Well let's just say this.. I was pregnant when I was diagnosed so I gained a lot of weight after the surgery which put me in an unfair weight gaining bracket than most other thyroid cancer patients. I weighed 115 when I became pregnant and topped out at 176 the day I gave birth. I read that losing weight without a thyroid was very difficult but I don't care what they say :)
I have been working out every day of the week doing cardio for 15 minutes a day. I just do it in my living room, nothing fancy. I cut my calories to a bare minimum. I am on the Special K diet, it is easy and works. At first, I didn't lose weight as fast as I wanted to, but in the 6 weeks since I had the baby, I have lost 25 pounds. It wasn't easy, but you have to be determined. It is easy to be lazy and not work out. I just remind myself that my goal is to fit into a tankini by next summer (a bikini would be pushing it!). I will jog every day if I have to, I will lose it. Some people are not as ambitious to work out as I am, and will have a hard time losing weight. If you can't work out, you can at least diet. Really, no excuses~ Just do the best you can, stay committed and you will lose weight. Geez Louise, I did it, anyone can~ :)
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The baby's name...
Oh yeah... we named the baby Phoenix :) ~
The Phoenix is a mythical fire bird that is born from ashes and also represents a second chance to live~ According to Wikipedia:
"A phoenix is a mythical bird that is a fire spirit with a colorful plumage and a tail of gold and scarlet (or purple, blue, and green according to some legends). It has a 500 to 1000 year life-cycle, near the end of which it builds itself a nest of twigs that then ignites; both nest and bird burn fiercely and are reduced to ashes, from which a new, young phoenix or phoenix egg arises, reborn anew to live again. "
The baby's zodiac sign is a Leo (fire sign) :) Perfect symbolism all the way around~
The Phoenix is a mythical fire bird that is born from ashes and also represents a second chance to live~ According to Wikipedia:
"A phoenix is a mythical bird that is a fire spirit with a colorful plumage and a tail of gold and scarlet (or purple, blue, and green according to some legends). It has a 500 to 1000 year life-cycle, near the end of which it builds itself a nest of twigs that then ignites; both nest and bird burn fiercely and are reduced to ashes, from which a new, young phoenix or phoenix egg arises, reborn anew to live again. "
The baby's zodiac sign is a Leo (fire sign) :) Perfect symbolism all the way around~
Getting ready for radioactive iodine
Wow, it has been a long time since I posted!
Well I had a happy, healthy baby boy~ All is well!
I am going to get my RI treatment in October (had to wait until after I had the baby) and it should be a piece of cake. What is that anyways?! A pill!! I had to swallow, accept and adjust to finding out I had cancer ... had my whole thyroid removed while pregnant and then gave birth all in like 6 months.. I think I can handle a pill! I am going away when I get it. I am thinking a few nights with some close friends and or family to a casino. Why not! Maybe the radioactive iodine will charge up the winning mechanism in the slot machine and I will win!! You never know :)
Since having cancer, my mind has been racing a mile a minute. I am making lists of things I want to buy and buying them, writing in a journal to record my words, recipes and other things I want them to know (for my kids). I have been taking a ton of pictures, and even letting more of me be taken (I HATE my picture taken..). I have this new sense of urgency for my life. I guess brushing so close to death with having cancer does that. I realized that life is so fragile. The real essence of the meaning of life for most has become clouded with superficial and insecure worries. I have this new sense of confidence, like I know a deeper meaning to life now. I feel like I have a second chance, a second chance is something many people do not get. For millions of people, finding out they had cancer was too late. There was no second chance. I have one!! Hallelujah!! :) People die every day, we all have an expiration date. Life will end for every one of us. The human body is just a flesh and blood mortal vessel for the immortal soul. I have little boys who need me, they need their Mommy. I am so happy, and GREATFUL for a second freaking chance that I don't give a rats ass about the side effects of the meds, the treatments, the bloodwork, the huge scar on my neck.. yadda, yadda.. I have a second chance at life!!! It is easy to complain about things and worry about idiotic stuff.. Seek out the beauty in a second chance at life if you survived cancer.
I'll update again when I have my RI treatment :)
... Seriously, think about the good, focus on the good... ;)
Well I had a happy, healthy baby boy~ All is well!
I am going to get my RI treatment in October (had to wait until after I had the baby) and it should be a piece of cake. What is that anyways?! A pill!! I had to swallow, accept and adjust to finding out I had cancer ... had my whole thyroid removed while pregnant and then gave birth all in like 6 months.. I think I can handle a pill! I am going away when I get it. I am thinking a few nights with some close friends and or family to a casino. Why not! Maybe the radioactive iodine will charge up the winning mechanism in the slot machine and I will win!! You never know :)
Since having cancer, my mind has been racing a mile a minute. I am making lists of things I want to buy and buying them, writing in a journal to record my words, recipes and other things I want them to know (for my kids). I have been taking a ton of pictures, and even letting more of me be taken (I HATE my picture taken..). I have this new sense of urgency for my life. I guess brushing so close to death with having cancer does that. I realized that life is so fragile. The real essence of the meaning of life for most has become clouded with superficial and insecure worries. I have this new sense of confidence, like I know a deeper meaning to life now. I feel like I have a second chance, a second chance is something many people do not get. For millions of people, finding out they had cancer was too late. There was no second chance. I have one!! Hallelujah!! :) People die every day, we all have an expiration date. Life will end for every one of us. The human body is just a flesh and blood mortal vessel for the immortal soul. I have little boys who need me, they need their Mommy. I am so happy, and GREATFUL for a second freaking chance that I don't give a rats ass about the side effects of the meds, the treatments, the bloodwork, the huge scar on my neck.. yadda, yadda.. I have a second chance at life!!! It is easy to complain about things and worry about idiotic stuff.. Seek out the beauty in a second chance at life if you survived cancer.
I'll update again when I have my RI treatment :)
... Seriously, think about the good, focus on the good... ;)
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