Update

Well, I haven't had much to report for awhile. That's a good thing! Things are going very well on the whole. I am feeling great, my energy level is normal, I'm working out every week, so things are good.

First the fun news! Our team has officially been selected in the RAGBRAI lottery! Which is great! So the planning can start in earnest now. We have a team of 8 people plus our two kids (who will ride in the car) and we are really looking forward to it! I am pretty excited about the concert that is happening the first night - the Barenaked Ladies. I love their music and love the fact that they put out a children's CD. We will camp in the main campground that night, and then we will apply for housing in the other towns. But that just means that we will have someone's yard to camp in instead of the main campground. (easier access to bathrooms). It is bound to be a fantastic time! Can't wait! 73 days to go.

Today I saw the surgeon again about my voice and my scar. My voice is not 100% but it is a little better than it was a month ago, so he is satisfied with that. As long as it is making progress, he is sure it will come back in full force. But it may take 4-6 months. As for my scar, it is still attached to the muscle underneath. So, the first step is to inject it with a steroid to see if that will loosen the tissue up enough so that it will let go of the muscle. He did that today - two injections into the scar tissue (ouch!). We'll know if a couple of weeks if that will work. If not, I will have to have the other procedure which basically will be to cut out my scar. But I can do that at anytime, there's no rush. In fact, he recommended I wait until after the summer so I don't have to worry about a fresh scar while doing summer activities (like swimming, sweating, etc) Hopefully that won't be necessary though. So this is all a little annoying really, but not a huge deal. And if this is all I have to deal with after having cancer, I'll take it. I see the endocrinologist next week. He will check my hormone levels, and I'll have an ultrasound to get a baseline so they can tell in the future if I have anymore growths on the thyroid tissue that still is present.

That's it for now! Hope everyone is doing well! I wish I could tell who is reading this blog, or at least how many people are reading it. I'll see if I can figure out how to put a counter on it.