Endo update

Tuesday I saw my endocrinologist

I got good news!

My bloodwork showed that my tumor marker is 8.9; which has decreased from in the 30s previously!

This is good news.  The downward trend shows that the number of cancer cells are decreasing. We won’t have to worry unless they start tending upward.

The other good news is that my tsh is now in the target range (under  0.1). Mine is .007.

Two Yays!

The bad news is that I’m typically pretty regular and I didn’t get my period.  It’s about two weeks late,  but I took a pregnancy test and it was negative. [thank goodness,  that’s all I need]

My endo does think it’s related to the levothyroxine that I’m on (thyroid replacement).  It turns out that finding the right dose is kind of like goldilocks.  I increased to 112mg from 100 the last time I was there, and there isn’t an in-between dose.  So she wants me to take a half pill one day per week,  explaining that is more about the disagree for the entire week cumulatively than each individual day (so fascinating).

The danger with this is that we need my body to keep producing estrogen to ensure I don’t have further bone loss,  especially since I already have osteoporosis. Sigh.

Sometimes I feels like that person at the circus with all the parts in the air, circling on sticks.  A balancing act doomed to fail. But, alas,  I guess it fails for all us eventually,  my plates are just all teetering in front of my eyes.

I think I’ve came to terms with this after the heart surgery.  Cancer is just another plate (hopefully a colorful pretty one). I appreciate the (constant) reminder(s) that life is short. Even amidst the stress of finding a job,  I’m trying to keep perspective and enjoy the journey.  Time is flying,  so it’s time to slow down and take it in vs. Trying to keep the plates in the air.

If they fall,  I’ll glue them back together with gold,  like that Japanese technique (Kintsugi),  which makes broken things more valuable.