Wow, January came and went...and its already the second week of February....life flies by when you are having fun! This month brings a lot of fun things for us! We have the Superbowl tomorrow (I dont care about the teams, just the yummy food!) Valentines Day...the one day that Matt and I can really splurge on dinner and go out and have a good time...then we have Kendyl's birthday! I cant believe she will be one year old this month!
As far as the Superbowl goes, we havent really done anything in the past because we both usually had to work at Outback. Well, now that I am not working at Outback anymore, I have weekends off. I told Matt to request it off this year so we could actually do something. It worked out because Holly and Mike invited us over to watch the game and eat yummy yummy food! I am so excited! I made a big batch of pasta salad, and turtle brownies :) I am also making a chili cream cheese dip, and a salsa cream cheese dip. I could really care less about the Steelers or the Packers, so I am just excited to hang out with good company and enjoy the food. I told Matt I would drive so he wouldnt have to worry :)
For Valentines Day this year Matt is taking me to The Keg. Its usually a tradition for us to go all out and spend money on dinner for our birthdays, anniversary, and Valentines Day. We love to dress up and go out and enjoy each other.. our time together is very few and far between with both of us being back in school and working full time. I cant wait to be able to spend the night with my love! Plus roses are usually in the agenda and he knows how much I love those ;)
Kendyl's first birthday party is coming up too! I am soooooo glad that I dont have school on that Saturday because I cannot miss anymore days until we graduate! If I do miss any days, then everything that I have worked for goes out the window! So even if I am puking my guts out, I have to drag a trash can around and show up to class! I know its so going to be worth it in the end because I will have more certificates to add to my teaching degree. I cant wait to spend the day celebrating little Miss Kendyl and hanging out with our family.
Work has been going really well, I was just saying to one of my co-workers last week that I have not called out sick once this year! (knock on wood!) that is a far cry from last year, although I never called out last year until the end of the year when I got really sick with the strep and the mono.Hopefully this year does not end up that way!
My health has been great too, I do have a small sinus infection right now that I have been fighting the past two weeks, it started as a cold, but turned into this yucky thing! I realized it today when my head was throbbing every time I moved it, and it was worse when I would bend down or cough...weird but its totally the pressure right above my eyes and under my eyes, so I knew that was my sinuses. As far as all of the thyroid stuff, I went to my endocrineologist back in January and everything seems to be going ok...Just have to get an ultra sound in April to make sure everything is OK, and then more blood tests to make sure evreything is negative. I do still have the vitamin D and calcium deficiancy so hopefully that goes away over time too.. I am so sick of taking 4 pills every morning. I knew I would be taking the one thyroid pill everyday for the rest of my life, but I was not prepared for 4...things should be improved by now...speaking of medicines and thyroids, my surgeon was totally in Matt's Outback last night! haha Matt ran his food I guess and they talked about me :) So funny for him to see Matt there...I am sure it was weird for Dr. Leff too.
Well, that is really all I have for now! I am just so blessed to be living a happy healthy life, and cant believe that when April gets here, that will mark a year when all of this really started with the strep! I really do love where I am at right now, and cant wait for what the year will bring Matt and I.
Have a Happy February!
Love, Em
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Sunday, January 9, 2011
2011 already?!
Well the holidays have come and gone, and here we are about to start the second week of January. Seriously where has the time gone????? Life has been wonderful so far this year, I feel amazing and I love living with the love of my life. What could be better?!
Christmas was awesome as usual. We went to Disneyland the week of Christmas where it rained like crazy the first two days there! We loved every single bit of the rain, because of course we never get any here. It also was good because Disney was kind of dead the first day there. We did not have to wait for any of the rides and we got to splash around in the puddles and just be silly. They cancelled the fireworks the first night, but the second night we got to see them so we basically got the best of both worlds. Also, on the second day when the sun started to come out we went to California Adventure. It was crowded but not as crowded as Disney was....DIsney was absolutely insane! When we went back that night to get something and to watch the fireworks we were walking around like sardines! We were so happy that was our last day, because at that point we were so pooped out and ready to go! We also were told that the next day and the few days after we left Disneyland had to shut their gates because there were so many people there. Thank goodness we were able to get in!!!!! We left California on Christmas Eve early in the morning because we had to be at my brothers house for Christmas Eve dinner. We got back at like 2 in the afternoon, took showers and were at my brothers house by 4. They made such an amazing feast!!! We had fun just talking and laughing as usual and exchanging gifts. My mom also surprised Matt and I by bringing Sadie (our baby girl) to my brothers because we missed her the week we were gone. After we did Christmas Eve at my brothers, we went back to my parents..did a couple of gifts there (we got a GPS this year :) ) and then went home to pass out cause we were exhausted! Then the next day, Christmas Day, we got up early again and drove up to Flagstaff to spend Christmas with his family. That was soooo much fun! His mom and stepdad made the best food (of course) and we just hung out and exchanged gifts and played Monopoly...oh yeah...Matt was a sore loser this time :) I love going up to Flagstaff and spending time with his family! There was also snow on the ground which made Christmas more Christmas-y. After our wonderful weekend up in Flag and our fun filled week in Disneyland, it was time to pack up and head home for reality. That next week at work was easy though because it was only a 3 day work week. New Years flew by and we had a good time hanging out at Dani's house with her family and friends and playing games.
Now here we are in January. Its crazy to think that it is already 2011 and come this May I will have been out of high school for 7 years...that 10 year reunion is coming up quick! We have so many things to look forward to this year, we have baby Kendyl's birthday in February, Allisons wedding in March, and Erin and Jake's wedding in June! We are also already talking about our annual San Diego trip in July. I cant wait for that to get here!
