On Thursday, my whole body scan was scheduled for 3 pm. After taking the I-123 pills and hunkering down for five hours, I returned to the nuclear medicine department at 2:45 pm. A nurse brought me in the back to…
The Results Are In!
I am thrilled to share some good news. After a week of testing—including 18 days on the low iodine diet, two Thyrogen injections, and an I-123 whole body scan, my radiation oncologist called me with the results. The scan showed…
And So It Begins…
Today marks 14 days on the low iodine diet. Initially, I doubted that I would be able to survive two whole weeks without salty snacks and sweet treats, but here I am. The one takeaway from the diet was that…
