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reviews_and_ramblings ([personal profile] reviews_and_ramblings) wrote2009-07-12 01:03 am

A personal post

The last were not easy months for me. I often wonder if I should have say something, sometime I feel like my journal is not really mine, since it's not so personal. And when I had the spur of the moment to write something, soon after I always thought, maybe I will wait another week, maybe I will write when this will be all over. But it seems that week after week that "over" moment is always still a week after, and I also realized that I'm loosing point with all of you. So, in this night (for me it's night) between saturday and sunday, when LJ is mostly dead I will post, and maybe few of my friends will read this post, maybe only the one that are really important.

I know that I behaved in a strange way in the last few month, I was distracted and easily irritable. I was paranoic, sometime with reason and sometime not. I lost friends, since I was unable to reason with them in the right way. One in particular was pretty hard to loose since he knew what it was happening, but apparently it didn't matter to him. And I took with all heart things that I should let it go. Part of it it's me, as I always was and probably will, but part it was also due to some healthy issues I had. I found some nodules in my throat, and before any of you start to worry, don't worry, they are not malignant. But I didn't know at first, I went from doctor to doctor, and did test and test. Since the first test I took, they said not to worry, but the nodules were pretty big and I probably will have to go under surgery. And I hate, really hate hospital. Since the surgery is tricky, I will also have to stay in hospital for some days. I still have to do it, since I'm waiting for the umpteenth test, this time with the surgeon that eventually will operate on me.

The only good thing in all of this, is that I finally found out why I took so much weight in the last year... all right I'm not the most active people in the world (!), but really, I'm almost starving, I eat 1 meal at day, and a light meal, and still I gained weight year after year. The nodules don't go well with my thyroid, and it doesn't work as it should be. So till the surgery, and probably after that too, if I don't want to take too much drugs (and I don't want), I have to go under an intensive training to make the thyroid active and working. There is a chance that the surgeon, to avoid further operations in the future, will remove also the thyroid as well, and so I will be forced to take the drugs... hope not.

Why I wrote this post? since this time is nothing to worry, but if it was not? you know yes, that I will never leave you and my journal if not for a reason not depending from my will? So, sorry to all the friends I let down in the last months, I will try to catch up with all of you.

[identity profile] elisa-rolle.livejournal.com 2009-07-12 09:22 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you, I hope so. Elisa

[identity profile] elisa-rolle.livejournal.com 2009-07-12 09:23 am (UTC)(link)
Good :-) It's not much the blog, it's more the people I have aroud, it's a pretty big family, but I love everyone of them. Elisa

[identity profile] elisa-rolle.livejournal.com 2009-07-12 09:24 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not good in taking care of myself, but I will try ;-) Elisa

[identity profile] elisa-rolle.livejournal.com 2009-07-12 09:26 am (UTC)(link)
Everyone is important!

I have a light meal a day (on dinner), and then I eat 2 fruit and a cereal snack during the day. And despite that I gained weight. It was a nightmare. But, other than the thyroid, my blood test are perfect ;-) Doctors says that I have a very healthy eating habit. Elisa

[identity profile] elisa-rolle.livejournal.com 2009-07-12 09:27 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you Kara. I try to see the romance everywhere since maybe I have few of it around. The world is not so pretty, I try to make it prettier. Elisa

[identity profile] a7thina.livejournal.com 2009-07-12 09:27 am (UTC)(link)
hmmm... I know I'm a rather new member but I had to comment to this post.

This is really worrisome. I hope that the surgery will help and that you'll feel better soon. I'm glad that it wasn't something worse.
Take care!
Regarding your friends: I think that as soon as you tell them what you just wrote in this entry and heartily apologise I'm sure that the ones who truly appreciate you will understand and forgive. So be brave and honest and they'll come back eventually! :D

[identity profile] elisa-rolle.livejournal.com 2009-07-12 09:28 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you. I was irritable and paranoic, and I really don't know if it was the thyroid or me ;-) Elisa

[identity profile] elisa-rolle.livejournal.com 2009-07-12 09:28 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you. I always try to post everyday, I'm quite a maniac in that. Glad to know that it's not annoying. Elisa

[identity profile] elisa-rolle.livejournal.com 2009-07-12 09:29 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you Astrid. Since you are an author I enjoy and respect, your words are very much appreciated. Elisa

Re: Health first hon...

