Thyrogen

Hello.

Today's my 2nd Thyrogen shot and tomorrow will be my first RAI treatment.

What is Thyrogen?
It's just a fucking fucking expensive jab that increases my TSH (thyroid stimulating hormones) to a certain level so that I can proceed to do RAI.

TSH basically increases when your thyroid hormone levels is very low.
Traditionally, thyroid cancer patients stop taking the pills for about 4 weeks after removing their thyroid, to naturally increase their TSH

(In simpler terms, no thyroid hormones in your body, thus your body produces this TSH to 'try to stimulate your body to release thyroid hormones' but we don't have thyroid gland anymore so there's nothing coming out but your body will keep increasing the TSH because there's no hormones!)

Anyway. Using traditional method of weaning yourself off the meds has side effects of making you Hypo,
which I am most afraid of because I have heard from a fellow friend who said it was one of the most miserable period in her life.

Physically you get fat and swollen and achy joints.
Mentally you feel tired, depressed, forgetful and other nonsense.

So the doctor offered my this man-made TSH called Thyrogen which is about $3000+ for 2 bloody shots.
I could take this now because I am covered by my Insurance, for NOW.
Taking this jab does not require me to stop my medications but just 2 days of injection before treatment day.

And my body seemed to not like this;
been feeling nausea and having a throbbing headache.

So I'm gonna stop blogging now cause I think I am going to puke something out,
though my last meal was at 12pm -_-

It always get worse after a nap.

Tomorrow's the day!
Nope, not excited at all.