AllisonK
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jun 30, 2007
I got the results of my FNA on Thursday. They were indeterminate with about a 30-40% chance of cancer, so I will be having my whole thyroid removed sometime in the coming weeks. My endocrinologist is sending me to Boston Medical Center (about an hour or so away - I am so lucky I live fairly close to some of the best hospitals in the world) for the surgery, which will be in-patient. I managed to get a consult with the surgeon for Tuesday, so hopefully I will be able to schedule the surgery quickly and get it over with. I've never had surgery before (well, I had my wisdom teeth out and they did knock me out for that) and have never stayed overnight in the hospital before (besides a few days at Boston Children's as an infant) so I am a bit nervous about that aspect.
I also may have to drop out of the play I am doing in April (Fiddler on the Roof) but the director is very understanding and said if I am up to jumping back in I am more than welcome to, but if not it's OK. And I was also cast in a production of Legally Blonde in May, which I am confident I will be able to do, as I am hopefully having the surgery this month. I worked SO hard for that audition and although I didn't get any of the roles I wanted, I have a fantastic featured speaking role and I am part of the ensemble. And my voice teacher is a thyroid cancer survivor and she is also confident that if I have the surgery soon I will be good to go by May. She did tell me I will be tired while my body is adjusting to the meds, but I have been tired since December or so, which is what pushed me to go to the doctor's in January. I was convinced my Vitamin D levels were low again and my PA did a neck check and discovered my nodule.
I also may have to drop out of the play I am doing in April (Fiddler on the Roof) but the director is very understanding and said if I am up to jumping back in I am more than welcome to, but if not it's OK. And I was also cast in a production of Legally Blonde in May, which I am confident I will be able to do, as I am hopefully having the surgery this month. I worked SO hard for that audition and although I didn't get any of the roles I wanted, I have a fantastic featured speaking role and I am part of the ensemble. And my voice teacher is a thyroid cancer survivor and she is also confident that if I have the surgery soon I will be good to go by May. She did tell me I will be tired while my body is adjusting to the meds, but I have been tired since December or so, which is what pushed me to go to the doctor's in January. I was convinced my Vitamin D levels were low again and my PA did a neck check and discovered my nodule.