My second full day of isolation is winding down, only four more to go! Yesterday morning I woke up with a sore neck from the RAI killing the tissues in my neck, then in the evening I began to battle diarrhea which has lasted throughout today and is also related to the RAI treatment. The highlight of my day yesterday of course was being able to return to a regular diet for my evening meal. It consisted of takeout, I just made sure to order enough to get me through most of today.
Today I've been battling stomach issues all day. Also I have been very fatigued. I did sleep in and also took a couple hour nap. Other than that I've been very bored sitting down here. I miss my children terribly. I missed my oldest spring concert today. While my husband took the kids to Joey's concert I did manage to get outside and do some gardening for about an hour. It was just nice to be out in the sunshine. Now I'm back in my little isolation bunker for the night. I did just get my lab results from Wednesday and my thyroglobulin has gone up from 2 last month to 5.5 this month so my cancer was growing back and it just reiterates that RAI was the only option for me.
So this is just a little off topic but I wanted to share this anyways, my husband just called me to tell me that on his way home from Joey's concert he rescued a baby duck and then released it over at the pond in our neighborhood country club. Before releasing it, my four year old Audrey named the duck Cancer Ducky in honor of her mom since mommy has cancer. I wish I could be at home to give my daughter a hug and tell her everything will be okay, but I still have four more days....