dana's Cancer Blog
May 13, 2008
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Greetings! And how did I get here? Just a few short months ago I was getting up before work to meet my friends to go running. We trained and ran a 1/2 marathon in Austin in February. In the weeks after the race I was having difficulty turning my neck in any direction. I went to the doctor and he gave me muscle relaxants that didn’t do much of anything. A friend of mine has back trouble and she recommended a group of doctors, Spine Team Texas. After meeting with them they sent me for an MRI. I’ve never had an MRI before and I made the mistake of opening my eyes for a brief second once I was in the machine. You just don’t realize how “enclosed” you are in the machine. I had to talk myself off the ledge and repeatedly said to myself I was in a tanning bed – not an MRI machine. The entire procedure took about 20 minutes.
Received a call a couple of days later with the MRI results. The first thing the doctor asked me was has anyone ever told you your thyroid is really large? I had expected him to start talking to me about my neck issues first. I had to say, ah, no…he told they were sending the MRI results to my regular doctor. My regular doctor looked at the results and scheduled a sonogram.
I’ve taken thyroid medicine for over 20 years. Every year I go to the doctor and give blood to check my thyroid level. And every year they tell me it’s normal with the medication I’m taking, Synthroid.
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Thanks for your support -
Your doctors lied to you for a long time, wittingly or not (they may not have known, ....
See maureen salamans books for answers to cancer and
thyroid issues.
Also online elaine hollingsworth
chapter 8
to see what destroys thyroids and is given to babies ! It is astonishing and TRUE.
Its hard to uderstand the path we are forced to take when we learn we have cancer. Its hard to trust the past the present and the future. Its even hearder to relearn how to listen to your inner voice and your own body. I am empathetic to your story, the hidden struggle and fear that is written. I know it all to well. But look at your photo again. That woman looks strong and confident. Dont forget who you are.You are stronger now then you were before you took that picture,the reaon is because you have agreed to fight. You have entered the cancer arena with the intent to win. This process has probably already changed how you make decisions and how you choose to think and communicate. I wish you strength and peace of mind. Sincerely. S
Hope everything goes well for you. Reading your blog was like my past had come back as some of what you said is what happened to me as well. Take care