Yesterday I saw the endocrinologist. He went over my reports and agreed that only my right lobe needed to be removed and that no further treatment was needed as far as the cancer goes. He did blood work to check hormone and calcium levels. He told me that my left lobe is capable of producing enough thyroid hormone, but that they would leave it up to me if I wanted to take the thyroid medication. They recommend taking it because if my left lobe is "working overtime" it will cause it to grow. And if there is any potential for the thyroid cancer to come back this would increase the chances of that happening. Taking thyroid medication would keep the gland quiet and reduce the chances of reoccurrence. So that was a no-brainer! I am taking the medication which is not medicine but just the hormones that your thyroid produces.
If nothing else, I am getting an education! The only sister without a medical degree and I still need to learn all this stuff! My next set of tests are the beginning of June and I see my lymphoma doctor again. So, I can take a little rest for now.
I feel fine as far as the surgery goes. My voice keeps getting stronger and the scar is healing nicely. I go back to work in two weeks and before I know it I'll be off for the summer.
When I wrote a few days ago I was a little freaked out about the whole having two cancers thing. Now my mood has flipped to-Wow, I beat two cancers in one year! I read that thyroid hormone affects mood. Maybe my left lobe kicked into gear in the past couple of days-ha-ha. Now I'll be ecstatic on thyroid medication! We'll see.
"Fall seven times, get up eight." - Japanese Proverb
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