As far as my health goes, I am feeling sooooooooo much better! I have started to do Zumba three days a week. I started last week and I cant even begin to explain the change I already feel...I have a better attitude, my stress is practically gone, and I just feel amazing! I am going to keep this up and my goal is to lose 15lbs by March for Allisons wedding.
My thyroid stuff is doing ok as well. My calcium levels are totally stabilized, but my surgeon still wants me to stay on the calcium until March because my parathyroid is still low. He thinks its because I am taking too much calcium and its suppressing the parathyroid, but he wants to be sure. Plus taking all of this calcium is really good for me right now so why not. I went back to my endocrineologist also for the first time since September and since he switched my medication. He told me some stuff, that I think I always knew but never wanted to say out loud. He told me that my cancer can come back and that I have to get an ultra sound and a body scan every year for the first 5 years. It makes sense, but it scared me a little bit. He also said that my Thyroid Globuliun level has to be a negative and so does my scan. Right now that level is at a 5. It was a 7 back in Septemeber, and it could be lower now. They are taking my blood this week and will call wth the results. I am praying every single day that it goes down into the negatives and that this stuff is really all gone! I am trying to just push all of this stuff into the back of my mind and not worry about it too much. God knows what he is doing and he has something planned for me. I trust Him in that. Oh and I was also told that with my Thyroid Globuliun level that it ususally takes about a year to go down to the negatives..so the fact that it is already at a 5 is good news :)
Ok well as usual this is a really long blog. I feel like once I get typing and going that I cant stop! I love writing, and it really helps me cope with some things. So thanks to all of you who actually do read this :) I love all of you guys! Have a great January!
Love- Em
Christmas was awesome as usual. We went to Disneyland the week of Christmas where it rained like crazy the first two days there! We loved every single bit of the rain, because of course we never get any here. It also was good because Disney was kind of dead the first day there. We did not have to wait for any of the rides and we got to splash around in the puddles and just be silly. They cancelled the fireworks the first night, but the second night we got to see them so we basically got the best of both worlds. Also, on the second day when the sun started to come out we went to California Adventure. It was crowded but not as crowded as Disney was....DIsney was absolutely insane! When we went back that night to get something and to watch the fireworks we were walking around like sardines! We were so happy that was our last day, because at that point we were so pooped out and ready to go! We also were told that the next day and the few days after we left Disneyland had to shut their gates because there were so many people there. Thank goodness we were able to get in!!!!! We left California on Christmas Eve early in the morning because we had to be at my brothers house for Christmas Eve dinner. We got back at like 2 in the afternoon, took showers and were at my brothers house by 4. They made such an amazing feast!!! We had fun just talking and laughing as usual and exchanging gifts. My mom also surprised Matt and I by bringing Sadie (our baby girl) to my brothers because we missed her the week we were gone. After we did Christmas Eve at my brothers, we went back to my parents..did a couple of gifts there (we got a GPS this year :) ) and then went home to pass out cause we were exhausted! Then the next day, Christmas Day, we got up early again and drove up to Flagstaff to spend Christmas with his family. That was soooo much fun! His mom and stepdad made the best food (of course) and we just hung out and exchanged gifts and played Monopoly...oh yeah...Matt was a sore loser this time :) I love going up to Flagstaff and spending time with his family! There was also snow on the ground which made Christmas more Christmas-y. After our wonderful weekend up in Flag and our fun filled week in Disneyland, it was time to pack up and head home for reality. That next week at work was easy though because it was only a 3 day work week. New Years flew by and we had a good time hanging out at Dani's house with her family and friends and playing games.
Now here we are in January. Its crazy to think that it is already 2011 and come this May I will have been out of high school for 7 years...that 10 year reunion is coming up quick! We have so many things to look forward to this year, we have baby Kendyl's birthday in February, Allisons wedding in March, and Erin and Jake's wedding in June! We are also already talking about our annual San Diego trip in July. I cant wait for that to get here!
As far as my health goes, I am feeling sooooooooo much better! I have started to do Zumba three days a week. I started last week and I cant even begin to explain the change I already feel...I have a better attitude, my stress is practically gone, and I just feel amazing! I am going to keep this up and my goal is to lose 15lbs by March for Allisons wedding.
My thyroid stuff is doing ok as well. My calcium levels are totally stabilized, but my surgeon still wants me to stay on the calcium until March because my parathyroid is still low. He thinks its because I am taking too much calcium and its suppressing the parathyroid, but he wants to be sure. Plus taking all of this calcium is really good for me right now so why not. I went back to my endocrineologist also for the first time since September and since he switched my medication. He told me some stuff, that I think I always knew but never wanted to say out loud. He told me that my cancer can come back and that I have to get an ultra sound and a body scan every year for the first 5 years. It makes sense, but it scared me a little bit. He also said that my Thyroid Globuliun level has to be a negative and so does my scan. Right now that level is at a 5. It was a 7 back in Septemeber, and it could be lower now. They are taking my blood this week and will call wth the results. I am praying every single day that it goes down into the negatives and that this stuff is really all gone! I am trying to just push all of this stuff into the back of my mind and not worry about it too much. God knows what he is doing and he has something planned for me. I trust Him in that. Oh and I was also told that with my Thyroid Globuliun level that it ususally takes about a year to go down to the negatives..so the fact that it is already at a 5 is good news :)
Ok well as usual this is a really long blog. I feel like once I get typing and going that I cant stop! I love writing, and it really helps me cope with some things. So thanks to all of you who actually do read this :) I love all of you guys! Have a great January!
