okie dokie

they must figure they got everything

/hugs

I'm glad you're okay!

...Jesus, Miri. I'm so sorry you had and have to go through this.

obviously the correct response was to treat myself

jesus

this is worth treating yourself tbqf

i'm so glad it's not anything major

did they advise on the next steps?

or is it literally... wait and see?

"just a little cancer"

They did a total thyroidectomy, right?

I've got to go back to the endo here soon, but I really wasn't clear from the surgeon whether it's that I did or still do. It's papillary microcarcinoma.

look now you can deploy "I have minor cancer" in smalltalk

Nah, partial. My right lobe was curling around my trachea

Yeha it's just baby cancer, no big

8(

ahhh

kinda wait and see as far as I can tell; gotta get what's left looked at every 6 months for a while

did they take any lymph nodes out

funny enough the most uncomfortable part of this entire procedure from beginning to end was todays camera down the nose

no, just the right lobe

I think he said it measured at 3.7 cm

hopefully the hospital will release the pathology notes on the patient portal soon

I was going to ask him for a copy but I didn't want to be a bother

yeah if you need anything deciphered or want a second opinion pp that my way. 3.7cm isn't really small for a thyroid but if the margins were clean, regular follow-up is appropriate

:c I am glad you're okay at least

the impression that I got was that what is there is really well isolated? encapsulated? I know the terminology matters but I don't remember his exact words. If you're interested in it for shits and giggles I'll hand it over when I get my hands on it!

Honestly I'm kinda hoping this is the thing I need to kick my ass into gear about life in general

I really do appreciate the well wishes, though. It's been quite a learning adventure!

encapsulated is good!

yay! I'll just grow my little shitnugget, why not lmao

think of you, man. I hope you get some respite soon. Time with the pooch. Some fun stuff.

Oh. Well. Shit! At least it's small, I guess?

Yeah I don't have to be back to work until next tuesday and I have a million pounds of apples to deal with

glad that it's not so bad and they're keeping an eye on it

jeez

Good! I'm glad you've got some rest time after all that. I mean, a million pounds of apples ain't gonna sauce themselves, but still.

yeah! and I think it's going to be ultrasounds rather than needle biopsies, which is super in my book

biopsies are terrible

take care, man

Gah, I'm glad it was contained, at least!

damn, I'm glad they got it but that seriously sucks to have to deal with

take care of yourself

oh gosh i'm really glad they feel it's nbd