Relief

I've been ignoring this blog lately (although I have been enjoying everyone else's blogs) because I've recently had a health scare and just haven't been able to think about much else, and didn't want to write about it here until I had a better idea of what is going on. Don't worry, I'm ok!

Since Feb. I've not been feeling quite right, and after several trips to the doctor and a misdiagnoses of a migraine, it was finally identified that I'm having thyroid issues. The ultrasound showed sizable thyroid nodules that looked suspicious and last Friday I went to see an endocrinologist who specializes in thyroid issues. Turns out that i don't have the scary form of thyroid cancer (which of course is what I convinced myself that I had...thank you Google). However, there are still several things on the table that do include an extremely curable, easily treatable thyroid cancer, although it could actually be as simple as a passing episode of basic hypothyroidism.Next up is more blood work to make sure there inst a pituitary issue going on and an uptake scan, which means I'm going to be radioactive for a few days! The long and short of it is that even if it is worst case scenario of thyroid cancer (and this is pretty unlikely), I'm going to be totally fine. And, over the last few weeks I've learned a few important lessons:

1. DO NOT Google/webMD/Mayo Clinic self diagnose. I determined that I was dying of everything from cancer to multiple sclerosis. Turns out I should just let the doctors do their thing...they went to med school, not me. (I would have saved myself ALOT of worry)

2. TRUST MY INSTINCTS: I knew I felt off for some time, but just kept trying to convince myself that I was imagining my symptoms. I even figured out the migraine misdiagnoses and went back to the doctor because I just knew something was wrong.

3. ASIDE FROM DYING, I'm most terrified of not having any more children.

4. I'VE REACHED A CERTAIN AGE: The endocrinologist asked if we were planning a pregnancy soon and I said yeah, but not for another 6 months or so. The doctor said, "OH, that is no big deal. I was worried about in the next month." Then it hit me.... it is TOTALLY ok for us to be planning a pregnancy. Yes, I already have a kid and wonderful hubby etc....but we are actually old enough to be having kids. Who knew?!

Anyway, we now have a plan for figuring out how to address this pesky thyroid and I feel MUCH better. Not having a plan felt like jumping out of a plane without a parachute.And I can get back to posting pics of the Little Man, our finished bathroom!, and weekend getaways.

Happy Monday!