Love- Em
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Novemeber
So I think I am gonna have to make this whole blogging a once a month thing...I cant seem to keep up! Maybe now that I am done with school for the semester (kinda) I can start to write again. November seriously FLEW by! I cant believe that we are already about to start the second week of December! Where did November go?! Well, we had a great time with family and friends for Thanksgiving, but it really didnt feel like Thanksgiving this year for me...and I am still trying to get in the Christmas spirit....I am usually really into Christmas, but this year it just feels different. I am not sure why, maybe its because I am not working at Outback and serving, and having people say Merry Christmas or just enjoying all of the people out for the holiday season..whatever it is, I better snap out of it quick! We finally set up our Christmas tree on Friday night and having it right in our living room has been nice...we have a 71/2 footer! We got it last year on a whim cause it was really cheap at Wal Mart...we were thinking about a real tree last year, but Matt saw this one and we could not pass it up! Ill have to post pictures of our Christmasy living room and kitchen. I think once Christmas gets closer, and it actually gets COLDER, I will be in a better spirit...its also really hard to get in the spirit when the people here are SO RUDE! I mean everywhere..driving, in the stores, even when you go to get a cup of coffee! Come on people lets practice our patience!
As far as Christmas this year, Matt and I are really good about splitting up the holidays between our two families...Last year we did Christmas with my family and went up to Flag about a week later to see his family and celebrate. This year we are going to Disneyland first! Then we are driving back on Christmas Eve and celebrating that night with my family, then heading up to Flag Christmas morning to celebrate the weekend with his...I am soooooooooooo excited to go up there for Christmas because more than likely there will be snow on the ground! I cant wait to make a snowman! We might even try to go snowboarding the day after Christmas if its open. Disneyland is going to be awesome at Christmastime too, Mickey wears his holiday sweater and downtown disney is all decorated and it snows at night. I CANT WAIT! If that does not get me in the Christmas spirit I dont know what will!
So I am sure most of you know that on Black Friday, I crashed my car into a transformer box.....yeah...embarressing I know...but honestly it happened so fast I dont even really know what happened. All I know is that I get my car back this week! There is a lot less damage than originally thought, but I still needed a new bumper and inner frames and stuff...the estimate was 3,300 dollars! Thank goodness we only have a 500 dollar deductable! I honestly can say that I miss my satellite radio!!!!!!!!!!!! haha i cant wait to get that back...in the mean time I am driving my moms car, and she is driving a rental that the insurance is paying for as well.
Well I guess this is it for now...my health is great...oh!! and speaking of my health, Matt was at the gym the other day, and he added me to his account! I get to start going back to LA Fitness!! Hopefully I can get back into shape and really hit it hard this time.....easier said that done! Other than that, my thyroid stuff has been good, I go back for bloodwork next week and then I go to my endocrineologist in January to make sure all is well. My anxiety has been super calm too, I am starting to realize that the things I flip out about and worry about really do not need to be that big of a deal...it helps that I am not as stressed with school and everything, but really I do not need to freak about little things like I have been!
I hope that everyone has a very Merry Christmas!!!!! I will write and post pictures of our Disneyland adventure and our time in Flag!
Love, Em
As far as Christmas this year, Matt and I are really good about splitting up the holidays between our two families...Last year we did Christmas with my family and went up to Flag about a week later to see his family and celebrate. This year we are going to Disneyland first! Then we are driving back on Christmas Eve and celebrating that night with my family, then heading up to Flag Christmas morning to celebrate the weekend with his...I am soooooooooooo excited to go up there for Christmas because more than likely there will be snow on the ground! I cant wait to make a snowman! We might even try to go snowboarding the day after Christmas if its open. Disneyland is going to be awesome at Christmastime too, Mickey wears his holiday sweater and downtown disney is all decorated and it snows at night. I CANT WAIT! If that does not get me in the Christmas spirit I dont know what will!
So I am sure most of you know that on Black Friday, I crashed my car into a transformer box.....yeah...embarressing I know...but honestly it happened so fast I dont even really know what happened. All I know is that I get my car back this week! There is a lot less damage than originally thought, but I still needed a new bumper and inner frames and stuff...the estimate was 3,300 dollars! Thank goodness we only have a 500 dollar deductable! I honestly can say that I miss my satellite radio!!!!!!!!!!!! haha i cant wait to get that back...in the mean time I am driving my moms car, and she is driving a rental that the insurance is paying for as well.
Well I guess this is it for now...my health is great...oh!! and speaking of my health, Matt was at the gym the other day, and he added me to his account! I get to start going back to LA Fitness!! Hopefully I can get back into shape and really hit it hard this time.....easier said that done! Other than that, my thyroid stuff has been good, I go back for bloodwork next week and then I go to my endocrineologist in January to make sure all is well. My anxiety has been super calm too, I am starting to realize that the things I flip out about and worry about really do not need to be that big of a deal...it helps that I am not as stressed with school and everything, but really I do not need to freak about little things like I have been!
I hope that everyone has a very Merry Christmas!!!!! I will write and post pictures of our Disneyland adventure and our time in Flag!
Love, Em
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Why Hello There!
Ok so I know it has been FOREVER since I have last posted anything...sorry for all of you who actually take the time to read about my life, and the happenings in it :) Things have been going pretty well for Matt and I. Life is starting to feel like it is normal again. We were talking today, and realized that my surgery was 4 months ago! It all happened so fast, its weird to think that it even happened in the first place! Life just seems to be going faster and faster each year.....with all of the normal routines coming back into our life, a lot has been going on and a lot is coming up, so brace yourself cause this might be a long blog!
