Steroid shots, goiter and finally...Surgery.
Lets see, where are we now?
I've been wanting to write a surgery post for days now and I decided to finish it up when I saw the endocrinologist. I see the hematologist** tomorrow but I doubt they'll tell me much.
5 days til surgery.
FIVE DAYS.
For the past few weeks I seem to be having issues swallowing my pills. Normally I can take between 5-10 at a time with no issues but my throat has been closing and causing me to choke so I've been taking them really carefully. Sometimes taking my meds takes me 15-20 minutes.
The endocrinologist seems to think that I may have some thyroid swelling/goiter going on so we are going to do a CT scan later this week (when, I have no clue) to make sure its safe for surgery cause they have to intubate. I REALLY hope there is no issue as I don't know if I can stand another delay.
I'm really trying not to cry. The stress is just overwhelming and I feel like this whole thing is a circus of medication/treatment, side-effects and delay.
She told me that while hypothyroidism can cause weight gain, but she thinks that I have gained it at this speed because of the steroid shots. She said they can wreak havoc on your body. I am inclined to agree. She thinks it can be a cause of the fatigue as well. Shooting myself in the foot while getting my shots in the back. Wooooooooo
They did a thyroid panel so I should get results from that at some point to figure out where to go with my meds.
I see the eye doctor on Thursday. I figure I might as well get it out of the way. I have been having so many headaches and attempted migraines that I stop that I think I may be having eye strain. I figure it can't hurt to check. I can also get my eyes measured in case I want to get custom scleras.
I've been looking at these for a good long time now. Not sure when I'll bite the bullet but its a nice thought.
**Maybe they will tell me that my blood is made of jello and that I am just broken or not human or something.
Colossalcon was pretty good. It went very smoothly this year. It was really nice to see my friends. I didn't do much in the actual convention or even go to the water park. My pain was pretty disastrous during the week so it made it rough. I wanted to go to Cedar Point on Monday but there was a bad storm that knocked out power and they were closed. Its probably going to be a couple of years before I can ride again.
I consider Colossal my yearly immersion therapy. It takes me completely out of every comfort zone I have and forces me to do a lot of things that would normally leave me a mess, but I've gotten so much better over the years sometimes I don't even recognize myself.
I keep wanting to write something else but I'm kind of overwhelmed. Sorry this post is all over the place.
I've been wanting to write a surgery post for days now and I decided to finish it up when I saw the endocrinologist. I see the hematologist** tomorrow but I doubt they'll tell me much.
5 days til surgery.
FIVE DAYS.
For the past few weeks I seem to be having issues swallowing my pills. Normally I can take between 5-10 at a time with no issues but my throat has been closing and causing me to choke so I've been taking them really carefully. Sometimes taking my meds takes me 15-20 minutes.
The endocrinologist seems to think that I may have some thyroid swelling/goiter going on so we are going to do a CT scan later this week (when, I have no clue) to make sure its safe for surgery cause they have to intubate. I REALLY hope there is no issue as I don't know if I can stand another delay.
I'm really trying not to cry. The stress is just overwhelming and I feel like this whole thing is a circus of medication/treatment, side-effects and delay.
She told me that while hypothyroidism can cause weight gain, but she thinks that I have gained it at this speed because of the steroid shots. She said they can wreak havoc on your body. I am inclined to agree. She thinks it can be a cause of the fatigue as well. Shooting myself in the foot while getting my shots in the back. Wooooooooo
They did a thyroid panel so I should get results from that at some point to figure out where to go with my meds.
I see the eye doctor on Thursday. I figure I might as well get it out of the way. I have been having so many headaches and attempted migraines that I stop that I think I may be having eye strain. I figure it can't hurt to check. I can also get my eyes measured in case I want to get custom scleras.
I've been looking at these for a good long time now. Not sure when I'll bite the bullet but its a nice thought.
**Maybe they will tell me that my blood is made of jello and that I am just broken or not human or something.
Colossalcon was pretty good. It went very smoothly this year. It was really nice to see my friends. I didn't do much in the actual convention or even go to the water park. My pain was pretty disastrous during the week so it made it rough. I wanted to go to Cedar Point on Monday but there was a bad storm that knocked out power and they were closed. Its probably going to be a couple of years before I can ride again.
I consider Colossal my yearly immersion therapy. It takes me completely out of every comfort zone I have and forces me to do a lot of things that would normally leave me a mess, but I've gotten so much better over the years sometimes I don't even recognize myself.
I keep wanting to write something else but I'm kind of overwhelmed. Sorry this post is all over the place.