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.
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