First off, since I have last posted I have figured everything out with my school. I talked to the director of the program, and she said that the teacher I talked to was mistaken, and I had only missed one class, with the second one being for the wedding that we went to. I am on a probation type thing, and I basically had to sign something saying that I wont miss anymore classes blah blah blah. I knew that going into the program, and it was just unfortunate that I had to miss for SURGERY! dummies. Oh well, I guess if I am ever throwing up sick on a Saturday that I have class, Ill have to go! Besides all of that, class has been going well, I feel like I should be doing more work than I actually am though! I dont think that its that hard of an internship as far as the actual classes go, but then again, I do have a degree in Education, so I have a little bit of a background on how to study and write papers and all that junk. I am just excited to have another certificate in May :)
We also went to Minnesota, and the weekend went by just as fast as we could blink! We had so much to do there, and it was cold! It rained on Alysia's wedding day, but seriously it was so pretty and fall like, that I dont think it bothered her (her wedding was supposed to be outside) she handled everything really well, and we kept telling her that there was kind of a romantic feel to the day. I love the rain and of course was in heaven. It was so good to see family, and it was the first time in a very long time that I actually just let go of everything, all of my worries, anxiety, and everything just went away. I had so much fun, and realized that I dont need to worry all of the time about things, and that I am in fact going to be OK!
The weekend after the wedding, Matt and I took Sadie to the Halloween carnival at her vet/daycare. Oh man what a riot! There was a dog there dressed as the Chik-Fil-A chicken! They had the agility course set up, bobbing for carrots for the dogs, and food for the owners :) It was fun, we dressed Sadie up in her Halloween pajamas that looked like a onesie for a dog....too funny. On Halloween, we went to the Cardinals game and sat in my uncle's seats...they were amazing! We had a lot of fun there too, Matt of course was sucking down the Fat Tire, and got a little too drunk..he looked at the score in the 4th quarter, turned to me and said, "When did we score 35 points?!" hahahah, needless to say I drove us home that night!
We are getting super excited for Thanksgiving too...I cant beleive that is only 3 weeks away!! My parents are having a Thanksgiving thing at our house with most of our family, and my mom is making 2 giant turkeys, and a ham! I am excited to just hang out and watch football alllll day! We are doing our Thanksgiving thing on the Saturday after Thanksgiving cause it just worked out better for everyone, but on Thanksgiving day, me, my mom, and Amanda (my friend from college that just moved back from Austin, TX) are going to do our own little Thanksgiving and find a fancy restaraunt that is open. That will be fun too!
Matt and I have also started a little tradition with Christmas decorations. I of course have to decorate for every holiday and every season, so last year when Christmas came around Matt and I decided we were going to get a real tree. Well, we were at Wal-Mart one day walking around the Christmas stuff, and Matt found a 7.5 foot fake tree that was so nice! The best part, it was only 80 dollars! We figured we would be spending about 50 on a nice real tree and then would have to toss it. So we bought that tree, plus we knew we could put it up sooner and leave it for a few days after Christmas! We decided that we were going to put our tree up on the day after Thanksgiving, and we bought some winter beer and watched old Christmas movies! Its hopefully something we will do with our kids someday, and its something that we really enjoy, so I cant wait for Thanksgiving to get here so we can start decorating!
As far as my health goes, I am feeling a lot better, and losing weight! haha today we went to lunch with Matt's mom and stepdad and the first thing his mom said to me was you are getting so skinny! That made me feel so good, cause she knows what I have been going through with all of the changes to my body and everything the past few months. I love his mom :) I went to my surgeon about two weeks ago, and my calcium levels are still a little low... I was concerned, but he told me that it is normal and they dont usually come back up until about 6 months after surgery. He told me I wont be on tums forever haha..I am acutally so used to taking them they dont even bother me anymore. About a week after I saw him (last Wednesday) I woke up with a pain in my jaw/face. I seriously felt like I got punched in the jaw! I joked to Matt and asked him if he socked me in the middle of the night ;) I called my mom and she said it was probably nothign to worry about, so I went to work like normal. It was still hurting at work, and one of the ladies I work with in the morning said it was really swollen and she could see it from far away. I called my mom again, and she told me to call my surgeon in case it was anything related to my thyroid thing or not...he was in surgery, so his medical assistant told me I should come in. I made the appointment and went in after work, and he told me that I had a salivary gland infection! GROSS! I dont even know how I got it, but he said they are kinda common. I have never even heard of it! He told me to massage it when it swells up, and he put me on an antibiotic. Well its been about 4 days on the antibiotic, and it has not gotten better. The swelling goes down, but whenever I eat, it pops right back up! I guess I just have to finish out the antibiotic and pray that it goes away. If it doesnt I gotta go back in. I looked it up online (I know stupid move, more worrying) and it said it could also be an abcess, and I would need a CT scan to determine that....I DREAD the thought of another CT scan! If you remember that is how they found my cancer in the first place because they thought I had an abcess in my throat! AHHH, haha I guess I just have to keep telling myself its nothing and it will go away.
I think I am just at the point where I am ready to not have anymore health issues! It seems like it is always one thing after another! I guess I need to stop stressing :)
Well, I think that is it for now. I really need to update this thing more often so that I dont have to write so much next time! Thanks for reading and I hope everyone has a great start to their November!