[identity profile] elisa-rolle.livejournal.com 2009-07-12 09:30 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you. Elisa

[identity profile] elisa-rolle.livejournal.com 2009-07-12 09:32 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you Tis. I will have the surgeon visit next Monday (not tomorrow) and then we will decide. There are three scenario: they will decide to operate soon, in August, or they will decide to wait for the winter (they prefer to not operate during summer since the scars heal better in winter), or they will decide to not operate at all... in any case, I will confirm my travel in Usa East next September, I wait too much for it. Elisa

[identity profile] elisa-rolle.livejournal.com 2009-07-12 09:33 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you Chris. I'm really impressed than a little thing like a thyroid can be so annoying and do so much. Hope I will my normal life back. Elisa

[identity profile] elisa-rolle.livejournal.com 2009-07-12 09:34 am (UTC)(link)
Hope so. The weight is very annoying, I'm always tired and instead I was usually a very active person. Elisa

[identity profile] elisa-rolle.livejournal.com 2009-07-12 09:36 am (UTC)(link)
I have a very little hope that the one who really left me will return. And I don't know if I want for him to return after what he did... But for all the other friends I let down in this months, yes, I'm glad to have the chance to apologize. Elisa

[identity profile] charliecochrane.livejournal.com 2009-07-12 09:42 am (UTC)(link)
*great big hugs* for a shining star.

[identity profile] elisa-rolle.livejournal.com 2009-07-12 09:45 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you Charlie. Elisa
jl_merrow: (cuddle)

[personal profile] jl_merrow 2009-07-12 09:58 am (UTC)(link)
So sorry to hear you've had such a rough time this year. And honestly, speaking personally I have found you nothing but kind and considerate even while you were going through all this.

I know it's horrible to have to contemplate surgery - but just think how much better you'll feel when it's all over. So glad to hear it's something they can fix!

*hugs*

[identity profile] elisa-rolle.livejournal.com 2009-07-12 10:01 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you. Yes, I hope once they will remove them, I will be again a more "ordinary" myself. Elisa
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[identity profile] alex-beecroft.livejournal.com 2009-07-12 10:16 am (UTC)(link)
I'm sorry to hear that you've been having such a hard time of things recently. You had hidden it so well that I had no idea. But it's good news that they now know what it is and can do something about it. A friend of mine had thyroid treatment recently and feels absolutely wonderful now; the weight has dropped off her and she has lots of new energy. I hope it works that way for you too!

[identity profile] elisa-rolle.livejournal.com 2009-07-12 10:22 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you, and good to know about your friend, I hope it will be the same for me. Elisa

[identity profile] annebrooke.livejournal.com 2009-07-12 10:43 am (UTC)(link)
So sorry to hear about the health scare, Elisa - glad it wasn't malignant and hope the hospital visit is soon over for you.

Loads of love & hugs

Axxxxxxxxx

[identity profile] elisa-rolle.livejournal.com 2009-07-12 10:45 am (UTC)(link)
Next week I will have the last visit and hope it will be soon over. Elisa

[identity profile] a-j-mirag.livejournal.com 2009-07-12 11:17 am (UTC)(link)
I'm sorry you're going through all this stress. I hope everything goes fine.

*sending good vibes*

[identity profile] addisonalbright.livejournal.com 2009-07-12 11:34 am (UTC)(link)
Elisa, I'm sorry to hear you haven't been feeling well and have had such a scary time, but happy to hear it's all curable, even if it will be difficult to go through. Best wishes to you hon.

Get better

(Anonymous) 2009-07-12 11:41 am (UTC)(link)
Get better Elisa. We in America look forward to your trip here in the Fall. Please feel good ;)))

Mick

www.mykoladementiuk.com

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