It is now approximately 6 months after the second surgery (more like 9 months but who's counting). Time for the 2nd full body scan.........................
At this point I have been off the synthroid medication for more than 2 months. This was necessary in order to have the next full body scan (which is supposed to confirm all is well). You would not believe what the thyroid/synthroid controls!!! (If you have noticed that I have been a complete flake or emotional train wreck, this may help you understand why! For example: I could not find my cell phone one day. I looked everywhere for it. Guess where it was….in the fridge, right where I left it!)
On Wednesday, September 17 I took a radioactive pill, which is used during the scan to determine if there are any remaining cancer cells. This pill came with a set of fun instructions--I could not touch my children for 3 days, could not sleep with Roger for 2 days, had to use separate, disposable plates and silverware, separate bathroom, etc. Praise God for my sister Cheryl, who is a flight attendant. She was able to rearrange her schedule to take Jordan home with her for 4 days after the first pill. (Actually, I think she called in sick for at least part of it but she would never tell me that). The girls are 10 and 9, they understand when I tell them to stay across the room from me for a few days, but you can't tell that to a 3 year old.
On Friday, September 19, I went in for the full body scan. I'm really not a worrier at all, nor do I get nervous about much so it wasn't a big deal to me. Besides, this was just a formality that I had to go through. I knew everything would check out fine.
We get the results the same day—thank you Lord that we don’t have to wait! Isn’t waiting the worst!! Well, good thing Roger was with me for the results! I really did want him to be there but when I asked him if he wanted to go I made it sound like I was fine either way. I knew he would either have to miss work or coaching tennis in order to be there and I didn't want to "inconvenience" him. (But seriously ladies, why do we play these games with our husbands? All we have to do is tell them what we want and they will do whatever it takes to give it to us! That's what they WANT to do!!) Praise God that Roger said he wanted to be there. He was coaching boys tennis at Goodrich at the time so he got his team started on practice and came to the hospital just in time. Dr. Frederick is the head of the nuclear medicine department at Genesys Hospital and he is the one who gave us the results. Poor guy had no idea what he was in for! I really thank God that He made our husbands to be strong, natural protectors and providers. If it weren't for Roger, I know I would have been on the floor when Dr. Frederick said that there were still malignant cells in the tissue surrounding where the thyroid was. We could actually see the area illuminated on the scan.
It just got worse when Dr. Frederick started explaining that the treatment meant that I would have to take another, higher dosage, radioactive pill. This new pill's instructions were even more fun than the first pill’s instructions--could not come in contact with any small children for 7 days, could not sleep with Roger for 7 days, stay 8 feet away from people for 7 days, stay away from public areas for 7 days, use a separate waste basket even. This news just did me in. At this point, I haven't seen Jordan in 3 days and have been continually reminding the girls to "stay away from Mommy". The thought of another 7 days not seeing Jordan or being near the girls was unbearable. You have to understand, our family is very touchy/feely. Roger and I really love to smother our kids with kisses and hugs! I’m not sure how much they like the smothering, but at least they tolerate it well for our sake! What am I going to do for ANOTHER 7 days of no touching my kids??
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