Tomorrow is the day I take Crystal, our 15 year old, for her second thyroid scan. This time she swallows a radioactive pill and we leave for four hours and then go back for a scan, leave again and go back the next morning for another scan and then the waiting begins. Once they look at the results we will find out if she has to have a biopsy done of a spot they found at the last scan. Please pray for her. She doesn't know yet what all is going on. We just told her they need to check her thyroid because she has hypothyroidism. Her birth mom's cancer started in her thyroid so I am pretty scared/worried right now. Thank you all. Beth
Beth, let her know we are thinking of her. I know it has to be so hard on you, I would tell you not worry but then I would be lieing to you. Thats hard. I know, with dh having it, when the girls get sick I think of the same thing. But, we are thinking of you all.
Thank you all so much. I just wish this was over and we had some answers. I hate the unknown when it comes to my children's health. When our oldest was so very sick, the doctor didn't want to tell me what they were testing him for. I told him nothing he could say was as bad as what I was thinking so he said they were testing for ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, and cancer. I said what do you think it is and he said Crohn's disease. He was right and knowing what he suspected made me feel better during the waiting to find out phase. Now I just want someone to tell me everything is fine. I know I am being selfish but I can't help it. We fought for four years to get to adopt her. She was three when we got her and seven when her adoption was final. We went through all that time knowing we could lose her. I just don't know how I will tell her if they have to do the biopsy. She is not brave at all about medical things. Okay. I am done crying on your shoulders for now. Thanks for letting me lean on you all. Beth
Oh Beth, anytime! That's what we're here for! Cry on our shoulders anytime you need to! (((((BIG HUGS!))))) I'll continue to pray for you all!
Beth my prayers are with you. You have every right to be worried about her. I hope and pray that she will be just fine.
I'm praying for you, too! If it turns out that they need to remove her thyroid, she will be perfectly fine without it. She will be on Synthroid for the rest of her life, but that's an easy med. No side effects at all. I'm praying, though, that it isn't cancer and they don't need to do anything drastic.
Thanks again to you all. We have been to the hospital for the first part which is taking the radioactive pill. Now we are waiting until time to go back for a 30 minute scan. She is doing fine and isn't upset about it right now. She was very hungry and glad when she could eat. She had to wait for two hours after taking the pill before she could eat and hadn't eaten since supper yesterday. She wanted corn dogs and tater tots so of course that is what I fixed. Tomorrow she will only have a short scan done. I just dread the waiting to hear part. I just keep thinking about how happy she was when she found the perfect prom dress last week. She looks so pretty in it and so grown up. Now today she looks so young to me. She was so nervous when we first got to the hospital that she couldn't sign her own name on a form. I just told the lady I was going to sign for her and that was fine. I know I keep rambling but it is just nerves. When we got home this morning Freddy said he had had a call about Bill's birth mom. She fell yesterday and broke a bone in her foot. Now she is on crutches and can't come to church for a while and wanted Bill to know. It never ends! Thanks again for your kind words and prayers. Beth
Beth, you all are still in our thoughts. How long are they going to make you all wait before they tell you anything.
I just read this now. I hope things go well. Its so hard when you don't know what is going on. It so hard when your child is sick. I will be praying!
