3 posts tagged “thyroid”
Woohoo! I got a good pathology report, no cancer! Aliza was so happy she gave me kisses, sweet, slobbery, 8 month old kisses. :) Maybe she didn't know what was going on but her timing was good anyway. I'm so relieved not to have to worry about this anymore. I do have something called Hashimoto's Disease and it is very welcome. It only means that at some point in the future the remaining part of my thyroid may become enlarged or get nodules like the removed side did and then I will have to take medication or have it removed.
Read about Hashimoto's at http://endocrineweb.com/thyroiditis.html. Or better yet, forget about thyroid problems, thank God for everything you can think of, and enjoy your day. That's my plan.
Surgery was successful and I'm home recupperating. Actually I feel better than I have in weeks. It is such a weight lifted to know that that thing is out of my neck. The surgeon said that the mass was entirely confined to the thyroid and he removed all of it. I still have to wait a few days to hear the pathology report but I feel wonderful at the moment. I've had very little pain and haven't taken anything more than ibuprofen since I've been home. I was in the hospital overnight and my nurse felt guilty for not doing more for me. I slept all night and only woke up when she came in, I thought it was a great thing. The weeks leading up were definately more difficult than the surgery. The nurse who checked me in got annoyed with me for not having insurance and refusing a pregnancy test, she thought I was pretty irresponsible but I think she got over it. I decided right before surgery as they were putting the IV in that I really didn't want this to be happening. I admit it was bad timing to decide that, a little late, but they gave me something for anxiety and pretty soon I was over it. I have a pretty wonderful family. Mom and Dad were with my the whole time and everyone came to visit that evening in my hospital room. Carla brought Aliza along. She's great, Aliza has no clue when she's supposed to be quiet and serious and so she was full of smiles and giggles and had fun bouncing on my mattress that changed air pressure on its own. She was much to young to be allowed in the hospital but my hall was pretty empty so the nurse just looked the other way after exclaiming how cute she is.
I was thinking back this morning on everything God has done to bring me to today and how wonderfully he cares for me. The prayers of many people have been holding me up when all I could do was cry and now it is time to rejoice and to trust him for a good pathology report.
