First off, sorry for the radio silence. Working a full-time job as an Americorps member while dealing with my medical issues is another full-time job. Secondly: I am going to ramble and give you kind of an update.
Today (2.3. 25) I am currently sitting at UW Health, getting a biopsy done of my thyroid. I was re-diagnosed with a recurrence of thyroid cancer. Since the Marshfield Clinic didn’t follow up with ultrasounds of my thyroid when they found out I have cancer. The new surgeon I was referred to feels that it has spread to the lymph nodes in my neck. Today is to check to see if it has cancer cells in there.
I had a follow-up a few weeks later with the endo surgeon, which was 2. 28. No abnormal cells, but he wants to see me again once I’m all healed from ENT surgery. That appointment is in June.
On that day, I was also suggested to have some exploration surgery/biopsies from ENT. Surgery was scheduled for March 7th. This is where things get interesting.
So now-
The procedure day comes- my mom switched her dialysis day to come. This was planned overnight, and overnight, it was. I’ve been in the hospital and ICU ever since. Due to a finding, complications, an infection, and a nosebleed, I now have a temporary tracheostomy.
After 3 weeks of being in the hospital, I’m home. I doing better but still have a bit more healing to do.
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