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  Sorry you are all swollen and uncomfy. I never had that happen to me, but I have heard of people being allergic to the radioactive pill?  Could that be your case?  Regular food should make you a bit happier:) I would ice, but I live in a cold area right now, so ice isn't even tempting if I had a problem.  BY the way—for me, I have the metal taste still.  Gets worse with my menstrual cycl...

  February 01 at 5:00 PM view post

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  Good Luck Guinness!  Sounds like your treatment is almost finished and you can start meds and normal food!  Hang in there!!

  January 28 at 2:25 PM view post

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  Here are my lab results: INDICATION: 37-year-old female with history of carcinoma of the thyroid. Initial left lobectomy was performed on 12/7/2010 with pathology revealing a 4.7 cm follicular variant of papillary carcinoma invading the tumor capsule but confined to the thyroid gland. A single focus of vascular invasion was noted. Patient underwent a completion right lobectomy on 2/1/2011 with 2 small foci of follic...

  January 16 at 9:43 PM view post

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  My ablation was in March of 2011, so I was just doing my WBS for a check up.  My results are in...I'm in remission.  Just found out last night, the doctor called with my results.  My thyroglobulin quant was 0.5 ng/mL and my thyroglobulin antibodies were <20 IU/mL.  So apparently I am in the clear!

  January 16 at 9:36 PM view post

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  Awe...thanks! Yes, my levels aren't right, so bloodwork every 3 months and I will be doing annual check up tests for the first 3 years (I'm only at 2 years), then I'll see where we go from there.  I'm looking forward to getting me levels steady and loosing some weight!  I gained 30 lbs over the course of 2 years—BOO to that! Good luck to you:)

  January 16 at 8:24 PM view post

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  Good luck to you Guinness!  Yesterday I was deemed "in Remission" so we are all smiles at our household!  My husband and I actually cracked open a bottle of champagne last night!  It's been 2 years since my diagnosis. 

  January 16 at 7:05 PM view post

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  Go to the post, "What's everyones go-to for the LID" that will help you out.  I just got off the LID.  One thing I really liked was matzo crackers with natural peanut butter with honey mixed in and a touch of jelly.  My go-to for snack was the baked corn tortillas and guacomole salad. Good luck! Re: low dose Iodine, what are you considering low dose? Is this for a test or ablation?

  January 16 at 6:25 PM view post

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  I just had my WBS with thyrogen this past week done (M: thyrogen shot, T: thyrogen shot, W: WBS Scan F: Bloodwork drawn) Last month I had my tsh levels taken because I've been tired and I jumped a whole point to 1.34.  I was .3 back in May.  My scan came back as "Decreased Uptake" and my TSH level is 21.34.  I am still waiting on my thyroglobulin level to come back. My health system has a portal I can...

  January 14 at 1:52 AM view discussion

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  I had several go to's this time around: Guacamole Salad: Smashed Avocado, diced tomato, diced sweet onion, cilantro, and LOTS of lemon juice.  Mix it around and enjoy.  For heat I added diced jalapeno. Baked corn chips: 400°, cut corn tortilla's in 4's and placed on baking sheet.  Sprayed Canola oil and drizzled non-iodized salt on them.  Baked for about 12 minutes until they were crunchy. Home...

  January 10 at 10:17 PM view post

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  AGREED!  Good find!!

  January 10 at 9:28 PM view post