Monday, December 27, 2010

10 weeks after Pituitary Surgery and 2 weeks after Thyroid Surgery

Hello, a while since I have been here. Have spent time doing things I haven't done in 6 years. Painting living room, cleaning cupboards, getting ready for Christmas. I don't know if I am doing this cause I am bored or I am feeling better. Haven't returned to work and am not looking forward to it. I don't feel I have the energy level I need to go back. Going to take the next few weeks to exercise and get mentally and physically ready to return. It will be three months out of work.
     On Dec 13th I had the right side of my thyroid removed along with a substantial sized goiter that was pressing on my trachea and esophagus. Its been two weeks. My incision is healing fine. I don't have some of the symptoms I had but still feel that my food is not going down smoothly. Will wait a few more weeks and if all is not well I will see if there is anything wrong with my esophagus.
     A week before the thyroid surgery I started bleeding vaginally. I am two years postmenopausal. Called endo to see if my hormones were the cause and she said no call your gyn. I went and saw my primary cause he has been doing my pap smears. He gave me order for ultrasounds, pelvic and abdomen and gave me a drug to stop bleeding. Then I made appt with a new gyn for after my thyroid surgery. So two days after surgery saw gyn and he was amazed that my primary gave me a drug to shrink my uterus when it was the uterus lining enlarging that the ultrasound was to measure. A previous ultrasound, 1 1/2 years ago showed the lining slightly thicker. Now I need to wait 2 months and redo ultrasounds to get an accurate measure. The pelvic ultrasound actually was unremarkable, that's good. The abdomen showed no ascites which I was sure was why I was so distended so that is good. Pancreas unremarkable, liver  unremarkable, kidneys unremarkable, gall bladder has a few polyps. Not so good but the size is important and from what I can see they are small. I read that the only way you can tell if you have something wrong with gall bladder, pancreas is when the symptoms appear and then the disease is so advanced its too late. So unless you have ultrasounds with no symptoms its the only way to see if you have precancerous polyps.  So now I need to see my primary about my gall bladder, redo the ultrasounds in 2 months, have blood work for my gh and igf-1 now, get mri in Jan for pituitary, have blood work done for thyroid in 2 months.
    I have started getting my results personally and reading them not waiting for doctor to tell me what they say.  If I have questions I will ask and verify by going on-line.
    So how do I feel 10 weeks after tumor removed? I have a headache that I didn't have before, I am doing more around the house but don't know if I am bored or feeling better and how going back to work will be. I still feel fatigued. Oh and I need to lose at least 10 lbs in two weeks to fit into my work clothes!! I will really feel better if I can lose some weight!!
     Need to get a calendar and record everything. Thought about Nutrisystem. Anyone done that?