Food, oh glorious food. It is a love/hate relationship really. Food and I have struggled for years. It is such a fun part of life though. Today my hubby and I have found some new recipes we want to try for Thanksgiving. We are both excited to cook and especially to eat lots of yummy food in a few days. I am going to try a new pumpkin cheesecake recipe and a yummy jello salad recipe (I know, soooo Mormon). Dwight is going to try a sage bacon wrapped turkey and corn bread stuffing. Doesn't that sound delicious. Because everything is better with bacon, right??? Anyways, I'm excited for those things.
I went to a new endocrinologist yesterday. Third time is the charm I guess. I am much more comfortable with this doctor. I feel like he is listening to me and treating me rather than my labs and the paper results he is looking at in front of him. He actually performed an ultra sound himself to look at my thyroid. He showed me my thyroid and my nodules. Lots of new news. I actually have 9 nodules. That was scary. 6 of them are over 1 centimeter, 4 of those are over 2 centimeters, and the last 2 are 3 centimeters. He is going to perform a biopsy on Tuesday of all 9 nodules!!!!! I'm so nervous about that. It will take about 10 days to get the results back from pathology. He said he can't tell me real results before then. That will be a long 10 days. Either way though I will have my thyroid removed. He just wants to give the surgeon the most information he can before he operates. So, cancer smancer, either way I am facing surgery. If it is cancer, then I will have radiation. So, if you look at the statistics, 1 in 10 nodules is cancer. So, I have a 9 in 10 chance of cancer. But, who made that statistic really, and does it matter? Someone has to be the 1. I am stressed though and emotional. I guess your thyroid can affect depression and anxiety. I wouldn't say that I am depressed. I have such a happy, wonderful life. But, I am anxious and weepy. In other health news, I am supposed to get a call on Monday to schedule my mom for her surgery. Her heart is healthy enough for surgery. :) Good news. Fingers crossed hers is not cancer. Now, I'm off to have some food, glorious, food with my little family. :)
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| Here I am after my last biopsy. I'm such a wimp. I just want to lay on the couch all day after. |
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I'm SO glad you found a doctor you're comfortable with. Maybe now things will move more quickly and you can get the answers & treatment you need and start feeling better. Hugs!!
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