This is something else that has been on my mind lately. Have you ever heard a little child say this… “Can I be done yet?” Well, this little child is asking her Father if she can be done yet. I think the answer is “not yet, my child.”
I did have the full body scan today so that is over with and I am thankful for that but the radioactive iodine therapy treatment was not given to me. The good news is that the scan did not show any thyroid cells anywhere else in the body which is a big relief.
After the scan Dr. Boll wanted to speak to Dr. Kletzing about the findings, but Dr. Kletzing is out of the office until tomorrow. The discussion revolves around the fact that a more substantial amount of thyroid tissue remains in my body than what they hoped for. Dr. Boll explained that this is not highly unusual. Again, thyroid surgery is so difficult and tedious that it is hard to remove it all. My blood test last week showed a high level of thyroglobulin which not only indicates this but could also mask more thyroid cancer. They just do not know at this point in time. I think after this post I will copy and paste information about thyroglobulin that I found on a web site for those who are interested. I cannot think clearly enough to do an adequate job on my own. My thinking is so fuzzy due to being hypothyroid.
The reason that he wants to speak to Dr. Kletzing is to make sure that Dr. Kletzing does not want to do another surgery to see if he can remove more thyroid tissue. Dr. Boll does not think this will be the case but wants to hear it from him. He said that every time a surgeon goes back in for surgery in this area of the neck there is more risk to damage the vocal chords, etc.
So, he is awaiting a call back from Dr. Kletzing hopefully tomorrow morning. If Dr. Kletzing says no to surgery then I will be given a smaller dose of radioactive iodine. A larger dose would cause substantial swelling in my neck area due to the amount of thyroid tissue left. Dr. Boll does not feel comfortable with the larger dose because of this.
We hope and pray that the smaller dose will get the job done and totally destroy any remaining thyroid tissue. We will not know this for sure until 3-6 months down the line when there will be more testing to confirm. If this smaller dose does not work then I will have to go through this whole thing again meaning going off the thyroid hormone, going hypothyroid, doing the diet and then another dose of the radioactive iodine.
I had to admit I was/we were so discouraged to hear this. I went today ready in every wayt to get this over and done with so I could just put it out of my mind. But then God reminded me that while I was having the scan I told him that I trust him no matter what. I have to smile because he is asking me to put my faith into action. Don’t you just love it when he does that? 
A dear friend directed me to Psalm 25 today so I will end with the very beginning from verse 1 and part of verse 2.
Unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. Oh my God, I trust in thee.
Love,
Carmel
