When you become sick, you suddenly notice every sensation with an acute awareness. Each pain brings up the question of whether or not this means something deeper is lingering underneath. Each flash of emotion brings the possibility of it being a medication side effect rather than just a life side effect. Am I sad because …
Month: November 2021
RAI Results
About three hours after my scan, a “new test result” notification popped up on my phone. I expected to see CANCER FREE!!!!!! I expected my doctor to call me celebrating the great news that I had no cancer in me! In hindsight, I see I overlooked a lot of educational material that would have shown …
RAI Treatment ~ Part 4
Wednesday morning, in the thick of the winter storm, we made our way yet again to the hospital for my "glow day". My dad sent me in with a nervous hug, as I’m sure this was scarier to him than it even was for me. I was so numb to these doctors appointments at this …
RAI Treatment ~ Part 3
Day two arrived before I knew it and we headed back through the snow to Baylor. I sat in the waiting room for a little bit and then Beth just kind of waved me over to where she was and we started walking upstairs, rounding many corners and hallways before getting to our destination, the …
RAI Treatment ~ Part 2
The day before my first appointment, Texas was hit with a massive winter storm. The biggest one in history. Roads were completely frozen, car wrecks totaling 100+ cars were shown on the news, power outages were occurring across the whole state, and temperatures had dropped below zero. I wanted more than anything to be done …
RAI Treatment ~ Part 1
The RAI treatment basically consists of being on a low iodine diet for several weeks, getting a series of thyrogen injections, swallowing a radioactive pill, then getting a CT scan to show where in the body has cancerous thyroid cells remaining. Sometimes you just need one treatment, other times you may need more. Luckily for …
The "Good" Cancer 