First things first: the calcium is climbing up! The safest level is 2.2, and last I heard I was at 2.15. I had some blood taken on Thursday, and I have to have more taken next week. Everyone in endocrinology pretty much knows me by now! (I was going to say that I am on a first name basis with the nurses, but since they all go by their first names, that's not particularly impressive)
March officially starts tomorrow, and I am thinking of ways to make it fun! I've written before I think about how I wanted to do to things this month that were positive, so I would have positive associations with this month, rather than nicknaming it "Cancuary" as I had planned to when I first got the news about that I had thyroid cancer (my humour cam sometimes get a bit dark when I'm upset) I have a few things in the pipeline, such as an acting workshop I'm planning to go to! It's on 5th March, so I will either need to not do much do day, or take a hefty nap!
Other than that, I really have no idea what I'm doing with my life. It is the most terrifying yet liberating feeling ever! I guess I don't really have to decide right now, so I shouldn't let it keep me awake at night. No harm in forming some kind of plan, though. If I'm honest (a useful quality in a blog), fear is the thing keeping me from moving forward, but I do think that fear can be very positive. You just to have to figure out how to use it to your advantage!
OH, my last bit of treatment is coming up next month, too. I thought I would just have to have a scan, but it turns out I have to have some injections of thyroxine and then take a smaller dosage of the radioiodine capsule, before my scan. I am anticipating a lot of nausea that week, since they're side effects of the injections and radioiodine capsule. The superhero movies lied to us! If the Incredible Hulk was true to life, then Dr. Banner would probably throw up whenever he got angry. To be fair, that would probably be quite effective, but I digress...I guess that's another reason I want find fun things to do--to keep my spirits up! Monday I start a low iodine diet. It is not too bad. Most of the things I can't have I never eat anyway (kelp, for instance) so I'm not really missing out. It's mostly dairy and fish, and I quite like soy milk!
I have been feeling rather reflective lately, and I will just say that while I'm looking forward to closing this chapter of my life, I will never stop talking about my experience, because I think it is so important to let people know what can happen.
