Update: thankfully my biopsy results were benign. What a relief! That’s the great news.
The not-so-great-news is that now that that’s over, I have to start taking care of my thyroid issues. It starts with a biopsy next week.
I recently had what I thought what would be a quick follow-up visit with my endocrinologist (this was just days after learning from the breast surgeon that I would need a biopsy) to check the status of the nodule that they discovered last year. It turns out that it’s gotten bigger, and I need to have surgery. I’m losing half of my thyroid, possibly the whole thing.
This was a shock because after worrying so much about it last year when I first learned that I had one, so many people reassured me, “don’t worry, nodules rarely have to come out.” So here, again, are the worries about what this means for my work as a voice actor, what it’s like taking thyroid medication, and ultimately, how I’m going to deal with these changes. That’s really what’s at work here, the fear of the unknown. And for the past month or so this situation and the breast biopsy have taken up a lot of mental space and energy. I’m trying to remain optimistic, and I thank everyone for their support!
I’d like to support you, too. If you have any questions about mammograms, biopsies, ultrasounds, MRIs, please feel free to ask me anything. If it helps you to talk about it, I’m happy to share my experiences. And again, I hope everyone is able to make their appointments to get checked and be healthy. Not just during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but all throughout the year. XOXO