I love to cook. Not bake....cook. And I love to try new recipes. This Saturday I get off my thyroid medication and need to start my new low-iodine diet. I plan on cooking some new recipes that I found in this low iodine cookbook and freezing them for when I get really tired. If anyone is interested in making me some food while I am tired, check this link out!
http://www.thyca.org/ThyCa%20Cookbook%20011804.pdf
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Updates
Good news! I got my bloodwork back today and it looks like my calcium is improving. Now I only have to take 6 calcium pills a day rather than 9 ;) I guess that means my 3 parathyroids that are left are recovering, so that is great.
I spoke with my doctor and we changed the date for me to get off the temporary hormone and to start my new diet to June 25th. After that, I will get bloodwork each week to see what my hormone levels are. Once they reach the magic level they will make an appointment for me with the Dr. from the nuclear medicine group to get my radioactive iodine pill. The unfortunate thing is that this makes it difficult to plan because I won't know exactly when I am going to get the pill until the last minute. The goal is for it to happen around the week of July 10th.
For now, I am feeling great. I even did a jog/walk on Monday for 30 minutes and it felt wonderful. Life is good :)
I spoke with my doctor and we changed the date for me to get off the temporary hormone and to start my new diet to June 25th. After that, I will get bloodwork each week to see what my hormone levels are. Once they reach the magic level they will make an appointment for me with the Dr. from the nuclear medicine group to get my radioactive iodine pill. The unfortunate thing is that this makes it difficult to plan because I won't know exactly when I am going to get the pill until the last minute. The goal is for it to happen around the week of July 10th.
For now, I am feeling great. I even did a jog/walk on Monday for 30 minutes and it felt wonderful. Life is good :)
Monday, June 6, 2011
More Information
I spent the past two weekends celebrating my 30th birthday and it was awesome!!! I seriously have the most amazing family and friends and am so thankful that they made it so special for me. The best part is I have felt really well the past week. My energy level has been good and I've been sleeping good at night.
Today I had my follow-up appointment with my endocrinologist to discuss the rest of my treatment. The plan is to do my radioactive iodine treatment after the 4th of July. To prepare for the treatment, I stop taking the temporary thyroid hormone, which will put me in a hypothyroidism state meaning I will be tired and cold. The plan is to stop taking the medication on June 20th. After this date I will be getting my blood checked weekly to evaluate my thyroid hormone levels to see when they are low enough to undergo the treatment. I also will have an iodine-restricted diet for the few weeks before the treatment. The purpose of this is to rid my body of as much iodine as possible so the radioactive iodine is more effective. The doctor gave me a list of foods that I CAN eat during this diet:
Fresh meat
Poultry
Potatoes or rice
Wheat or rye bread
Fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables
I am not allowed to eat anything from a restaurant, dairy, seafood, chocolate, soy products...Basically I should be super healthy after the few weeks of this diet are up!
I will be meeting with a doctor from the nuclear medicine department who will administer the radioactive iodine to me. I still have to set that appointment up, so I don't know the exact date of the treatment yet. My doctor gave me some paperwork with some post-treatment information and said I would get more details from the nuclear medicine group. Once I take the radioactive iodine pill I will have to have limited contact with people for 3-5 days. More details to come....
Today I had my follow-up appointment with my endocrinologist to discuss the rest of my treatment. The plan is to do my radioactive iodine treatment after the 4th of July. To prepare for the treatment, I stop taking the temporary thyroid hormone, which will put me in a hypothyroidism state meaning I will be tired and cold. The plan is to stop taking the medication on June 20th. After this date I will be getting my blood checked weekly to evaluate my thyroid hormone levels to see when they are low enough to undergo the treatment. I also will have an iodine-restricted diet for the few weeks before the treatment. The purpose of this is to rid my body of as much iodine as possible so the radioactive iodine is more effective. The doctor gave me a list of foods that I CAN eat during this diet:
Fresh meat
Poultry
Potatoes or rice
Wheat or rye bread
Fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables
I am not allowed to eat anything from a restaurant, dairy, seafood, chocolate, soy products...Basically I should be super healthy after the few weeks of this diet are up!
I will be meeting with a doctor from the nuclear medicine department who will administer the radioactive iodine to me. I still have to set that appointment up, so I don't know the exact date of the treatment yet. My doctor gave me some paperwork with some post-treatment information and said I would get more details from the nuclear medicine group. Once I take the radioactive iodine pill I will have to have limited contact with people for 3-5 days. More details to come....
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