" It's not easy being green..." ( Kermit the frog) or radioactive either, for that matter.

there was a fierce battle going on in my body yesterday.it was the Jedi knights ( I-131) yielding their swords against the sinister storm troopers( cancer cells). i know this because i did get some nausea( it did not last long, and the coca cola did the trick) also, i felt like i had a fever- my head was hot, but also both of my arms- from my shoulders to the tips of my fingers. i had not read about this anywhere. i wonder if anyone else has noticed this, or something similar?? my neck hurt where my thyroid used to be- go Jedi knights! i figure the I-131 and some remaining cancer cells were/are  duking it out. it is a strange feeling,though.

today, the nausea is gone. but, i still have that "full" sort of feeling in my neck. also, i guess   my salivary glands ( the area between my ears and jaws) are sort of swollen and very tender to the touch. i am drinking sour lemonade like crazy, but i will see how it goes. if it gets much worse, i might check in with the wizard. i am not sure what can be done about it, but i might call him just in case. i am not complaining about this- i am just documenting it for someone else who may be curious. i really did not know what to expect- that was difficult for me. i like to be informed. everyone is different,though. sara rosenthal, who authored " The Thyroid cancer book", and is a thyroid cancer survivor herself, said that she did not have any side effects. go sara.  i think that probably everyone,though, has at least a small thing or two going on. i just keep thinking that Jedi knights are better than storm troopers any day, and that in the end good will prevail.lol

 before i got home from the hospital yesterday, my husband picked some of the flowers that he had planted for me, and put them, along with a very sweet card, in my bedroom. it is things like this that keep me going. he is trying his best to cook a little for me. he puts my food on the staircase landing and runs! i am not very hungry,though. i am saving up, i guess, for the HUGE cheese pizza that we plan to have on Saturday. also, i have stashed a few chocolate bars away for Saturday. if i am not careful, i will gain some of the weight i lost back!! 

wish me luck tomorrow. i have to inquire about the "pregnancy status" of the med tech who will be drawing my blood. ( i can hear her thinking, "what, do i look pregnant??!!") then i have to tell her to draw my blood as quickly as she can- i do not think that she can do it from six feel away, do you? all and all this could be pretty awkward. it should make for a good story,though.