Vitamin Levels Checked? Check!

Have you had your vitamin D levels checked recently? How about B12? Iron? Are you feeling tired and fuzzy headed? Well, of course I am, I'm a full time mother of five! Well, consider this your own personal wake up call... because vitamin deficiency really can be blamed for a lot if you suffer from it. Apparently it's not uncommon either.

I went to see a dermatologist for a completely unrelated issue and the very thorough doctor made a subtle observation and ordered the blood work. Good thing she did because my vitamin levels were scary-low. So now I'm taking massive doses of Vit D, Vit B12, and iron. It's too soon to feel any difference but it will be interesting to note any differences over time.

Get your vitamin levels checked - you'll be glad you did.

Thyroid FNA Bruise is Ugly

Day #3 after the FNA.
Yikes, it looks like a really weirdly shaped love bite... either that or someone tried to strangle me!

Last night I wore a scarf to parent teacher night for obvious reasons, I didn't want my daughters' teachers to think of either option. It might be a good idea to borrow a turtleneck or something for the next few days.

Poked Again

On Sunday I got poked again... FNA on my thyroid. The doctor didn't want to touch the whatever-is-is in my parotid because it's touching a major artery and the risk of bleeding is too high. Two weeks until the results. Tik. Tok.

The statistics about thyroid growths/nodules/tumors are pretty good. Most are "nothing" and even the cancerous lesions are highly treatable. I read something online about something like 50% of people dying of natural causes had some form of micro thyroid cancer. Makes you wonder if it's worth removing it if it's unlikely to ever cause harm? Living without a thyroid makes you dependent on medication for the rest of your life... but I'm getting ahead of myself.