Five Months Ago Today

 Five months ago today, Tanya was diagnosed.  Seems like a lifetime ago, but just yesterday.  Tomorrow is the I-131 (Radioactive Iodine) treatment.  Waiting at John Muir Walnut Creek for the pre-treatment capsule so that a base-line scan can be done tomorrow morning.  CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS TO BE OVER!!!

Finally Feeling Better

 After being sick for close to a week, Tanya is finally feeling better.  Being on the LID, she wasn't able to take any cold meds, so she had to go through it au naturel.  Sucked, but being the trooper that she is, she dealt with it.  How do colds know the perfect time to show up and screw with you???

What a week

It's been a really crazy week.  Between my work (working on the never ending demo setup), getting Tanya's RAI appointment schedule (incompetent medical professionals) and Tanya coming down with the cold the Zachary and then I had, we are ready for this week to be over.

The process of getting the appointment setup was much harder than it should have been.  To get it scheduled, it took Tanya following up with her Endocrinologist's office multiple times (who knew it was so tough to call someone back to discuss what needs to be done, especially when you say that you will), calling the Nuclear Medicine department at the hospital multiple times ('No, we still have not received the faxed order from your doctor's office'), and having to provide the doctor's office with the proper fax number to send the order to.  Not like she isn't under enough stress already!

We were able to confirm that the treatment will happen on the 15th.  Tanya will be making multiple trips to the doctor's office and the hospital the week of the 13th to get all the Thyrogen injections, blood work, scans, etc.  Then comes 3-5 days of isolation followed by another 5 days of no close contact (10 days total).  We can't wait to get all of this over with. 

Low Iodine Diet - Almost done with 1st Week

 I can't believe that we are almost done with the first week of the Low Iodine Diet (LID).  Some of the meals have been better than others; all have been bland.  The 'Scottish Beer Pot Roast' was mediocre at best, the Tabouli Salad was pretty good, and the 'Gypsy Soup' was really good.  Only 2 more weeks to go...