Interesting appointments today

[mommy2two2008]

Well - my day started of with a visit to the breast center for a repeat mammo and us (6 month re-check).  Interesting is that the nodule that "disappeared" in July, has miraculously come back - appearing to have never left in the first place.  Still roughly the same size and at the exact location as before, although, in my untrained eye, it looks a little different on the screen to me.  Wonder what the new report will say.  

Follow that with my ENT appt for a check up on my thyroid.  Hashi is still my diagnosis.  My doc has suggested I can have it out at my leisure.  Very interesting.  He checked my submental salavary gland and yep, it is swollen - he thinks its infected so I am back on antibiotics.  Sucking on sour candy to relief the pressure (although its just mild pressure) and that seems to have helped a ton!  I then went for my blood draw since he said it was time.  He drew for TSH, FT3 and FT4.  Remember, my stupid brain thought it a good idea to do a trial run off the Armour so I am eager for the results since I have been off meds for roughly 4 weeks.

My birthday is Sunday so I am hoping that the new breast results are not bad.  The last time this happened, I freaked (I'm only 30 and Sunday will be 31) so I opted for a lumpectomy.  Maybe this time I will opt for core biopsy.  That is, if they can manage to find it again.

I seem to no be able to get out of this holding pattern that has been my hell for a year.  Really have to consider some surgeries I guess.  Its nice to know that my doc will take my demonized thyroid out if I choose, but it worries me, ya know.  Then my crazy breast issue..... I have to ponder, which comes first...

Just my thoughts I guess.
~Kim

[laura1967]

Yah....you have a little room to play with anyway...lol

[mommy2two2008]

Now this has me pondering.... do I start to take the Armour again to control the swelling.... that's what he gave it to me for, not for the numbers....  Ah, the possibilities!  Well, guess I'll start with the 30 mcg again for 2 weeks, see how I feel and then gently increase again to the 60.  I have never felt bad with the Armour at all. So, I guess we shall all see.

[mommy2two2008]

Yep.  This was off meds.

[laura1967]

Were these results off meds?

[mommy2two2008]

The prelim report on the breast thing is fine.  The nodule has gotten smaller and they think it is a fibroadenoma or a intramammary lymph node.  Still have the cyst.  Gave a Birad 2 Score

New Blood results:

TSH   .77 (.27-4.20)
T4Free 1.37 (.93-1.70)
T3Free 3.57 (2.57-4.43)

[mommy2two2008]

Sorry for all those typos! :P