This morning we met with the radiation oncologist for a consult and now we have a working time line for the first test to find straggling thyroid cells.
So I will continue to take my Cytomel (thyroid replacement hormone with short half-life) until the 20th of October (it's a Tuesday)... which means I have just under a month of feeling relatively well-- yay!
The Tuesday after that (the 27th) I get some lab work done and stop eating certain things and taking certain drugs (nothing I regularly consume was on those lists-- i.e. Slim-fast shakes).
On Monday the 2nd of November I do more blood work.
Then the next day (the third) I go to the center to take my little dose of radioactive iodine.
This allows us to do the scan on the 5th and review it with the oncologist. They say about 80% of patients still have thyroid cells on their first scan so I'm guessing I will too. If I do we will schedule a time when I can come back and get my big dose of radioactive iodine. They used to be able to give the big dose on the same day as the scan if needed but there is a shortage of radioactive iodine so I must wait until they have a pill for me. (they say it takes about a week)
After I take the big dose and live secluded for a few days I may start hormone replacements again-- yay!
So now you are updated! Thanks for reading.
So I will continue to take my Cytomel (thyroid replacement hormone with short half-life) until the 20th of October (it's a Tuesday)... which means I have just under a month of feeling relatively well-- yay!
The Tuesday after that (the 27th) I get some lab work done and stop eating certain things and taking certain drugs (nothing I regularly consume was on those lists-- i.e. Slim-fast shakes).
On Monday the 2nd of November I do more blood work.
Then the next day (the third) I go to the center to take my little dose of radioactive iodine.
This allows us to do the scan on the 5th and review it with the oncologist. They say about 80% of patients still have thyroid cells on their first scan so I'm guessing I will too. If I do we will schedule a time when I can come back and get my big dose of radioactive iodine. They used to be able to give the big dose on the same day as the scan if needed but there is a shortage of radioactive iodine so I must wait until they have a pill for me. (they say it takes about a week)
After I take the big dose and live secluded for a few days I may start hormone replacements again-- yay!
So now you are updated! Thanks for reading.
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