Tanya's Journey

On September 14, 2011 Tanya was diagnosed with Metastatic Papillary Thyroid cancer.

I am planning to keep this page updated with the latest news for anyone interested in following her journey from diagnosis through surgery and on to recovery.

Sunday, December 4, 2011

Continuing To Heal

Tanya is continuing to get her strength back and to heal.  The 'steri-strips' that covered the incision have come off so we can see where the doctors worked their magic. It looks really good, better than I could have hoped it would.  I am calling it Tanya's battle scar.  Also Tanya's calcium levels are looking better.  She has to go in for more blood work tomorrow to get it checked again.  Hopefully it will be closer to normal by then.

I can't believe it's been over two weeks since she had the surgery. I also can't believe that my time off of work is coming to an end. I am so grateful to all of my coworkers who filled in for me while I was taking care of the family (you know who you are).

Later this week we have our first post-surgery appointment with the Endocrinologist. Hopefully we will find out when the next step in treatment will happen.