Discovering medical connections when you’re going through health issues like cancer can make you feel less alone, that another person understands because she’s faced what you’ve faced, and that God has blessed you in a personal way. Part 6 of my … [Read more...]
Wedge Resection of the Lung
Part 5 of my Cancer Journal returns to last year when I learned I needed to have a wedge resection of my lung. Wedge Resection Surgery In the middle of February 2017, while undergoing radiation treatment for thyroid cancer, I met with a thoracic … [Read more...]
Radioactive Iodine (RAI) Therapy
What's it like to get Radioactive Iodine (RAI) Therapy? No fun. (This is Part 4 of my Cancer Journal, which I'm sharing in installments.) While I was preparing for thyroid surgery in December 2016, my endocrinologist said I might still … [Read more...]
Thyroidectomy and My Voice
Part 3 of my Cancer Journal When I was diagnosed with papillary thyroid carcinoma, the ENT doctor said the treatment of choice was a thyroidectomy, where the thyroid gland is removed surgically under general anesthesia. He told me that without my … [Read more...]
Diagnostic Tests for Cancer
When I sought medical help after losing my voice, my ENT doctor ordered diagnostic tests for cancer, just to be on the safe side. Here's Part 2 of my Cancer Journal. August 2016 In the middle of August, I got a CT scan of the neck with contrast, … [Read more...]
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