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This morning, I had to get up at 5:30. Now don't get me wrong, I am a morning person and regularly get up between 6 and 7 daily. I used to be a night person, going to bed at 3, 4, or 5 in the morning, but I grew up. I got a job where I had to work in the mornings and I learned to slowly morph into being a morning person. Most days I don't have a reason to be up so early, but today I had to be at the doctor's by 7:30 and wanted to make sure I had enough time to drink coffee, take a shower, and make myself presentable. I haven't been feeling well the last two days and needed to pad my time so I wouldn't run out. 

As I arrived to the doctors office at 7:30, I felt a little dizzy and uncomfortable, but if you looked at me you would probably tell me I looked good today. I look good most days, and only in the rare case do I "look" as bad as I feel. Today my appointment was with an endocrinologist, to followup on a thyroid nodule seen on a CT Scan while I was in the hospital in March. It was the first time I had been to this kind of doctor or specialty. I also found out that there was still $541 left of our $6000 deductible that had not been met. Goodbye $300 with only 1 cup of coffee in my system and struggling to stand up straight while listening to the lady behind the counter drone on as I hand her my card, just charge it, I'll deal with this at later date.

Amazingly for a first appointment, I was quickly brought back and met with the nurse for the specific doctor I was seeing, She took all my vitals, went over my history, etc.. Then I waited 20 minutes to actually see the doctor, certainly not awesome, but it could and has been so much worse. When he came in, we talked about why I was there, how I have been handling the Myasthenia Gravis medications and then he said it.....

"I want to do a needle biopsy of the nodule on your thyroid"

Um... what?? You want to put a needle in my throat? Hmmm, I don't know about that. He then explained how it will give one of 5 results to the nodule on my thyroid:

1. It will show it is cancer
2. It will show suspicion that it is cancer
3. It will show it is benign
4. It will show it is a-typical
5. It will not be a good biopsy and will have to be redone. 

So, I put on my big girl grin and let him put a needle in my throat. Keep in mind, I was having a "foggy" morning and couldn't remember if it is Novocaine or Lidocaine that is on the MG no no list of medications to take, so I did it with just topical numbing like a boss. I also only had to be stuck 1 time not 2-3 times because I am very good at not moving with a needle in my throat. Just so you know, it hurts to have a needle in your throat. There was a sensation that it was in my ear, so I am hoping the results will be # 3 and nothing will have to be removed, because I feel like it will be painful recovery-wise.

The reason I went ahead and let this guy stick a needle in my neck... I have an appointment next Tuesday with a Cardio-thoracic surgeon to schedule removing my thymus, in results 1, 2, and 4 I will also have to have my thyroid removed, if that happens, I want the ability to ask the surgeon if someone in his practice can also remove my thyroid at the same time. 

I've been home since around 10:30 this morning, and have been in bed the entire day with my laptop and Hulu watching Parks & Recreation since I physically cannot do anymore today. I did think ahead and throw dinner in the crockpot so we would have something to eat tonight. I feel bad, I have brain fog, and it took HOURS to write this post. Here's hoping that tomorrow is a better day.