Dr. Walker called me last night to discuss whether lithotripsy could cause a lesion on my liver. There is no difinitive proof of that. He said there has been talk in the medical community that it might lead to diabetes and high blood pressure but once again nothing is written in stone about that. He also [...]
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Question Answered
Posted in Uncategorized on September 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
No Change
Posted in Uncategorized on September 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
NO CHANGE. Sounds good to me. I am very thankful to hear those words from Dr. Ansari’s office with regards to the results of the contrast CT scan done of my liver last week. I am breathing a sigh of relief. I wonder if I will ever be able to fully relax when I am [...]
Another CT Scan
Posted in Uncategorized on September 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I went back to Dr. Ansari’s office today to have a CT scan of my liver.
Earlier this year when I had my first appointment with Dr. Ansari I told him after being diagnosed with breast cancer I was concerned about my lungs. Both of my parents were heavy smokers so I ingested second hand [...]
Another Follow Up
Posted in Uncategorized on September 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I saw Dr. Tachman today, my endocrinologist as a follow up appointment to my treatment for papillary thyroid cancer and to make sure that I am on a correct dose of thyroid medicine.
First of all he pointed out to me that it will take a while for everything to level out. That includes my T3 and T4 [...]
Another Visit With Dr. Ansari
Posted in Uncategorized on August 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I really do like Dr. Rafat Ansari, my oncologist. Yesterday I had my first follow up appointment with him since my initial consultation. He does not make me feel rushed and takes time to answer all of my questions, which I had my fair share of yesterday. He also has a very gentle spirit. But the [...]
First Follow Up Mammogram
Posted in Uncategorized on August 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday was my first mammogram after completing treatment for breast cancer. I went to the appointment with peace in my heart. The results are normal. Thank you again, Lord. The Dr. came in and spoke to me afterwards and said that for the next two years I will have mammograms twice a year. After that [...]
A Quick Note
Posted in Uncategorized on July 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It is wonderful to feel good and to be in a more normal routine. I am sleeping well at night, getting some excercise by walking daily, enjoying some wonderful summer days and some beautiful little grandbabies and rejoicing with friends and family that I no longer have a daily focus on medical treatments. All of these things make a lot [...]
Comfort And Strength From The Word
Posted in Uncategorized on July 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I will start off with my latest appointment earlier in the week with Dr. Wilson, the Dr. who was in charge of my radiation therapy for breast cancer. It went well. He just needed to look at the skin and also manually examined my breast, something I find quite comforting.
One of the biggest battles I [...]
Follow Up Scan
Posted in Uncategorized on July 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This morning I went back to nuclear medicine at Memorial for my follow up full body scan. They check to make sure that the I-131 that I received last Thursday is localized in the neck area and mine was. It is just where it should be. This stuff is long lasting and will keep on [...]
The Treatment, ETC.
Posted in Uncategorized on June 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today is the day I have been looking forward to for weeks. First of all I am going back on my thyroid medicine today. This is a biggie. I have been off of it since the 17th of May and it has culminated by me feeling pretty lousy the longer I have been off of it. [...]
