a gland. She sent me on to a lab to get blood work done and also began the process to get a ultra sound done on my thyroid. Was in and out of the lab. The waiting to know what it is, still continued. Let me tell you that while I still had peace about the outcome, it is still hard to wait. I tried to focus on work and not on the medical stuff.

Wednesday at our Women's Health class, the group prayed for me (there were others already praying as well). Then we worked out a little bit. Let me just tell you that exercise bands look harmless, but my arms were sore after the work out.

Friday I received a copy of the blood results and was happy to find that all test were normal. My white cells are normal, I do not have diabetes (something my mom aslo had), and a bunch of results all normal. While this doesn't clear up all the questions it is a good start.

This coming Tuesday is the ultra sound. They are going to be checking to see if it is hollow or dense? I will leave all the technical stuff up to the docs and the technicians. Me I continue to be at peace. My God is bigger than cancer, and he can hold my hand if it ever comes down to that.

On other health news, I tried a little harder this week, but still didn't eat that well. There were some good choices made and some not so good choices. Pizza is my downfall. I can not say no to it's cheesy goodness. But I did work out this week, so just maybe I burned off a few of those calories....

Dot, dot, dot

Needed to be two places at once today. Community Care Ministries, shared a devotion, song and Easter gift with the residents. Then we played some bingo. Meanwhile a funeral was going on in our building next door. Chaplain was in charge of the service, but we were in charge of the snacks. No problem there. Had more people at the funeral than expected. Came back to the corps to make one more tray. Still not able to be in two places at once, but was able to share in ministry in both places. God is good!!!

On a health note... managed to actually eat breakfast (something I struggle to do daily). Gave in to temptation at lunch. No one's fault but my own. Dinner, was still full from lunch but did eat some Ramen and had a Slurpee. While my choices today were not the best, I did eat less than I normally do. It's a start....

This ones for Carol

Carol, thanks for encouraging me to blog. I got your request on Facebook a while ago and have finally gotten around to doing it. I think it took me so long, because I don't feel like I have a lot to say, at least not what may interesting to someone else. But, none the less, you inspired me to at least put something on here.

So another group of women that have at least got me thinking about my health is the new Women's Health Class lead by Mrs. Joan after Home League on Wednesdays. To be honest I still am not trying as hard as I should with getting healthier, but I am at least thinking about it. For example tonight, I ate a turkey burger with no bread, rice, and asparagus and instead of eating a mega amount of candy (I love chocolate), I only ate one piece of candy. I don't do this for every meal, but now and then I think about Wednesday's and eat just a little bit healthier. I also picked up a scale and a new work out dvd. I have used the scale, but have yet to use the workout dvd. I need a little bit more motivation.

I am not sure what else I want to write, so I am going to stop here...