Love, Em
First off, since I have last posted I have figured everything out with my school. I talked to the director of the program, and she said that the teacher I talked to was mistaken, and I had only missed one class, with the second one being for the wedding that we went to. I am on a probation type thing, and I basically had to sign something saying that I wont miss anymore classes blah blah blah. I knew that going into the program, and it was just unfortunate that I had to miss for SURGERY! dummies. Oh well, I guess if I am ever throwing up sick on a Saturday that I have class, Ill have to go! Besides all of that, class has been going well, I feel like I should be doing more work than I actually am though! I dont think that its that hard of an internship as far as the actual classes go, but then again, I do have a degree in Education, so I have a little bit of a background on how to study and write papers and all that junk. I am just excited to have another certificate in May :)
We also went to Minnesota, and the weekend went by just as fast as we could blink! We had so much to do there, and it was cold! It rained on Alysia's wedding day, but seriously it was so pretty and fall like, that I dont think it bothered her (her wedding was supposed to be outside) she handled everything really well, and we kept telling her that there was kind of a romantic feel to the day. I love the rain and of course was in heaven. It was so good to see family, and it was the first time in a very long time that I actually just let go of everything, all of my worries, anxiety, and everything just went away. I had so much fun, and realized that I dont need to worry all of the time about things, and that I am in fact going to be OK!
The weekend after the wedding, Matt and I took Sadie to the Halloween carnival at her vet/daycare. Oh man what a riot! There was a dog there dressed as the Chik-Fil-A chicken! They had the agility course set up, bobbing for carrots for the dogs, and food for the owners :) It was fun, we dressed Sadie up in her Halloween pajamas that looked like a onesie for a dog....too funny. On Halloween, we went to the Cardinals game and sat in my uncle's seats...they were amazing! We had a lot of fun there too, Matt of course was sucking down the Fat Tire, and got a little too drunk..he looked at the score in the 4th quarter, turned to me and said, "When did we score 35 points?!" hahahah, needless to say I drove us home that night!
We are getting super excited for Thanksgiving too...I cant beleive that is only 3 weeks away!! My parents are having a Thanksgiving thing at our house with most of our family, and my mom is making 2 giant turkeys, and a ham! I am excited to just hang out and watch football alllll day! We are doing our Thanksgiving thing on the Saturday after Thanksgiving cause it just worked out better for everyone, but on Thanksgiving day, me, my mom, and Amanda (my friend from college that just moved back from Austin, TX) are going to do our own little Thanksgiving and find a fancy restaraunt that is open. That will be fun too!
Matt and I have also started a little tradition with Christmas decorations. I of course have to decorate for every holiday and every season, so last year when Christmas came around Matt and I decided we were going to get a real tree. Well, we were at Wal-Mart one day walking around the Christmas stuff, and Matt found a 7.5 foot fake tree that was so nice! The best part, it was only 80 dollars! We figured we would be spending about 50 on a nice real tree and then would have to toss it. So we bought that tree, plus we knew we could put it up sooner and leave it for a few days after Christmas! We decided that we were going to put our tree up on the day after Thanksgiving, and we bought some winter beer and watched old Christmas movies! Its hopefully something we will do with our kids someday, and its something that we really enjoy, so I cant wait for Thanksgiving to get here so we can start decorating!
As far as my health goes, I am feeling a lot better, and losing weight! haha today we went to lunch with Matt's mom and stepdad and the first thing his mom said to me was you are getting so skinny! That made me feel so good, cause she knows what I have been going through with all of the changes to my body and everything the past few months. I love his mom :) I went to my surgeon about two weeks ago, and my calcium levels are still a little low... I was concerned, but he told me that it is normal and they dont usually come back up until about 6 months after surgery. He told me I wont be on tums forever haha..I am acutally so used to taking them they dont even bother me anymore. About a week after I saw him (last Wednesday) I woke up with a pain in my jaw/face. I seriously felt like I got punched in the jaw! I joked to Matt and asked him if he socked me in the middle of the night ;) I called my mom and she said it was probably nothign to worry about, so I went to work like normal. It was still hurting at work, and one of the ladies I work with in the morning said it was really swollen and she could see it from far away. I called my mom again, and she told me to call my surgeon in case it was anything related to my thyroid thing or not...he was in surgery, so his medical assistant told me I should come in. I made the appointment and went in after work, and he told me that I had a salivary gland infection! GROSS! I dont even know how I got it, but he said they are kinda common. I have never even heard of it! He told me to massage it when it swells up, and he put me on an antibiotic. Well its been about 4 days on the antibiotic, and it has not gotten better. The swelling goes down, but whenever I eat, it pops right back up! I guess I just have to finish out the antibiotic and pray that it goes away. If it doesnt I gotta go back in. I looked it up online (I know stupid move, more worrying) and it said it could also be an abcess, and I would need a CT scan to determine that....I DREAD the thought of another CT scan! If you remember that is how they found my cancer in the first place because they thought I had an abcess in my throat! AHHH, haha I guess I just have to keep telling myself its nothing and it will go away.
I think I am just at the point where I am ready to not have anymore health issues! It seems like it is always one thing after another! I guess I need to stop stressing :)
Well, I think that is it for now. I really need to update this thing more often so that I dont have to write so much next time! Thanks for reading and I hope everyone has a great start to their November!
Love, Em
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Busy Busy Busy!!!
