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Went to see the endocrinologist today and had an ultrasound done on my thyroid and... guess what?

THE LUMP IS GONE, THE LUMP IS GONE, THE LUMP IS GONE!!!!

*dance of joy, dance of joy*

That is all!

For now, that is...

Life... is good!!

Friday, May 22nd, 2009 06:13 pm
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it's been a long, long day. And I haven't looked at LJ all day, and omg, I MISSED YOU ALL!!

*hugs her computer*

The Husbandly One took today off, so after we sent the kids to school, we took a little, er... personal time, and then headed to the post office to mail off some books, hit the pharmacy, our credit union, and then our vet to get some Advantage to tame the Flea Infestation of Doom. All in the name of getting some errands out of the way.

And then, I had an appointment with the endocrinologist, which was all good news. He kind of wanted to drop the dosage of my thyroid medication, but then he took a look at me and said, "Auntie, this is the most energetic and bouncy I've seen you since you started coming to see me. You know what? I like that. So... let's keep the dosage where it is now. It's not affecting your heart apparently, since you're not having any episodes, so let's just keep it here for now, and I'll see you in six months!!"

Have I mentioned how much I love this doctor?

*does cartwheels and terrifies the cats*

Even better, the Lump has not grown, so... YAY!!!!

*doesn't do more cartwheels because... the cats are traumatized enough*

And now, in celebration, I shall go outside and weed the tomatoes, which are coming along beautifully! WHEEEEE!!!!
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Sorry I didn't post yesterday, but I had to sort of absorb and process it all first, and I was also caught up in helping Mr. Manzie get his Valentines ready for today, especially for his three favorite girls.

*pauses to roll eyes*

That's right. My son doesn't have a girlfriend. He has a harem. Or maybe, it should be the harem has him, since I understand this involves a great deal of chasing Mr. Manzie around the playground with lots of giggling until he lets them catch him. He won't specify what happens when he gets caught, though!

Well, down to the gist of it, I guess!

First off, the Lump. Yes, I shall call it Lump, and it shall be mine, and it shall be my Lump... er... um... sorry, I was sort of channeling "Finding Nemo" there for a second. ANYWAY, right, the Lump. Well, it's benign, and may be waxing and waning along with my monthly cycle, since it gets uncomfortable for a few days, and then seems to ease off. Since my thyroid is basically dead, there is really nothing they can do medically for it... except remove it, and that requires surgery. And he doesn't want to do surgery on me unless its medically necessary, or it becomes painful, starts really growing, and doesn't stop, etc. And I'm okay with that. Besides, he wants to see me in three months to see if there are any changes and see if it needs to be scanned again, etc.

So, I feel better about that.

The blood tests. Well, aside from the thyroid, and another little problem which shall remain unmentioned, I am disgustingly healthy. Which was all kinds of happy making on my part. My cholesterol levels are insanely good, no signs of pre-diabetes (which was a concern), and though my thyroid levels are still a little off, it's a work in progress, so... it's all good!

There were some other concerns which could have been dealt with hormonally (which after some discussion about family history was nixed), with another change in diet, and more exercise, or with medication. Since he knows I hate taking medications, we're giving option number two a chance, and that will be evaluated in three months as well. Since spring soccer will be starting March 7, and practices are already underway, plus Miss Priss wants to really start training both for track and soccer, the exercise portion will not be a problem. And we're already doing another overhaul on our menus, so that will be changed, too.

I fell off going to the track just before Thanksgiving, thanks to the odd little virus I had then, and then our Christmas-From-Hell. I started back on Monday (oh, my aching muscles!), so we shall just see how it goes, ne?

And [profile] thanfiction, I am still working on my piece for you. My model keeps getting up and walking away, but I plan to tie him to a chair tonight so I can finish the damn thing up. I will hopefully post it sometime this weekend. Hopefully.

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