this morning, i saw my endocrinologist for my 5th and hopefully final body scan. i had bloodwork done for this appointment last week. it turns out that my thyroid levels are too high out of the range (0.8-1.8, i'm currently at 2.2) and may potentially do harm internally (organs, bones, etc.). my dr is prescribing a lower dosage to alternate with the current dosage to offset the levels. i see him in two months for that as well as my body scan follow up.
here is my upcoming schedule:
april 17th, thursday - start low-iodine diet (ugh, i'm going to be starvin' marvin ALL the time)
april 23rd, wednesday - get 1 of 2 thyrogen injections in upper butt cheek (ouch)
april 24th, thursday - get 2 of 2 thyrogen injections in other butt cheek (ouch again)
april 25th, friday - get bloodwork done first, then i-131 pill to be administered in nuclear medicine at o'connor
april 28th, monday - whole neck and body scan in nuclear medicine at o'connor
june 12th, thursday - official scan results and follow-up with dr
every day after a negative scan result - c e l e b r a t e l i f e!!
