Category Archives: Cancer

The Big C: Isolation

Posted on January 11, 2022 by Taminar

It’s day 6 of quarantine for me. I’m radioactive after a treatment for thyroid cancer, so I can’t be around anyone. Husband and cats are at his mother’s house, and I’m home on my own. I don’t feel radioactive. If … Continue reading →

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The Big C: The Dietary Challenge

Posted on December 19, 2021 by Taminar

When the endocrinologist told me I’d need to limit my intake of iodine for a week before taking my radioactive pill, I thought, “No problem.” I rarely eat seafood, and I don’t each much salt anyway. Piece of cake. Rather, … Continue reading →

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The Big C: Next Steps

Posted on December 4, 2021 by Taminar

This week, I saw the endocrinologist, who will help me manage thyroid replacement therapy and oversee the next step in my cancer treatment. He said he’s never lost a patient to thyroid cancer, and that I was going to be … Continue reading →

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The Big C, Part 3: Pathology

Posted on November 24, 2021 by Taminar

As I type this, it’s one week since my thyroidectomy, so here’s the recap. Tuesday, November 16th – I dined on Jel-lo and hot tea (no milk or cream) that morning, and Tim drove me to the hospital at 10:45 … Continue reading →

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The Big C Strikes Again, Part 2

Posted on November 13, 2021 by Taminar

The surgery is Tuesday. When the nurse called, she asked if it was feasible for me to do it that quickly. I say, let’s get this cancer out of me as soon as possible. I mean, the doctor had said … Continue reading →

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The Diagnosis, or The Big C Strikes Again

Posted on November 12, 2021 by Taminar

Three or four months ago, probably, I noticed a bit of swelling on my neck. I didn’t think too much of it. Then my husband asked me about it. I brought it up to the nurse practitioner at the gynecologist’s … Continue reading →

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