Moving On......After the Flap

I've been hypothyroid since I was 16. And drinking coffee since then too!  It does not affect absorption. It could if you drank your coffee made with half cream/ half coffee, but luckily I like my coffee with just a splash of something or cremora.   Dairy is a fairly new "restriction" with thyroid meds. supposed to hold off an hour or so after taking it.  But in having my thyroid bloodwork done for over 30 years, the only thing that truly affects your bloodwork (IMHO) is the time you took your last pill.  It has a 3 day life, so you will hormone circulating, but it decreases slowly.  If you take your pill and have blood drawn, it can show elevated, but it's just the timing. I've learned to not take my pill before  a blood draw and wait until after and the results are more accurate. 

Coffee is what gets me out of bed in the morning. Two big cups, to be precise. So coffee there will be! Will bring some Saltspring Island coffee from our region. Not grown here of course, but roasted, packaged and processed here.

Yes, comparison does steal joy. Decided to stop doing that when my kids were little, and moms were always comparing their kids with other kids. So unfair. Everybody has their own strengths and weaknesses, and there is no 'one size fits all'. How wonderful that each of us is so unique, and that we can each be who we are, reach our potential, and grow in our own way. That's what we should celebrate, right?

I googled this and found there was a study done and cited in Thyroid magazine linking coffee to reduced levothyroxine absorption. It says to wait one hour after taking your meds before your cuppa. Why can't we just take it at night??? I know it's best taken on an empty stomach.  My philosophy is, just get the meds/supplements in the best you can. Better some absorption than none.

Fierce, I can certainly understand your change in perspective. Boobs certainly must feel so much less important than your brain. I am so happy to see your feisty spirit!!!!  I think perfect boobs are not important to me vs. my eyesight. Thus, no more OR. Tattoos, yes.

Yes, the complications in the hospital and during surgery were from the expander. It has metal in the port.

Saw my PS team yesterday and got lots of hope again. He told me not to let the Russians rush me. He thinks I should continue with reconstruction/revisions and he will make it so. He told me if I changed my mind (i have an open mind now-pun intended) and need the expander out to call him and he would get me into the OR in a day or twos notice and get the TE out.  His assistant pulled me aside and told me her daughter had brain cancer 14 years ago and is doing well.

It was just what I needed to hear. Those Ruskies scared me to pieces.

Well...I took my thyroid this morning and delayed my coffee...just long enough to walk downstairs and pour a cup.  Oh, well.  My thyroid levels in the lab tests are OK, so I guess if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

But the Femara (letrozole) I take has shot my cholesterol up. I have a family hx of high cholesterol and heart disease, and  all my life it hovered around 200--a little elevated, but I have a high HDL too, so nothing to worry about.  The first testing after a year of Femara it was 254.  Yikes!  So I've cut out most dairy (and I really love milk) and started red yeast rice.  It's down to 220, and I'm resisting suggestions to go on a statin.  I don't need more pills, thank you.  

Catie - someone on a FB group I am a part of suggested adding 1 tbsp of organic cider vinegar with the mother to a cup of warm water and drinking in the morning to reduce cholesterol.  Had my first cup this morning - all I can say is Oy!  So relish!

Fierce, I have to agree. It will have to be life-threatening for me to delay or give up coffee. Lol.

Nihahi, you are too funny. Have to say Marty's post has me scratching my head a little too.

Fierce, it is really good to hear your good news!  We will celebrate while we are drinking our coffee in September.  We surely do not want to see that wolf.  Sounds like there could be a few of them without some good coffee!

Marty, let me know if that ACV works.  I'm going to need something if letrozole raises my cholesterol.  Of course, the 10-15 pounds I've put on probably hasn't helped either.

Nihahi, your video was so good.  I think most of us need a +1 in our seven day forecast.  Love you ladies!

Hysterical video, Nihahi.  You could do something like that here, only it would be with rain.  

How wonderful, Bailey!  Give your dad a big hug for us. And be sure to tell him he looks very young for his age!  He must be doing something right!

My four year old grandson Edward!!  That is what I looked like at that age--lol

Trevor with Grandpa

These are the two grandsons that kept Grandma grounded and sane for that month in SA!!

Beautiful photos, Nihahi!  And Bailey, how thrilling that your parents are on their way home.  They are truly towers of strength and determination to do this.

Yes, we had a couple of quakes lately but we haven't felt a thing where we live.  

Kat-ski, gorgeous grandbabies.  

Busy day today...drive-by posting...