T-Cancer: Tomorrow's surgery!

T-Cancer

I just want people to know about the things that are currently happening in my life. In January I went into the doctor's office thinking I had strep throat or something because I hadn't been able to recover from a cold. While I was visiting with the doctor she noticed my neck was swollen and so she felt it and realized that my thyroid was enlarged, she suggested that we do blood work to see what was going on.

The results on it came back as to be in the normal range, so we decided to press on to do an ultrasound of the thyroid because SOMETHING was going on. When we received those results there were two hard nodules and one cyst, all in different locations. According to statistics this should not be concerning. My doctor had talked with another doctor and they suggested we check back in on them in six months. As I got off the phone I just felt sick inside and knew I needed to see someone else for a second opinion. As I thought that my doctor had called me back and told me I should do that too. She told me that I should go to an ENT (Ears, Nose, Throat) Specialist.

I went to one and he decided I needed to get the two harder nodules biopsied. I got both hard nodules biopsied one located on the right lobe of the thyroid and the other on the left lobe of the thyroid. Both resulted in the news of being malignant (cancer). This is a rare find for my age and having multiple nodules on the thyroid. Now I have been diagnosed with Papillary Thyroid Cancer.

Sunday, April 26, 2015

Tomorrow's surgery!

So, this weekend I decided that since I was going in for surgery and would be down for a little bit I would take a little vacation. I headed down to St George and had a good time. :) Tomorrow I'll be going in for my surgery. So, before I go in for surgery they have to do the lymph node mapping like before. I'll be going in for my ultrasound at 7:45 am and then i'll be checking in for my surgery at 10:15 am. In order to prepare for the surgery I will need to not eat/drink anything after midnight tonight, only shower with shampoo, and have a driver with me. It'll be good. Most likely I'll be able to return home on Tuesday; however, well see if MAYBE I'm doing well tomorrow night they might let me go home... generally I don't do well with the anesthetics so we'll see. I'm excited to get this over with and move on. Cancer you're going down tomorrow! :)