Great news, stable TSH so far!!

My tsh hasn't changed even though I started a new thyroid medication for a portion of my medication (I am still mostly taking the old medication) three weeks ago. I am happy. I hope that it continued to work out so well.

My calcium is up from the critical lows when I was on vacation, but it is still running quite low. It feels like it is taking a long time, even with IV, to recover. It was worth it, but it was definitely a lot for my body.

I had a suspicious mole removed yesterday. It was a bigger deal then my mole removals in the past. The stitches are in for the next two weeks, so it is the end of my pool days and there will be no beach for me this summer. I have never had stitches for a mole removal before, so it was a surprise. I wonder if I would have put it off until after vacation if I had known. It is better that it is gone though.

Now I wait the next three weeks for results, knowing full well that the doctor will likely have them within a week. That really frustrates me. I have a family history of skin cancer and some precancerous moles removed in the past and this one didn't look good, so it would be nice to hear that it was fine. The good thing is, either way I did what I had to do.

My other consolation is a local pool opened! Even if I miss swimming in our pool this summer I am hopeful that I will get the chance to swim again soon.

Welcome back to real life!

We are home, the trip was great and slowly but surely we are getting the house back in order and everyone settled back in.

I had huge issues with my calcium when I was gone and only successfully got IV calcium once, my veins were horrible for all who tried in the states. I had many bruises to show for it, but after that first IV all that they managed was IV calcium under my skin and into joint spaces, not veins. It was frustrating for all, and I felt really bad for the people who were trying out of the kindness of their hearts!

My calcium was down to 7.3 and I was a numb, tingly, twitchy mess. B"H for lots of great distraction and some comfortable chairs here and there.

I got home, got calcium IV, stopped running around and doing as well, and have been feeling quite a bit better B"H.

The pool is up now, which is wonderful. It is being enjoyed as much this summer as last.

I started the new thyroid medicine for a portion of my medication the week before we left the states three weeks ago. I still have 100s of the old, but my 50s are of the new stock. I did blood tests today so I should know in the next couple days if my TSH is already going up from the new medication. It will be a mess of medication adjustments if it is, so I really hope not. Soon enough I will be out of the old 100s and switching to just the new medication because of lack of choice. Very very frustrating!

Besides that we are enjoying summer, savoring the memories from our vacation and starting to plan and save for our next trip, hopefully in another 2-3 years. Six years without seeing family was much too long.