Yes, I know it's been since February when I posted. I'm sure no one is even reading anymore! But for the few family and friends that do check in, I wanted to let you know that it was time for my thyroid cancer check-up this month (the full test) and it came back clear! I'm still cancer free!! YAHOO!!! It's now seven years that I've been cancer free. WONDERFUL. It makes my heart happy! :)
Mom & Dad have been here this week (well, mom has been here since June 12 and dad showed up on Sunday) and so they were able to come to my appointment with me today and meet my doctor. That made me happy, too. :)
I am now cleared for four years and don't have to do any in-depth testing until 2017. I'll still have appointments with the doctor every six months, though, and I'm glad to know that I'll be keeping in touch with her. This is a new doc that I have and so I wasn't sure what to expect in regard to how she wanted to handle testing. It turns out that she feels very confident with the status of my bloodwork (and all other tests) over the last few years, so she decided that I didn't have to do the "normal" testing procedure that I've gone through before (diet, full body scans, bloodwork, etc.). Instead, I was able to have an ultrasound on my neck to look for any tumors, have a couple of thyrogen injections to elevate my thyroid levels (without requiring me to stop taking my thyroid meds...MUCH easier on the body and soul!!), and then have some bloodwork done and that was it! She felt very comfortable with doing the testing in this manner this year and said that if any of these numbers would have been elevated, then we'd revert to the "old" testing method. All of my numbers were good, though, and I've been cleared again! YAHOO! :)
This doc will continue to monitor my bloodwork, along with doing regular ultrasounds on my neck, so I really do trust her methods of doing things. I just feel SO relieved that everything came out okay! :)
As far as this blog goes...I've been debating about quitting (which is obvious by my lack of posting). Now that I'm actually writing another post, though, I'm tempted to keep going with it! Ha! :) So, we'll see how it goes. Don't hold your expectations too high for seeing regular posts from me, but maybe I'll put up a post now and again. :) Hope you're doing well wherever you're at!! :)
