I’ve gone back and forth on whether or not to post this, but if you’re reading it I guess it means that I have made a decision.

As far as cancers go, it’s really not so bad.  They’ll take my thyroid out (1 night in the hospital) and maybe do a radiation treatment (another night in the hospital) and then I’ll be cancer free and on my merry way.  2 nights in the hospital, and I should be 100% cured.  All in all, not so bad considering it’s cancer.

The worst part has been telling people.  I specifically asked my doctor if I should just tell people I was having my thyroid removed rather than saying I had thyroid cancer, and she very pointedly told me to tell people I have cancer, because I do.  I don’t know if she thought I was in denial about it myself, but I guess in a lot of ways it’s easier for me to think that I’m just having my Thyroid out and not that I have cancer.

My surgery is Tuesday, October 5.  If you want more information about Thyroid Cancer, my doctor recommended this website. It’s very informative, and we’ve found it very helpful.