Less than two weeks before they give me my I-131 radioiodine dose to kill any cells they might have missed. Although I got a clean bill of health this is a standard precaution they take. I get to go to the hospital, get my dose, then stick around until I am not radioactive anymore.

The downside is I am off my thyroid medication, which has given me a low-level headache since Sunday night, AND I am on a low iodine diet. This means no iodized salt, sea salt, seafood (including any calcium supplements, etc that might be made out of sea products), dairy, soy (milk, beans), red dye #3, egg yolks or things made with them, and a few other things. Which really puts a crimp in my diet. But I am eating a lot more fruits and veggies, which I guess is a good thing. I miss my bowl of cereal with banana in the morning, but oatmeal (not the instant kind) with blueberries added in is OK, and I might make a few egg white omelets.

Just 13 more days to go! Good resource for Thyroid Cancer patients, as well as a low iodine cookbook for free download, is at ThyCa.org.