6 Month Thyroid Cancer Testing

I'm sorry I haven't told some of you how my tests went. These were just preliminary, meaning because the cancer had spread into my lymph nodes they wanted to do a sonogram and blood work to see if they found any suspicious lymph nodes left on the left side of my neck at the 6 month mark. I also had blood work done to see how my Thyroglubin levels were(Thyroid Cancer patients want a very low to zero level, if it's high that is an indicator that the cancer may be back). My Thyroglubin levels were almost zero!! But these tests are not the most sensitive tests so in July I will have the more sensitive testing and more conclusive. The normal way of doing this is what I did after surgery, go completely of my meds and become very hypo and sick, go on low thyroid diet, then take Iodine pill and then body scan. Luckily a new way has been developed, 4 years ago a drug company came up with a shot called "Thyrogen"

that will trick the body in raising any thyroid cells that are left in the body (that you don't want in you if you have had thyroid cancer) which is what the old way does but the difference is you don't have to come off your thyroid medication and become debilitated for 4 months and deal with the diet! The kicker is since this is so new one shot costs $1,300 and I will have to have two on two different days. So these two shots will cost $2,600!!!! My pharmaceutical insurance will only cover half so we have to pay $1,200, thats only the shot were not even mentioning all the other tests I have to have. I was shocked when they called me and told me but it's better then getting so sick again for 4 months. I will have these tests every year for 10 years because there is a higher recurrence rate within the first 10 years and then every 3 years after that. One person I have heard about had been thyroid cancer free for 8 years than it came back and it spread and she died. So these tests are crucial to test every year for this. Given all the medical expense I am so grateful for my testimony in the law of Tithing. I know it's because we have always lived it and because of this Heavenly Father has blessed Ben with an amazing job and some wonderful owners that have made it so we can pay for these costs without having to worry about the financial aspect on top of what you go through physically. Ben and our family have truly been blessed with a wonderful job that has been so good to us. I would be so ungrateful if I didn't acknowledge Heavenly Fathers hand in all of this. I know Heavenly Father knew what was going on with my body and what I was going to need. I believe that he brought us to Texas to this wonderful company Ben works for so we not only could handle the medical costs but also the doctors that he brought in my life. It's through these people that he could bless us. I wish you could meet them, they are amazing doctors, I know that this is one of the reason's were here. I will always put my trust in my Heavenly Father, he knows what is best for us. I'm am so grateful as far as we know with the preliminary test that there is no sign of cancer. I am going to enjoy the next 6 months and hope with the exclusive testing done in July will show that I am still cancer free. Love you all.