Please don’t ever hold my hair

I am not the kind of girl who needs someone to hold my hand.  Maybe because I’m really independent.  Maybe because I am impatient.  I don’t know.  But I just don’t need anyone to go with me for appointments or sit with me when I’m sick.  I don’t need a lot.  So if you ask [...]

Day 3

I’ve managed to get 10% of what I thought I’d accomplish done so far.  I really didn’t plan on feeling so worn out.  Today is a new day though.  I took my drugs just over an hour ago, which means I can now eat whatever I want.  Not so hungry still.  And surprise, surprise!  I’m [...]

Everything going according to plan (mostly)

I noticed last night that my salivary glands were a bit sore.  This was expected.  The cool thing about our bodies is that they are designed so perfectly well.  The low iodine diet I’ve been following may have been a waste of time.  But I did it despite my Dr.’s opinion being that the LID [...]

Never you fear

BJay stopped by to bring me sour candy and flowers. The safe distance he kept reminded me of before we were engaged. What flatters me now is that I see how it must feel to fear the one you love. He was all teary-eyed and gloomy and it made me feel somewhat [...]

I’m totally hot.

So this is day one of my radioactive blog-athon. I received my dose of 150milicures of radio-active iodine this morning just before 11am. The dose was secure in a vial inside of a (lead?) container that I sipped through a straw without picking it up off the counter. The first time I [...]