Well, I went in for an MRI on my thyroid on Monday, and after spending 3 hours there, they couldn't get a clear picture and decided their machine was malfunctioning.
Mark and Amber wanted me to get a second opinion about my thyroid so I made an appointment with Amber's doctor, Carl Vance, M.D., who specializes in the practice of Endocrinology with a focus on Diabetes and disease of the thyroid, including thyroid cancer. So on Tuesday I had an appointment with him. I'm so glad that I went and I feel much better about things. He told me the biopsy was only done on the large nodule which is 2cm and the biopsy was O.K. At this time nothing more will be done about my thyroid. He wants to watch it with an ultra sound every 6 months to see if it grows. I had an ultra sound on 9/6/14 when the biopsy was done. He also told me my surgeon, Dr. Richard Lee, is one of the best. The reason we don't just go ahead and remove the nodule is because 5 to 10% of the time (when you have a good surgeon) the vocal chords can be damaged or paralyzed. 25% chance when you have a poor surgeon. So thank you Amber and Mark for urging me to make an appointment with Dr. Vance.
So I am still slowly healing, can't get rid of my headache, and worried about being in the sun. Sun is bad for healing incisions and scarring. So I got out my old leopard old today that I bought in Disneyland years ago. But the great thing is -I feel like getting outside in the sun. I talk to my friend Patty Christensen quite often, which makes the trials I have on a daily basis seem trivial. She had a double mastectomy on September 15th and she starts chemo next week. I tried to nod my head today while talking with some one, and holy cow, I can't even do that without it causing pain and dizziness. It is hard being patient while my head and body recovers. I am excited to go with Mark to Nevada next week. We leave this Sunday morning.
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