What Goes thru your Mind when you Approach you rkey Thyroid Anniversary Dates?

[ChitChatNine]

My 2yr anniv is this week.  My regular doc found a nodule on a routine exam. Thus I typed in the words "thyroid nodule" into Google and the rest is history.  I met MedHelp and my quest for knowledge had begun.

As I reflect back on this anniversary, well ....... it's nice to look back and regard it as part of my personal history that is now "just" a part of me.

C~

[Totie]

They say we become wiser with age, but it actuality

Wisdom is the application of knowlege.

[ChitChatNine]

Amazing isn't it Totie how much wiser we are not only with age, but with health related stuffs that go on in our lives?!

I'm glad you all enjoyed the ? ............ yeah, it's a thought provoking one, isn't it!

C~

[Totie]

I could not tell you what day my anniversary would be. I can tell you I had a TT in 1994, that is about it. I was young (24) back then, so health really was not top priority for me, I was at the invinceable age. I did what I was told by doctors and never thought about it.

[kipland]

I'm in the middle of my one year whole body scan after thyca.  What comes to mind for me is how much this has changed my life in so many different ways.

Yes ~ this is the "good" cancer (if there is such thing), but it's still cancer.  And it's scary to have that C-word applied to ourselves.  No, this wasn't a death sentence for me.  But it was a wake up call.  A reminder to me to live my life to the fullest and quit worrying about the stupid little things that used to consume a lot of my time.

However, I'm human and can relate to what pep88 wrote.  I'm fairly confident that I'm clean.  But there's always that "what if"?  I'll find out soon!

[utahmomma]

What a question.  Original diagnosis November 7, 2003  

On the first anniversary of my cancer diagnosis I celebrated by having the other half out.

Second anniversary was quiet (but I did end up having an ovary out two months later - if that counts).

Third anniversary I had 100mCi for recurrence

Fourth anniversary I was having an uptake scan and trying to figure out why there was increased uptake in my sinus and liver areas

Fifth anniversary is in three weeks . . . one week after the upcoming RAI.

How do I celebrate anniversaries?  By ensuring the medical community never goes broke.

[PurpleKate28]

Oh my... what a question; what a week.  Last year, I had Thyroid Surgery #1 on 10/17 (left lobe) followed by a call on 10/19 saying that they'd need to go back in on 10/24 to remove the rest.  (Yes, Cancer.)    The past few weeks have been filled with heightened emotions.  Sometimes, I think "Did that all REALLY happen?  Did I really have TWO surgeries, Cancer, and RAI?"  Then, there are times of panic -- "Do I still have cancer? Is my body the one that'll be more resistant to treatment?"  Of course I was on the wrong side of the odds all along -- most nodules are 'nothing', mine was 'something'... mine wasn't caught in the OR, although 90% ARE caught in the OR.  I'm praying that for my one-year checkup, I'll be on the BETTER side of the odds.  

What a year it has been.  My dog also suddenly got sick and died (he was young!) just before my treatment, and then just when I was starting to feel like I was bouncing back, I had to have my gallbladder removed.  I was someone who was basically healthy; never had surgery; no issues -- then 3 surgeries in 6 mos.

What a week...  I wonder if October will ever be the same again...

.... Glad you asked?!  :))

[pep88]

Funny you should ask that question today of all days.  Tomorrow (and I've been thinking about it a lot), I go for a one year check up. I'll find out what my numbers are and see if another scan is necessary.  I think I have to have one, but hopefully not the full Thyrogen-shot, LID, rig-a-maroll...  

And as I approach that appointment tomorrow I feel fairly confident that I am cancer free.... HOWEVER... there is aways that knawing thought buried deep in the recesses of my mind saying "what if"?  What if that really isn't just a "bump" behind my ear?  What if it's some sort of metastisis?  Did they really get it all?  Don't we all have that sort of deep-seated self doubt that only rears it's ugly head upon the approach of the dreaded "anniversary date"?