A Storm of Life

I went to the lab and got my bloodwork for TSH levels on the 22nd of October and I got a call from Dr. Uys today about them. He said they finally got that result back from Calgary and there is nothing concerning, so I had a benign nodule with no signs of cancer and my TSH is in the normal range. All I will need, he said, is a repeat of bloodwork in 6 months and that can be taken care of by my GP.  I am blessed.

I met with Dr. Uys today and I received the results of the pathology that was taken when I had my thyroid and the tumor removed. Dr. Uys said it was just a big goiter, but there is still a pathologist in Calgary reviewing the case because there's some abnormal looking cells, not cancerous cells, but abnormal looking cells called metaplasia. Metaplasia means cells that look a little bit different than normal cells, but they don't look like cancer. Dr. Uys also told me what they took out during surgery - my thyroid, the goiter tumor, and on one side, they found one parathyroid and transplanted it on the other side, and found another one and left it as is. Two of the four were so low that they left alone.  All I am supposed to do now is have my blood drawn on the 22nd of October. I went to the mall afterwards and I had a big cry, deeply relieved that it was not cancer because I didn't want it. I saw how it beat the heck out of my biodad and I did not want it. . 

The results of the ultrasound came back. I saw them on Alberta Health's website before I went to the doctor, but the story is the same... They recommend a biopsy because it was a "concerning nodule in the RIGHT lobe classified as a TR4 and fine needle aspiration biopsy is recommended. The lump the patient is feeling is the nodule in the RIGHT lobe of the thyroid gland." I googled what a 'fine aspiration needle' is and it goes into your neck and takes cells. It is a day surgery procedure and it terrifies the hell out of me. 

 The lump still hasn't disappeared, so I finally went to the Palliser Medical clinic after getting an appointment with the clinic's Nurse Practicioner. I went in and she felt the lump and my doctor, Dr. Olalere, also came in and felt the lump. Dr. Olalere ended up ordering an ultrasound. My anxiety began to climb. I ended up getting called for an ultrasound appointment on April 3, 2024 not long after that...

This morning, I was chilling around the house and I suddenly got a call from Palliser clinic and they asked if I could either come in that day or tomorrow to the office to discuss the results of my biopsy. My heart dropped and I ended up texting my visiting teacher for help and she agreed to take me over there.  I went over to the clinic around 2 p.m. and met with Dr. Olalere and also saw my results beforehand on My Alberta Health. Dr. Olalere told me that the atypical group of cells suggest the presence of popular thyroid carcinoma, and the remaining specimen will be submitted for thyro spec analysis. In other words, she said, they'll still want to do further analysis to give a more streamlined result, but for now, this is what they think is. She said the cells are abnormal, and they only see those abnormal cells when there is some form of carcinoma, and it suggests the presence of this papillary thyroid cancer. Dr. Olalere elected to send me to a surgeon and I agreed, my anxiety ...

I had to spend the night alone in the Lethbridge Regional Hospital and I was scared, as I hadn't done that since I was 6, but I muddled through and prayed a lot. Slight nausea....at least 6 bathroom trips for pees You sent Had a nausea pill around midnight You sent More nausea...gas pain in left arm had to flex You sent Attempted to help myself with sitting up and water You sent Took gravol pill Sep 10, 2024, 3:02 AM You sent Nausea end Sep 10, 2024, 7:41 AM You sent Synthroid, calcium, estradiol Sep 10, 2024, 9:11 AM You sent Calcium was $27 Sep 10, 2024, 11:15 AM You sent When the male nurse took the tube out, he clipped a stitch and then disconnected the ball and suction and then tried to pull the tube but it would not come out and he said he was going to try saline on it cause it was dry You sent Tube is stuck You sent Two nurses tried and the tube would not come out You sent Third nutse You sent Third nurse clipped it more and helped the first nurse get it out Sep 10, 2024, 1:...