I am now thyroid-free and hopefully cancer-free. Â At least I should be after I take a radioactive iodine pill. Â The surgeon found more growths in my thyroid than had showed up in the ultrasound. Â We thought it would be a pretty routine thyroidectomy, but Murphy’s Law kicked in and there were spider-web-like growths connecting everything. Â It must have been a nightmare to cut out. Â And I’m a red-head so I bled more than most people. Â It took almost twice as long as they had planned. Â My back neck was so messed up from it that I had a monster headache for three days. Â Then my calcium kept dropping, so I had to stay in the hospital one day longer. Â They gave me an ice pack for my neck the second night and I got a few minutes of sleep. Â Hospitals are no place to rest. Â Now I am home and feeling pretty well.
The doctors were great. Â The nurses were awesome. Â How do they last through those 12-hour shifts where they are almost constantly running? Â And keep smiling? Â And the CNAs were mostly great too, except for the one who gave a busted lip while washing my face. Â All these people make the best of a bad situation. Â Thank you!
