Annual check up 2 years since thyroid was removed

It has been two years since I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer and had surgery. I did a blood test and my endocrinologist (Dr Susan Maturlo) told me that I needed a higher does of Synthroid. So I started taking the 225 a day instead of 200 mcg. She also told me that she wanted me to do an ultrasound again. I need to do the low iodine diet for the third time (its an annual tradition now) and do one more scan to make sure I am clean. ARGH! Not what I would prefer to do, but I guess safer than sorry right?

In the last 6 months I have been introduced to doTERRA essential oils. They are natural oils from plants. They have medicinal properties and are natural remedies to hundreds of ailments (see my blog for that at www.doterraexperiences.blogspot.com ). The Frankincense oil has helped many people with cancer so I decided to start taking around 3-4 drops a day under my tongue. This way I can prevent cancer from starting anywhere else and kill any off that may have started. This way I can ensure my scan at the end of January is clean. For now I will have a fun Christmas and Hanukkah and New Years and save the low iodine diet till Jan.

Back to the low iodine diet

So it has been over a year since I was treated with the radioactive iodine. It is now time for another scan to make sure that there is no more thyroid tissue or cancer in my body. If there is some I will need to do the radioactive dose again. So I need to stop taking my synthroid and do the low iodine diet for 2 weeks to prepare for it. This second time around we felt a little more prepared and I wanted to document what I ate during this time.

Snacks
Almonds (unsalted)
Dried Mangos
Frosted Mini Wheats
Homemade Wheat Bread
Cornbread
Gingersnaps

Breakfasts
Egg Whites with
Oatmeal
MaltoMeal
Hashbrowns
Toast
Waffles
Pancakes

Dinner
Roasted Tomato, Garlic, Basil, and Oregano Spaghetti Sauce and Pasta
Turkey, Mashed Sweet Potatoes and Potatoes, Gravy, and Corn
Turkey Noodle Soup (Made with broth from Turkey) with Cornbread
Flour tortillas with Chicken, avocado, black beans, and onions. (Yes you have to make your own tortillas and make the black beans from a bag since the canned ones have iodized salt in them)
Steak and roasted veggies and sweet potatoes
Chicken Fruit Salad. Mandarin Oranges, apples, lettuce, candied almonds (dressing with Jam, Oil, Vinegar, and sugar in blender)

Lunch (the hardest part if you dont have leftovers)Leftovers
Sandwiches
Salads