Here's what cheezed me off today

Sas- I dropped off the Insomniacs thread, not here enough to keep up, with it but heard you had your surgery and were recovering on the Hermit thread from Teka. I have had friends who have had some or all their thyroid out and it does a major change to your hormone scene so no surprise to me you are having reactions. I hope you can find out if the meds or hormone changes or all of it are affecting you. Anything that comes out that affects our hormonal balance will reek havoc for a bit. 

I was not sure why you were having the thyroid out. Was there a concern of cancer there or just something else going on? I hope you are doing better and feeling better every day. 

sas, my family has a history of thyroid issues.  I actually had hyperthyroid after the birth of my first kid.  It was quite the ride since I didn't want to take beta blockers at the time.  I was nursing and determined to let the illness (which was temporary) run it's course.  I recall nursing him on one breast/arm  and running around cleaning, etc. with the other arm.  

Anyway, as for the Wellbutrin, I don't know how long you've been taking it, but I do know that antidepressants can cause irritability in some people.  They can also make moods worse... hence the black box warning :-).  Feel better.

Thanks for the link, Rockym.  Somehow it is satisfying to know that someone has found actual evidence for what we all know,

Hi ladies- thanks for that thread. Even though I did not go through chemo, between two major surgeries at the end of 2012 (one for bc and the other for a ruptured appendix), plus radiation treatment and the AIs, it is not the same for me either. 

I ended up loosing one friend over this exact issue. She just never got it, and is terrified of cancer stuff and was very unkind, dismissive and even judgmental about my fatigue as I went through everything. Then I remembered the summer before I got diagnosed, she was very freaked out by several people who died from advanced melanoma. It is her inability to accept what was happening to me. I refused to let her make it about her. She has finally stopped staying in touch, and I realized am relieved. 

Like everything else in life, people seem to get it or they don't. Some people who have their own belief systems about things (including cancer) will anchor to those beliefs vs. seek to understand you.

Hi, All. The thyroid issue started last may 2013. It was picked up as a goiter-enlargement in my yearly exam. Followed up by ultrasound, then ultrasound biopsy.The bx showed follicular cells, but not in an abnormal state. It was a concern though. Last US was Dec. Both ENT & Endocrinologist wanted another bx this Jan.

I have been on thyroid meds since 07. The Tsh done 2-3 times a year. Endoc doc kept the TSH tight.

Jan., I said we had all jumped om the cancer train concern and that no basic bloodwork was done. A T3 Free T4 an Autoantibodies and Thyroglobulin (Tg)was done. Tg was abnormal,  Antibodies were normal. This combo can be associated with cancer. Both docs jumped right away on removal. I went along when I saw how fast each turned around.  The Tg is used as the tumor marker post known thyroid cancer post op.

So far the dx indicates a rare form of Hashimoto's.. There are four subtypes of hashi's. The pathologist sent it out for a second opinion. I thought based on the way it was written, he was doing it for my benefit. The ENT doc pointed the phrase out---To him it indicated the pathologist wanted a 2nd opinion. So until the 2nd opinion is in I'm still in limbo. BUT oh so happy the buggers out. Either way it was sick.

I started Wellbutrin 2 weeks before sx. b/c i was wacko worried. Noticed pretty quick I was a bit weird. Feeling very angry and wanting to yell at folks. Very unlike me. Stopped it Sun the 2nd. Each day my head feels better. Today I'm very close to normal. Not sure I've ever have known normal LOL. I do know the seething has stopped.

I found out the same week I started Wellbutrin that my drug metabolism for 3A4 &3A5 are abnormal. Wellbutrin is metabolized through 3A4.What that means is I need a lower dose than the standard dosing and I metabolize it slower. I did start at a lower dose. I have always done that with drugs b/c I knew I didn't handle drugs the  same as other. Know ing the genetics confirmed it.

So, having a malfunctioning thyroid and two malfunctioning drug pathways. Bummer

To all ro, rocky, jazzy wren . Your words did help fill in holes in my understanding. That's why I love BCO and the friends we find here. We take care of each other. We never know what one phrase becomes the AH-HAH moment for someone, that all our research and talk with our docs didn't answer. HUGS sheila

oops forgot the pic! It's a Bentley. 

When DH retired some of his co-workers hired a limo and rented tux's, including one for him.  They drove around town stopping for a drink at the crummiest taverns and bars.  Cars slowed down ro stare aas they drove by and many stoped to take pictures.

Probably belongs to that Komen person. It's the right color. What a WASTE of money

Think of what that money spent on that car could do. Homeless and hungry people and pets just to start. Help ca patients pay for treatment, or other needs. FIND THE CURE!

Oh, now I'm REALLY CHEEZED!!!!!!!

I just found out there was a ca walk in Ft Meyers today. A sister from another forum posted that pic there. I did a screen shot and put it here. She said she would have done the walk, but she was doing a juried art show in the area. She's not from Fl. 

I'm not real sorry to say I went off on her on SM. 

Spookie- I can understand your frustration. I have a very hard time understanding others priorities in the world sometimes. Going through bc has really made so much clearly about others and their priorities. Sometimes I just have to turn off the world because I just don't view things the same way as many do. 

First day of DLS today. Enjoy the evening light!

One of my best friends pretty much bailed on me too.  She was a stage 3er who was 10 plus years out and when she went through it, I was there for her almost every day.  I couldn't tell if she didn't want to revisit cancer with me, was afraid of her own mortality or just a straight up c--t.  I never talked with her about her behavior at the time and we are speaking again, but I can say... you really find out who your friends are and who is willing to go the mile with you.  I made a lot of new friends when she wasn't there for me.  One door closes and another one opens!

I just don't quite know what to think about a former co worker. We weren't particularly close at work, didn't hang out outside of work. I left about a year before she did. Then I heard she had lung cancer, but nobody was 100% sure. Then I was dx'd. She had chemo, I had the works. Then we started meeting for coffee about once a month. 

We decided to keep our ports forever. 

That was about 4 months ago. She said she'd call. Nothing. I could call her, but that's what I've always done, just to arrange coffee. 

I guess I should forget her, that's what's so nice about BCO, I can "think out loud"

Spookie- I agree with Wren. Maybe her cancer is back, progressed, etc. If she is okay, but just not pursuing anything right now, you can just leave it at that. Maybe just a simple call to see how things are going is in order.

I understand what you are saying though. It is hard to always be the one asking.