Back from that ebay break

I am back from my eBay break and have plus size clothing and baby stuff listed. Anyone who sees this ad and mentions it to me can enjoy 10% off of shipping!
Click the pic to go to my listings!

hair and hearts

I got my hair cut yesterday. Trimmed off all the dead stuff from dyeing fun. Got it cut in an a-line. I ♥ it!


My pink is fading. It's turning back to blonde in spots. I haven't decided what I'm going to do next. For now, I'll keep it strawberries 'n chocolate as it is.

After seeing all the super cute and lovey stuff in the store for Valentine's Day I decided to decorate. I resisted the urge to go all pink out of respect for hubby (and darling son's) manliness. LOL. I ♥ my boys!!!

a sampling....




And that's all for today I swear!

stop and smell the roses

I bought these yesterday Wednesday as a little treat for myself. They are so pretty.

the butterfly

I found this poem on a thyroid website and I really like it.

Butterfly


Shaped like a butterfly she sits within the neck
Wanting only to share her beauty throughout the body and awakening all cells
Yet faithful to her messenger she will evolve with the information sent
She can race forth spinning your entire being into a frenzy
Awakening you in the midst of the night saturated with sweat and palpitating heart
Or she can lull you to sleep and make you feel so melancholy or down right
Depressed and angry for no particular reason
Whatever the effects her presence will be felt by every part of your being
When feeling fine and neither up nor down do not think that she has forgotten you
For at this time she simply sits on her throne, her wings spread wide,
as she escorts You through your journey
There have been cells that have turned against her, most of them without the strength
To fully conquer her fortress
Other have penetrated her and have caused her great harm
But she continues to evolve with the force of such intrusions while desperately
Attempting to maintain her exalted position
She will fight to save her fortress and keep her chamber safe, but eventually she
Will give in to the information she receives and must subjugate her will to the will Of the informer
Although her wings may be clipped, she is still a beautiful butterfly, she remains
Exalted, meaning only well for the body she inhabits and loyal to her messenger

- - - Anonymous - - -

Thyca lingo

Since not all of you know what the heck I'm talking about sometimes in relation to my cancer, here it is:

Thyca: Thyroid Cancer

Papillary: the type of thyroid cancer I have

TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone): this number is super important to me. I have to be under .5 The higher it goes the worse I feel and the more at risk I am.

Endocrinologist: the doc who takes care of my thyroid.
Radiation Oncologist: the doc who manages my RAI therapy.

Low iodine diet.: I can't have iodine, which is in most food. I can't have dairy, much meat, anything processed or regular salt. That basically leaves fresh fruit and veggies. The reasoning for it is to make cells my hungry for iodine. I will be getting a small dose of radioactive iodine (RAI) next week for a scan to see if I have any thyroid cells left in my body. Thyroid cells will uptake iodine differently than other cells so it helps my doctors to see if I have any thyroid cells left. If I do, then it possible for my cancer to come back or spread.

Going hypo (hypothyroid):means that I'm off my medicine. The drug I take, Synthroid tricks my brain into thinking my thyroid is still there so that it doesn't overproduce TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) which would not only make me feel really bad, but could stimulate the cancer cells to make trouble. Going hypo is part of getting my body ready to have the whole body scan next week which shows if the cancer is still there.

WBS (Whole Body Scan): The scan of my entire body using a tracer amount of RAI to see if there are any thyroid cells in there.

RAI: radioactive iodine

Isolation: What I will be in if I have to have RAI treatment. The reasoning for this is that I would be radioactive and it would be unsafe for other people to be around me.