Tomorrow I have my second opinion appointment. I’ve filled out all of my pre-appointment paperwork. Larry has filled out all of his pre-appointment paperwork. I have a 1-inch thick file of all of my bloodwork results in the last year and a half, and [...]
As October suddenly whisked in with rains and cold, dreary weather, I’ve been feeling that autumn slump. I have mild to moderate seasonal affective disorder (ironically called SAD) and this is the lastest it’s ever kicked into gear. [...]
Had my mammogram yesterday. When my doc first mentioned last Monday I should get a baseline reading, I kind of freaked out a little bit. No history of breast cancer in my family, but the possibilities of what it could detect are still unsettling, [...]
First: good thyroid numbers. Then: promotion. Third: House-hunting. And finally… a pre-approved mortgage, after some dicey moments on Thursday. What could possibly be left?
…We found a house. We have totally fallen in love with it. Fingers crossed, we have one more home tour on Sunday, but come Monday morning, we’re hoping to put in [...]
Why the butterfly in my neck? The thyroid gland kind of looks like a little butterfly as it sits on your larynx. The butterfly is also the symbol of thyroid cancer survivors as well (no, I don’t have cancer, but I like the transformational [...]