Hey there!!! So I realize it has been almost a month since I last posted...sorry!!! Life is sooo busy right now!! I am ok with it though considering that a few months ago I was laying around with nothing to do....I actually like being busy. Everything has been going so well...I saw my surgeon about two weeks ago, and he said that my levels are all starting to come back to normal. I got my medication upped for my thyroid hormones (that is a good thing) and I dont go back to the endocrineologist until JANUARY!!! Yay!!! I do have to go back to my surgeon on Oct 27th though and get more blood drawn to make sure that my parathyroid really is coming back to normal. Your parathyroid is what makes your calcium and magnesium levels stay stable in your body....I am still on tums 3x a day, and have a prescription vitamin D pill and take a magnesium supplement everyday..He literally had to take my parathyroid out and put it back in so its taking some time to repair itself. Kinda weird...but as long as I am ok and my body is recovering then good deal!
Last night Matt and I went to a wedding where we saw allllll of my mom's old nurse friends that I grew up seeing and knowing. It was so cool to see everyone, but they kept asking me how I was feeling and all that stuff...I was thinking oh Im great, but I forgot they were talking about my thyroid cancer...I just cant believe how long ago it seems!!! I still think its weird to say that I had cancer, but I also know how much of a tremendous feat it is...such a blessing that we are done with that chapter of my life. It has made me stronger!
So on another note, my Montessori classes are going well.....except one thing. My teacher (who is AMAZING!) called me yesterday and asked if I was still planning on missing a day in October..I said yes because I am the maid of honor in my cousin's wedding..I told the Montessori teachers about this in April and they told me then that it wouldnt be a problem...you are allowed to miss 3 days..no more than that...if you miss more than 3 days even if i were to miss 3 days and be late for a class I would get kicked out...Well I knew all of this going into the program and was so ready to get my classes and start everything....Well who knew back in April that I was going to have cancer...thankfully with the way the surgery was and the schedule I only had to miss ONE class through the whole program! I told my teacher this and everyone was very supportive..I had all my work done early and got A's in both of my summer classes....Well I was talking to my teacher again about the wedding and reminding her that it was coming up and I would like to turn all my work that is due that day early..she was supportive and asked how many days I had missed already..I told her one, and the wedding would be my second..she was ok with that..Well when she called me last night to double check about me missing in OCt..she told me that I had already missed 2.2 days..meaning 2 days and 2 hours...UM NO! I only missed one day and I have all of my notes with dates on them to prove it...she told me she would call her supervisor and get back to me about that....well I still have not gotten a phone call and I am super stressed about this...because of course I cant miss the wedding, and if they do say that I have 2.2 absences then missing for the wedding will get me kicked out....SO ANNOYING! I am totally going to fight this because I know for a fact that I have only missed one day! I was late one day because some lady ran into me at a red light, but even then there was no damage and I was only a half hour late!! I am just praying that all of this gets worked out quick because I have been through way too much and have worked way too hard to jsut get kicked out cause they cant get their ppl or hours straight. GRRRR!! sorry if that last whole thing was very confusing, I am just kinda writing out my frustrations.
Matt is still super busy with school, he is usually there from 8am to about 8pm, so when I do get to see him, we usually just lounge around. We have been trying to go golfing again or just go to the driving range, but its been too hot and too hard with our schedules. We did have a lot of fun at the wedding last night, its rare when he gets a Friday or Saturday night off of work :) Speaking of it being too hot to go golfing, what is this?!?! its October 3rd and its still in the 100's! I so cannot wait for Minnesota!! I saw on the weather channel yesterday that they were under a frost/freeze warning last night...that gets me super excited!! I love the cold weather! I just wish it were cold enough here to actually enjoy the things that fall has to offer..I plan on making homeade chili in the crock pot on Tuesday because its actually going to be in the 80's. So sad that we think the 80's is cool.
Well I guess that is it for now..I dont really have many other updates, I hope that everyone is enjoying October so far! Have a happy Sunday!
Love- Em
Last night Matt and I went to a wedding where we saw allllll of my mom's old nurse friends that I grew up seeing and knowing. It was so cool to see everyone, but they kept asking me how I was feeling and all that stuff...I was thinking oh Im great, but I forgot they were talking about my thyroid cancer...I just cant believe how long ago it seems!!! I still think its weird to say that I had cancer, but I also know how much of a tremendous feat it is...such a blessing that we are done with that chapter of my life. It has made me stronger!
So on another note, my Montessori classes are going well.....except one thing. My teacher (who is AMAZING!) called me yesterday and asked if I was still planning on missing a day in October..I said yes because I am the maid of honor in my cousin's wedding..I told the Montessori teachers about this in April and they told me then that it wouldnt be a problem...you are allowed to miss 3 days..no more than that...if you miss more than 3 days even if i were to miss 3 days and be late for a class I would get kicked out...Well I knew all of this going into the program and was so ready to get my classes and start everything....Well who knew back in April that I was going to have cancer...thankfully with the way the surgery was and the schedule I only had to miss ONE class through the whole program! I told my teacher this and everyone was very supportive..I had all my work done early and got A's in both of my summer classes....Well I was talking to my teacher again about the wedding and reminding her that it was coming up and I would like to turn all my work that is due that day early..she was supportive and asked how many days I had missed already..I told her one, and the wedding would be my second..she was ok with that..Well when she called me last night to double check about me missing in OCt..she told me that I had already missed 2.2 days..meaning 2 days and 2 hours...UM NO! I only missed one day and I have all of my notes with dates on them to prove it...she told me she would call her supervisor and get back to me about that....well I still have not gotten a phone call and I am super stressed about this...because of course I cant miss the wedding, and if they do say that I have 2.2 absences then missing for the wedding will get me kicked out....SO ANNOYING! I am totally going to fight this because I know for a fact that I have only missed one day! I was late one day because some lady ran into me at a red light, but even then there was no damage and I was only a half hour late!! I am just praying that all of this gets worked out quick because I have been through way too much and have worked way too hard to jsut get kicked out cause they cant get their ppl or hours straight. GRRRR!! sorry if that last whole thing was very confusing, I am just kinda writing out my frustrations.
