Long time no blog...

I haven't posted any updates in a while so let's see what's going on....

First I had my three month post op check up with my surgeon and of course it takes much longer to drive up there. Other than the keloid I have on one end of my scar, over all good report. She said I could massage the keloid out if I put some effort into it and discharged me from her services. Which is good news for me since that is one less trip I have to make up there. 

Second I had my TSH and T4 checked again just a couple of days ago and I am still very hyperthyroid with my TSH dropping to .021. I haven't heard from my endo yet, although I doubt he will adjust my synthroid any. Now I wish I got awesome symptoms of hyperthyroidism like weight loss. Instead I'm still fat with palpitations and I get extremely tired, which my endo says this has nothing to do with my TSH, so I don't know of it could possibly be a side effect of my RAI? Who the hell knows anymore. I've come to the conclusion that either way I'm I'm going to try to combat the fatigue holistically with diet and exercise. Wish me luck.

Time for a change.

So a lot has been going on since the last time I have posted. I got denied my FMLA, which I'm totally over that because I've landed a new job in the doctors office that I had interviewed with way back in March, just a week after my TT. They orginally gave the position to someone else and I thought well its because I have cancer, they see me as too big of a risk to have as an employee. Fast forward a few months later I get a phone call that they are expanding their office and relocating it and asked if I would still be interested in a job, and after everything that has been going on with the hospital of course I am still interested! Thank you, and because of Obamacare I cannot be denied insurance coverage for a pre existing condition. After everything has all been said and done my husbands insurance has been billed two hundred thousand dollars. They weren't lying when they said thyroid cancer was one of the most expensive cancers to have. Holy shit. After all the follow ups and tests for the rest of this year I'm sure we will be pushing the quarter million mark.

Speaking of tests I just had my TSH checked last week and it was 0.026 and I am freaking tired all the time. My doctor does not want to adjust my generic synthroid until the 6 month mark in September when I get my thyroglobulin checked and then if all looks good he will back off my meds. I'm currently on 150mcg a day so maybe I can combat the fatigue with some diet and exercise until then, I need to lose some weight anyways.

On Wednesday I head back up to Pittsburgh to see my surgeon for my 3 month follow up and I must say I think my scar is looking pretty good. It's never really bothered me anyways but it's healing nicely. I think just on the ends I might have to put some vitamin e oil or something on it to lighten it up, but other than that the healing process has been fairly easy and I don't know if it has just been out of sheer politeness, but other than my children I have not had one single person ask me about my scar.

One other thing, I want to post a picture of my thyroid cancer awareness paracord bracelet my friend made for me. I think it's pretty awesome and I hope you do too!