Comments | jadefu: Upcoming treatment

jadefu

Upcoming treatment

Aug 21, 2009 15:35

I'm trying to post frequently on my thoughts and such about what's going on and what it's like right now as a cancer patient, both to help myself, to keep my friends updated, but also just to support others in the future if needed....so I'm keeping all these posts public. I don't know if they'll ever help anyone other than me, but you never know ( Read more... )

cancer, food, thyroid

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pearl_and_rose August 21 2009, 19:58:30 UTC

I'm glad you posted about the diet. (I know I could have looked it up, but I didn't, and I was really curious.) That's a tough road to hoe! Frankly, I wasn't able to come up with more than 2 of those on my own. (Salt and fish.)

Good luck!

jadefu August 21 2009, 20:04:19 UTC

She sent me detailed documents (with more online) as to WHY each item is excluded too. It's kind of interesting, I never actually knew how much iodine was throughout our diet.

pearl_and_rose August 21 2009, 20:07:21 UTC

Is the milk b/c you don't know what's in the cow it came from?

jadefu August 21 2009, 20:10:32 UTC

Animals excrete iodine in their milk, plus iodine is used in both cleaning milking equipment and to clean the cows teats before milking. So all dairy is out.

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ladybird97 August 21 2009, 20:29:53 UTC

Gaaaaaah, that's a pain! But it's really cool that your doctor told you exactly why each one was out. More information is always a Good Thing, especially when your life is turning upside down so much.

So, yeah, go nuts on salad. Also, go nuts with nuts? Are those OK? :)

Hang in there...

jadefu August 22 2009, 00:42:02 UTC

Yeah, unsalted. But I'm not a big fan. One of the problems in all this is that I'm a fussy eater to begin with. But I'll make it work.

digitalemur August 22 2009, 00:57:53 UTC

BEST ENDOCRINOLOGIST EVAR. Okay, okay, so I'm biased because I see her too.

siercia August 21 2009, 21:13:47 UTC

Wow. I'm not sure what I would eat for those weeks. I mean, I know there's actually plenty of food still available, but, wow. That's a lot of exclusion.

digitalemur August 22 2009, 00:58:38 UTC

I'm thinkin' iodine free dinner party.

judecorp August 22 2009, 01:37:16 UTC

A friend of mine has gone radioactive and done the diet, and while I remember she was unhappy about it, she made it through and survived and in the end said it was tolerable. Do you want me to play matchmaker with you guys? She might have some good food suggestions.

jadefu August 22 2009, 03:34:57 UTC

Sure, I'll bet any and all advice will help. I have one week to get ready before I start.

judecorp August 22 2009, 13:26:02 UTC

I'll e-mail her and ask her for tips. :)