Yes, my full body scan showed that I was cancer-free….for the time being.  Yesterday I visited the endocrinologist and was told that they will perform an ultrasound in 6 months to make sure the lymph nodes are okay (a.k.a. no weird growths).  Then in 12 months I will go through the gruesome radioactive iodine treatment again.  I’m blocking this out of my mind so I don’t have to think about it.  I was so very sick from this treatment, and I really don’t want to go through it again.

But, no whining…I’ll do whatever the doc tells me to do to make sure I’m clean and clear of “C”.  The nurse practitioner told me that it was definitely strange that I developed cancer in my left thyroid after the right side was removed after finding the benign cysts years ago.  That just goes to show us all that we can’t be too confident that one benign growth does not beget benign growths for the rest of our lives!

My energy level is still very low.  The TSH level was 38 (instead of being less than 5.1). So more Synthroid for me to bring this TSH down.  ALSO, I learned that I’m not supposed to take the Synthroid with calcium or iron…..no one ever told me that before.  So, now I’m spacing my meds out throughout the day so the Synthroid is more potent.

At least I’m able to make it to the end of the work day!  By this time next year, I’ll have enough energy to perform on “Dancing with the Stars”…..yeah, right!