Sunday, October 15, 2017

I went to register for the healing retreat in Peru this morning. One of the fine print boxes you have to check and agree with is to not take any prescription drugs while you are there. That stopped me in my tracks as I am not willing to stop taking my thyroid medication at this point of my journey. I filled out the pre-registration form and sent them an email and ask if I would qualify to participate and still be able to take my thyroid meds.

They ask me to download the Whatsapp and they are going to call me later today so we can talk. The initial answer is yes, I can still take it and go. He told me his partner has Graves’ disease and had a thyroid storm earlier this year so they are familiar with it. I will find out about the blood pressure medication I take when I talk to them. As I get more stabilized it is my hope that I will be able to go off it. Time will tell. I certainly won’t risk not taking it if I still need it during the retreat. I’ll ask the what if question when he calls.

He just called. What a lovely young man. I am good to go! He said if my blood pressure is still an issue they can adjust the dosage of the plant medicine to be safe. He really made me excited for this adventure. He talked about the possibility of getting to the root cause that caused the thyroid thing to manifest. Exactly what I had hoped I could discover at this retreat.

I am going to KC tomorrow to meet some dear friends for lunch and then I am going to go to Nicole’s house so we can make our retreat reservations. We also need to decide what we want to do before and after the retreat so we know where to make our flight reservations to and from. I wish we were going November 1 instead of December 1.

My incision is healing very nicely. I still treat it several times a day with hydrogen peroxide and then Neosporin. The swelling is still going down. My neck is not as stiff as it was. It is lots less tender to touch the incision site now.

I’m going to call my doctor tomorrow and see if he will prescribe a different sleeping pill. The ones he gave me are not working well for me. I didn’t take one last night as I don’t like the drugged effect the next day with no more sleep taking them than I get if I don’t take them. I slept off and on some last night. Who knew even sleeping pills would not act right in my body!

It was 44 degrees when I got up this morning. It has warmed up to 60 but in the wind it feels much cooler. Had to turn the fireplace on for a bit to take the chill out of the air. Bright blue skies make it feel warm when I am sitting in my chair looking out. Had to dig out a sweatshirt to go down to feed my girls at noon though.

Finally starting to feel better. It feels so good to be able to plan an outing to KC with my friends. Last time we had one scheduled I had to back out due to my having the thyroid storm. I haven’t really felt up to it since until now.

I am getting anxious to go to the endocrinologist and find out details of what may need to happen next, if anything. I do better having facts and details. Not knowing what might need to happen is starting to wear on me. I haven’t had a face to face with a doctor since I got the phone call telling me they found cancer. The nurse that changed my dressing gave me a copy of the pathology report but didn’t discuss it with me. My family doctor read the report and ask me what they were going to do. My appointment isn’t until October 27 so I have 12 more days. If I fill my days up with fun stuff like I am doing tomorrow it will go fast.

Excited about Peru. Excited about seeing Nicole tomorrow. Excited about meeting my friends for lunch tomorrow. All is well on the prairie today!