Matt is still super busy with school, he is usually there from 8am to about 8pm, so when I do get to see him, we usually just lounge around. We have been trying to go golfing again or just go to the driving range, but its been too hot and too hard with our schedules. We did have a lot of fun at the wedding last night, its rare when he gets a Friday or Saturday night off of work :) Speaking of it being too hot to go golfing, what is this?!?! its October 3rd and its still in the 100's! I so cannot wait for Minnesota!! I saw on the weather channel yesterday that they were under a frost/freeze warning last night...that gets me super excited!! I love the cold weather! I just wish it were cold enough here to actually enjoy the things that fall has to offer..I plan on making homeade chili in the crock pot on Tuesday because its actually going to be in the 80's. So sad that we think the 80's is cool.
Well I guess that is it for now..I dont really have many other updates, I hope that everyone is enjoying October so far! Have a happy Sunday!
Love- Em
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Updates!
Why hello there! Its been almost two weeks since I have blogged last!! I thought I would write about some updates going on in our lives. First of all, I am on my thyroid medication and I feel great!!! I went to the doctor on Friday, and he upped my dose on my medication...this is definitely a good thing. For those of you who do not understand anything about the thyroid (which I did not until all of this happened to me) when you get your thyroid taken out, you cant start any kind of thyroid medication until the radiation part is over. So basically your body is very "hypo-thyroid" which is equivalent to an underactive thyroid..the symptoms of this are, gaining weight (worst symptom of them all!!!!!) sleepyness, no energy, muscle cramps and twitches, constipation, bloating, and moodiness...all these which I have experienced in the last two months....So when the radiation part was over and I was able to start the medication I was very excited...I was told I would start to lose weight, and just feel better overall. Well apparently they are supposed to start you at a low dose and take you up from there.. I didnt know that...I thought I was just going to start the medication and BAM I was better....definitely not the case. I mean I felt a lot better than I had, but all of those symptoms had not gone away yet...So when I went into the doctor on Friday I told him this and he upped my dose!!! I have to take this amount for two weeks, and then he will probably up it again...My thyroid, or lack there of, is finally getting back to normal!!
As far as work and school goes, its been great!! Like I had said in the previous blog, we have such a great class this year..they are starting to test us a little bit and get comfortable, but overall it has been really easy at work. I have a huge year long project that I have to do for my Montessori training, and we are supposed to pick a topic of study that we will teach the students and provide lessons throughout the whole year. I finally picked a topic after much debate! Its supposed to be something you know a lot about and can get a lot of information on, so I thought what better topic to teach than Arizona?! I mean we live here, and the kids need to know about their awesome state, so I am preparing some awesome lessons for them about this great state and what it offers. I know I know a lot of people hate Arizona and think its too hot, but I really think its cool and there is so much to learn about the different regions and animals and plants...Kindergardeners and preschoolers ask so many questions on these things too, so I cant wait to fill their little brains with knowledge about Arizona. Speaking of children asking questions..I have a little guy who is 4 that always asks questions when he does his work...like today...we were doing some language work and he looked at me and said "Why do we have eyes?" I told him "So we can see" then he continued to ask why we have necks, backs, arms, etc. He knew all the answers to these questions, but it was like he was confirming it with me. I LOVE THAT! I love being someone that these children go to when they have questions like that...and they are just too darn cute! I cant even begin to blog about all the little cute things they do on a daily basis, but its a pretty awesome job. (especially when they tell you their poo is about to come out......) :)
As far as Matt and his school goes....he is doing so well!! We both have been super busy, but we knew that this was going to happen this semester with me being back in school and him having so many editing projects. We were finally able to get away this weekend and go up to Flagstaff for the Coconino County Fair...talk about redneck!! We had so much fun!! I have never been before because when I lived up in Flag, my sorority always had rush the same weekend the fair was in town, so I was never able to go. It was sooooooo much fun!!! They had pigs, sheep (the first place sheep being named Emily) chickens, turkeys, llamas, all the fun farm stuff. They also had rides...I didnt think that the coco fair had rides, to be honest I was surprised at how big the fair actually was! I dont even know what I was expecting! Of course Matt and I ate way too much...we love food...and when we got there we knew that we were going to be eating a ton that day...you have to at the fair!! The one thing we regret not doing is trying a fried oreo...we forgot about that and had funnel cake instead. Matt also played some games and won me 100 dollars!! haha JK it was just a stuffed 100 dollar bill, which we brought home to the puppy..overall the fair was such a fun experience!! It was nice to just get away and enjoy our time up in Flagstaff.
Life has been pretty good to us so far since everything has happened. I have learned to have a lot of patience for things, and not get so angry so fast. I also have calmed my anxiety down quite a bit...it feels good to not worry about things for a change. Life is such a blessing, and I am blessed to have Matt to share it with!! Hope everyone has a great week and weekend!! Until next time, Happy Tuesday!!!!
