The new me

Its been a very interesting couple of days. I have actually been feeling really wonderful. My mother came this past weekend down to Walnut Creek to visit me. As usual we went down to Stanford's on Friday night for happy hour and had cocktails and appetizers. Along with the shopping spree on Saturday where I got a brand new Ipod, hanging out with my mom was really nice because it took all of my stress away that I had been dealing with the following week.

Following a fun filled weekend with my mother, on Monday I had my doctor's appointment in San Francisco to have my thyroid checked out. I was supposed to have my thyroid radiated earlier this summer, but the scans had shown that my thyroid was normal and they wouldnt perform the procedure. Sceptical of this find because I have been suffering from the disease for 8 years, I had blood tests done to confirm that I was indeed normal.

Well the doctors were right! All of my blood tests came back completely in the normal range! Something that has not happened since I was diagnosed. So the news is that the doctors think my Graves Disease went away on its own! They are going to be checking throughout the years to see if my levels are ok, but for the most part I dont need to go back on my medication, and I dont have to have surgery or radiation.

The past couple of days have been pretty surreal. Thinking about how I am going to regain my life after 8 years full of hormonal imbalances is something that is really exciting. I used to get really scared about having kids, because of the birth defects that can happen, and now to think that I may be able to have normal functioning children is truly a blessing (and something that I want down the road in my life). Thinking about this new crossroads in my life is really awesome! I want to get healthier as ever now, and Im going to the gym 4-5 days a week and trying as hard as I can to eat right. Having to eat at the cafeteria kinda makes it difficult. But its a start. So heres to my new life healthy and happy!