pet scan came back

Always good to hear PET scan is good. That's has to be a relief to hear all the good news. Going back to work is good as well, but watch that you get all the rest. Since you work nights, as I did, Check your Vitamin D, you don't see the son so it can get real low. You need 30 and above for normal. Mine was below 5 so I was told to go right now and start taking 5000ui a day.

Bill

Glad to hear you are getting back to work.  Always a sign of things move closer to the new normal.

I am still only working 3 days a week - but have made it up to 8 hours each of the 3 days.  I did work 8.5 hours one day - was was totally wiped out.

My next step will be to work from home a couple of hours the other 2 days.

Congrats!

Congratulations on the great NED news, time to celebrate!  Also , congratulations on getting back to work, another step toward putting together a new normal.  Keep it mov'in forward!

PATRICK

Scary sh** these first scans are!!  I'm SO glad to hear that all is well, and everything looks good.  Congrats on going back to work.  Going back to night shifts is tough after being a day person for a while, I know....I did the same thing.  I think I might even have caught a tiny nap in the 4 to 5 am range . 

p

It is a good news. Congratulation!

thennies61 said:

Boy I felt like a nap around

Boy I felt like a nap around the 4-5 am range got up and walked around some got some coffee.Felt good getting a postive scan back after all we go though to get it.Have been taking the vit D.My brother said his doctor told him to start taking them he told the doctor he is always outside but he said we live in the north and need more.This weekend will be the big test.I have to work fri-sat-sun nites.The downside is that I work a 24/7 shift which means I'm on 12 hrs and off 12hrs.

Is there anyway you can alter your work schedule for a month or two to allow your body to heal? Honestly, work is important but your heatlh is at least as important and not giving your body the time to recover through sleep and such can only slow or compromise as full a recovery as you can achieve. As work return options are often company and law based, please seek as aggressively and pursue any and all that give yoru body a bit more time. Good luck my friend.

congrats on the clean scan and feeling well enough to go back to work!  two steps in the right direction.  be sure not to over do tho. that's very important.  your body is still recovering and you have to rest when it says, "hey, I'm tired".  just listen to your body and enjoy getting back to living!!!

God bless,

dj

jim and i said:

Happy to hear the good news.

Happy to hear the good news. Praying the good news keeps coming.

Debbie

Congrats on the clear PET! Reason to celebrate.........

lornal said:

Hey Bill

Did you lose your parathyroid?  My doc said (and so do my bloodtests) that my parathroid is probably gone - he didn't look when he was taking the tumor out.

I am on Calcitriol for vitamin D, as well as 6000mg of Calcium.  Well - as of today - its 5000mg of calcium.  Mine has been up, down, and all around - still getting blood tests regularly to keep track of it.  I think I've managed one time to go 6 weeks between tests - and that is only because I forgot to go.  Never know just how important they both are - and how they work together.

Are you getting your calcium checked regulary?

I don't know if other surgeries for throat cancer can claim the parathryroid or not. 

My nunbers are good however I only have half of my thyroid gland [from birth] and the parathyroid gland is on the back side of the thyriod gland. With only having half a gland all my life I would guess I only have have of the parathyroid gland as well. They found out during surgery that I only have one side of the thyriod gland and that is why I have had to take since I was 12. Heck, I new it just didn't work well just no one really why, of at least said. I would think it should have shown in CT or MRI's that I have had. 

Bill