As far as work and school goes, its been great!! Like I had said in the previous blog, we have such a great class this year..they are starting to test us a little bit and get comfortable, but overall it has been really easy at work. I have a huge year long project that I have to do for my Montessori training, and we are supposed to pick a topic of study that we will teach the students and provide lessons throughout the whole year. I finally picked a topic after much debate! Its supposed to be something you know a lot about and can get a lot of information on, so I thought what better topic to teach than Arizona?! I mean we live here, and the kids need to know about their awesome state, so I am preparing some awesome lessons for them about this great state and what it offers. I know I know a lot of people hate Arizona and think its too hot, but I really think its cool and there is so much to learn about the different regions and animals and plants...Kindergardeners and preschoolers ask so many questions on these things too, so I cant wait to fill their little brains with knowledge about Arizona. Speaking of children asking questions..I have a little guy who is 4 that always asks questions when he does his work...like today...we were doing some language work and he looked at me and said "Why do we have eyes?" I told him "So we can see" then he continued to ask why we have necks, backs, arms, etc. He knew all the answers to these questions, but it was like he was confirming it with me. I LOVE THAT! I love being someone that these children go to when they have questions like that...and they are just too darn cute! I cant even begin to blog about all the little cute things they do on a daily basis, but its a pretty awesome job. (especially when they tell you their poo is about to come out......) :)
As far as Matt and his school goes....he is doing so well!! We both have been super busy, but we knew that this was going to happen this semester with me being back in school and him having so many editing projects. We were finally able to get away this weekend and go up to Flagstaff for the Coconino County Fair...talk about redneck!! We had so much fun!! I have never been before because when I lived up in Flag, my sorority always had rush the same weekend the fair was in town, so I was never able to go. It was sooooooo much fun!!! They had pigs, sheep (the first place sheep being named Emily) chickens, turkeys, llamas, all the fun farm stuff. They also had rides...I didnt think that the coco fair had rides, to be honest I was surprised at how big the fair actually was! I dont even know what I was expecting! Of course Matt and I ate way too much...we love food...and when we got there we knew that we were going to be eating a ton that day...you have to at the fair!! The one thing we regret not doing is trying a fried oreo...we forgot about that and had funnel cake instead. Matt also played some games and won me 100 dollars!! haha JK it was just a stuffed 100 dollar bill, which we brought home to the puppy..overall the fair was such a fun experience!! It was nice to just get away and enjoy our time up in Flagstaff.
Life has been pretty good to us so far since everything has happened. I have learned to have a lot of patience for things, and not get so angry so fast. I also have calmed my anxiety down quite a bit...it feels good to not worry about things for a change. Life is such a blessing, and I am blessed to have Matt to share it with!! Hope everyone has a great week and weekend!! Until next time, Happy Tuesday!!!!
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
School
Well, school has started and is in full swing. My students have started, and I have started as well on my 9 month internship. Matt also started school today for film editing. He has about 3 semesters left, and I will be done with my Montessori training in May. It is going to be a crazy year for the both of us!!! Matt came home today after a long day of class and talking to professors, and found out that he is probably going to get dropped from one of his classes because he is not allowed to take two editing classes at the same time...Lame because now he could be dropped from financial aide and everything because it will put him below the full time student hours. He is doing everything he can to find another class or stay in the one he has signed up for...SCC messed up on that one!!! He is doing so well with film and he is going to be an amazing film editor!!! My class was totally overwhelming on Saturday with too much information in one day!!! I am looking forward to my internship and working with the kids and actually giving lessons in the traditional Montessori way, but its going to be so much work!!! So worth it in the end though. We have the best parents and kids this year, I seriously could not ask for a better class to work with for my internship, so that is a blessing in itself. If any of you saw our class last year...you would understand why this is such a blessing and relief to us!! I actually enjoy going to work and feel as though work is my stress free zone because the class is so quiet and the kids are actually doing what they are supposed to be doing! I should probably knock on wood at this point, because now they are all going to settle in and get super comfy with us, and get fussy......
We have a few things coming up this Fall that we are looking forward to...Its actually going to be pretty busy. On Labor Day weekend Matt and I are going up to Flagstaff for the Coconino County Fair (whoooo hooo!) and to see his parents and hang out in cool weather. I am excited to just get away for the weekend. We are also super excited for Minnesota in October for Alysia (my cousin) and Dan to get married. We need a vacation so bad after everything we went through and Minnesota is going to be so nice! Especially in October where we can actually experience Fall!!! We are also trying to plan a trip to either Disneyland or Vegas, we cant decide which one because we will prob spend the same amount of money at either one, so its just basically picking where we want to go and a weekend we can actually do it where I dont have class and he doesnt have a ton of homework or projects. He is a very busy boyfriend :) As far as updates go, that is about it!! I am still trying to eat healthier and live a healthier life so I can get back to feeling really good. I am also really focusing on not stressing so much and that seems to be working well :) I love you all, Happy Tuesday!
We have a few things coming up this Fall that we are looking forward to...Its actually going to be pretty busy. On Labor Day weekend Matt and I are going up to Flagstaff for the Coconino County Fair (whoooo hooo!) and to see his parents and hang out in cool weather. I am excited to just get away for the weekend. We are also super excited for Minnesota in October for Alysia (my cousin) and Dan to get married. We need a vacation so bad after everything we went through and Minnesota is going to be so nice! Especially in October where we can actually experience Fall!!! We are also trying to plan a trip to either Disneyland or Vegas, we cant decide which one because we will prob spend the same amount of money at either one, so its just basically picking where we want to go and a weekend we can actually do it where I dont have class and he doesnt have a ton of homework or projects. He is a very busy boyfriend :) As far as updates go, that is about it!! I am still trying to eat healthier and live a healthier life so I can get back to feeling really good. I am also really focusing on not stressing so much and that seems to be working well :) I love you all, Happy Tuesday!
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