Christmas 2009!!

Wow, I have a few minutes so I'll try to put some pictures up from Christmas. As usual we had a blast. Jo came in a little earlier this year and we met her for dinner at Little America coffee shop the Saturday before Christmas. I was just newly (sort of) on oxygen and it was amazing how many people we saw there at the hotel that were also on oxygen.........have I just been blind before now? I see them everywhere now. It's like I have another 'family' out there.

Christmas afternoon at Craig's with all but Vicki's family. Funny this time last year Tracy was pregnant and really loving the foot massager/warmer that Vicki sent. Now Colton is 9 months old and pulling himself up and walking around the furniture. The boys are so adorable. Carson is getting to be so big and grownup. Talks a mile a minute. Colton had a little nap and when he got up he was all squishy so Tracy took advantage of a little cuddle. I got some cute pictures.......

Carson LOVES his grandpa............and why wouldn't he? He looks like a young, healthy Santa! Wow, sometimes it is just more fun playing in the box than with the gift that came in it!!

Dontcha just wanna kiss those cheeks?
Tyler was a real sport. As usual we all requested he play the piano for us.........I never get tired of hearing him play.

Jeremy is such a good dad.............and yes, I was closer than 5 feet from an open flame with my oxygen...........didn't dawn on me until dinner was almost over that those candles probably shouldn't have been lit.

Terry, Tyler and Kristen. It's so great that Tyler and Kristen can come up for the holidays. I know that might not always be the case.

I think maybe the bubblewrap was more popular than the gifts but we did all have a good time.

And when it's over, it's over...........

Well, that's all for now...............thanks to all of you for your well-wishes. You're the best.

The Saga continues

Blog update

Needle biopsy 24 Dec only 2 needles needed.

Ann dropped me off at mom’s complete with concentrator and gifts. She picked me up on Christmas afternoon on the way to Craig’s. Fun time at Craig’s. The boys were adorable and Colton was more pleasant than usual. He’s pulling himself up and walking along things. Big ole blue eyes. I'll post pictures from Christmas tomorrow.......

Got a call from Dr Bank about a week after the biopsy, the results of the ultrasound biopsy showed a 1.4 cm mass on the left lobe of the thyroid and the biopsy results were iffy enough that she thinks we should go in and remove the nodule. The pathologists’ suggestion was to wait 3-6 months and test again. She said “I don’t want to wait 6 months and then wish we would have taken care of that 6 months ago". So her office set up a consultation with Dr Voorhees a thyroid specialist for consultation before surgery. My folks went with me on Tuesday the 12th of January to meet with Dr V. They set up surgery for the following Monday 18 Jan. Scheduled as outpatient surgery to remove the left lobe of the thyroid. They do a freeze section and test. Went in for pre-op labs on Thursday, blood and ekg. The nurse taking my blood was so quick she was done before I hardly knew she'd poked me with the needle. The nurse doing the EKG said heart rate and rhythms were good.

Snowy slick roads on Monday morning so it was a little slow going to the hospital. Checked in at the hospital Monday morning at 9am. At 10:30 the pre-op nurse was telling me that I’ll need to make sure I'm centered on the operating table. The next thing I knew it was 12:01 and the nurse was asking me if I was waking up. The Dr. came and told me that everything went perfect and the mass was benign. I was back in my room by about 12:30 where mom and dad were waiting. A little pain medication and put my clothes back on and I was released and being wheeled out the door by nurse Shirley, with a scrip for oxycodone and an appt with the Dr for 2 Feb. Ann left work about the same time and met us at home when we got there. I was a little groggy/woozy. Took pain meds that night but I was a little nauseous and light headed the nest morning so I decided that I wouldn’t take anymore. My pain wasn’t that bad and didn’t warrant it. It took until late Tuesday afternoon before I felt like the pain meds and anesthesia were out of my system. I had scheduled to be off Tuesday and Wednesday so I just laid around for a couple of days resting up. I told Jo that I looked like I'd been hit with a line drive. (covering for a bunt)This is day after surgery.

Day 2 after surgery.

Mom and dad brought me dinner on Tuesday night on their way to the bball game at Utah. I was craving ham sandwich on Grandma Sycamore bread. Craig came and took me to lunch at Ab’s on Wednesday afternoon after he got off work.

Went back to work on Thursday. I worked for about 6 hrs and then went home a little tired. Stayed home on Friday just resting up.