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azhiker96
Joined: 05 Jan 2003 Posts: 1419
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Posted: 4/28/2009, 2:28 pm Post subject: Pain in the neck, sortof |
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Tomorrow morning I'm going in for a total thyroidectomy. Deanda will be there and they are planning on keeping me overnight. It will just knock me out of hiking for a couple or three weeks is all so I don't consider it a big thing for my hiking life which is why I haven't posted it before today. Now if I was having a leg removed, then you would have seen a thread about it by now, asking for advice on how to transition from hiking to hopping. Or maybe I'd have to look for a group, Arizona hoppers; not to be confused with Arizona hiphoppers who I think break dance on the trails.
Anyway, here's the short version. I've had Hashimoto's thyroiditis and taken synthroid daily for 13 years. I've also had a needle biopsy done several times. Late last year my PCP felt a lump in my thyroid. We did an ultrasound, iodine uptake study, and followup ultrasound. I got referred to a endrocrinologist and general surgeon. The endocrinologist would like it looked at by a pathologist. Since a pathologist won't fit in my neck, we're having the thyroid taken out. It's something like >95% chance that it's benign but having it out will eliminate the worry and settle the matter.
I'll see you on the trails.
-george _________________ It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring. -- Carl Sagan |
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desertgirl
Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 3350 Location: Chandler, AZ
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Posted: 4/28/2009, 2:39 pm Post subject: |
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Good luck with your surgery, George. Hope to see you back on the trails soon! _________________ Photos: http://www.pbase.com/desertgirl/galleries
Life is but a dream ...there is no end to what you can dream! |
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azbackpackr Hi Tech Wizardess
Joined: 31 Dec 2005 Posts: 3639 Location: Needles CA
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Posted: 4/28/2009, 4:15 pm Post subject: |
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Surgery is never much fun. Hope the nurses are cute, they give you lots of good drugs, and especially that you recover very quickly! |
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Shawn I'll sell you map to Lost Dutchman mine!
Joined: 03 Jan 2003 Posts: 2592 Location: Ahwatukee, AZ
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Posted: 4/28/2009, 4:25 pm Post subject: |
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Amen to all the good wishes, take care and keep us updated. Good Luck!
There is more country along AZT Segment 22 to explore, need you back out there. _________________ The bear went over the mountain to see what he could see. |
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thesuperstitions Guest
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Posted: 4/28/2009, 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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I hope that all goes well George. I'll be thinking of you and hoping for a speedy recovery. I'm sure that Deanda will take good care of you. |
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PageRob
Joined: 03 Mar 2005 Posts: 859 Location: Page, Az.
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Posted: 4/28/2009, 6:32 pm Post subject: |
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Best of luck! Hopefully you'll be back on the trail in no time! _________________ Anywhere is within walking distance if you spend the time. |
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oliverr99
Joined: 04 Jul 2006 Posts: 632 Location: Glendale
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Posted: 4/28/2009, 6:50 pm Post subject: |
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Best of luck and a speedy recovery! _________________ Anne
"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened" -- Dr. Seuss |
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Suz
Joined: 27 Nov 2005 Posts: 3186
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Posted: 4/28/2009, 7:03 pm Post subject: |
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George, we'll be thinking of you. . I hope this is a solution for you. Let us know how you are doing. I hope to hopping along with you soon. |
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Tom Treks Gear Addict
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 3347
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Posted: 4/28/2009, 7:40 pm Post subject: |
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Good luck with it, George.
Hope the mend will be quick.
Ain't nuthin' I'm sure. You're in great shape.
Wish that I'll be in your shape when I'm that old. |
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azhiker96
Joined: 05 Jan 2003 Posts: 1419
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Posted: 4/28/2009, 8:14 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you all. I'll get a message out tomorrow once I'm coherent.
I will be on the trails soon.
I am a nurse so, thank you! And I know the drugs.
I'll be out there exploring soon.
Deanda will be there for support.
I'll be hopping across streams soon enough.
Old? Who's old!?! Let me check my driver's license...... _________________ It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring. -- Carl Sagan |
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wanderingsoul
Joined: 19 Jul 2004 Posts: 2285 Location: Gilbert AZ
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Posted: 4/28/2009, 8:17 pm Post subject: |
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Speedy recovery there George. I'm sure you will heal quickly and be out on the trails in no time. And you know lots of nurses, so I'm sure they will be fighting over who is gonna take care of you. _________________ Wanderingsoul (Michelle)
Positive Thinking Is the Spark that Makes Dreams Happen~~~Unknown |
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threedogz
Joined: 06 May 2005 Posts: 668 Location: Chandler
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Posted: 4/29/2009, 9:04 am Post subject: |
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Darn it, I won't be at work to mess with him today. George, Dr. Rula wants us to put a foley catheter in right now...just relax.
I could have brought in my daughters fake tattoos and put them on him, or color his toenails pink before he woke up.
_________________ You can never eat too much candy... |
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Hnak
Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 1766 Location: Prescott, AZ
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Posted: 4/29/2009, 12:31 pm Post subject: |
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Here's to a speedy recovery!
azhiker96 wrote: |
I'll be hopping across streams soon enough.
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Uh, be really careful when you're hopping across those streams...
Hank _________________ The world is older and bigger than we are. This is a hard truth for some folks to swallow. —EDWARD ABBEY |
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desertgirl
Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 3350 Location: Chandler, AZ
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Posted: 4/29/2009, 3:48 pm Post subject: George is out of Surgery & doing OK |
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An update from George (via txt)
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I am out of surgery & in my room. A little pain but not bad and vitalsigns are stable.
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_________________ Photos: http://www.pbase.com/desertgirl/galleries
Life is but a dream ...there is no end to what you can dream! |
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azbackpackr Hi Tech Wizardess
Joined: 31 Dec 2005 Posts: 3639 Location: Needles CA
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Posted: 4/29/2009, 6:07 pm Post subject: |
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threedogz wrote: |
Dr. Rula wants us to put a foley catheter in right now...just relax |
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