Half the battle of being me is being wrong so much of the time...

And knowing that admitting what you may have judged was not corrected soon enough or having the patience to wait for all the facts to come in… even when you know that you did ask the right questions…
Below is what I am talking about, you’ll understand once you read.

“They removed her entire thyroid and two large goiters. Large scary incision laterally across her whole throat. All in all, a tough go for my little Mary but she's a brave little trooper and forced herself to go out to a local little restaurant the night after her surgery. In fact, barely 48 hours had passed. I didn't want her to risk it but she insisted. Paid for it a bit the next day but so far, I think she's getting through it pretty darn effectively. I will keep you posted on her progress but so far - so good. Keep your fingers crossed re: the biopsy results. That's the next big hurdle.” And so her brother Joe has messaged me today.

And so I Googled the information and here’s part of what I uncovered, below:
“Goiters and thyroid nodules causing unwanted symptoms or adversely affect a person's health require treatment, often thyroid surgery. These situations include:
• Large goiters that are uncomfortable or cause breathing difficulties or swallowing.
• Multinodular goiters, particularly those that constrict airways, the esophagus or blood vessels.
• Thyroid nodules that have an indeterminate diagnosis or are deemed suspicious for cancer after biopsy.
• Nodular goiter causing hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) where treatment with radioactive iodine or anti-thyroid medications are not an option
• Goiters or nodules that are malignant (thyroid cancer)
A thyroidectomy is a surgical procedure to remove all (total thyroidectomy) or part of the thyroid gland (partial thyroidectomy). Patients may also need to take the drug levothyroxine, an oral synthetic thyroid hormone, after surgery dependent on the how much of the gland is removed.
What is a goiter?

Goiter refers to enlargement of the thyroid gland, a butterfly shaped organ draped around the front and sides of the windpipe (or trachea) in the lower part of the neck. (Figure 1)”
For more information copy and paste the rest of this sites information: http://endocrine.surgery.ucsf.edu/conditions--procedures/goiter.aspx

Fascinating stuff, and we all should be more aware of a much misunderstood part of our glandular system that has so much control over metabolism. I, myself have been going through a Hypothyroid experience that the doctor is still working on to regulate on how much thyroid hormone I should be on. The doubling of it months ago may be doubled again.
Thus I also found out the reasoning for my carotid ultrasound, killing two birds with one stone as a diagnostic tool, for my possible blocked arteries and my thyroid, a twofer.
Being an old pro with surgeries, that is having fourteen over many years, most all insured… I too believe what will be , but if I were insured my concerns would be that much less… even if I do go for the ultrasounds, eventually the tummy one too and they find something then what?
Are there organizations that will help me for any of those?
We have maxed out our non interest payment account and to be honest that has to be paid off monthly at a few hundred bucks a month… And so I will not worry until necessary, and will postpone until there is a reason to be concerned, right? RIGHT!

We all know my dangers of thinking too much…but I call it being prepared, shouldn’t we all be?
Who was prepared for getting chronic ills?
Not me.
I know that I chose not to pay $376 a month with a $2000 for everything and also a $500 deductible for medications to the federal government for the pre-existing plan; such a good deal, for whom?
What would you do?
That’s a good portion of our monthly income and we have bills like everyone else.
To be honest I had considered it, with my additional income coming in with my own social security payments starting in a couple of months, but our lives are bare nuts and bolts now , enough already! I can possibly bank some of that for what comes up in emergencies or pay off Hubby’s bill earlier than the eighteen months, and our appliances, are getting older, our air-conditioner too, and the car is eleven this August, so one never knows does one?
Much to consider, hmm?

While I am thinking our fate, and suppositions in all occurrences, allow me to be the first to wish you a very happy good night and ask you to kindly count all your blessings and share your overages and we will too!

And next time please be here or be square, ya hear?