1 April 2023
In honour of my dearly departed butterfly, I decided to put aside the exam paper that I have been setting and pen a short update. Exactly two years ago, I had my thyroid completely removed following the discovery of a rather large cyst on the right and multiple small cysts on the left, one of which was suspected to be malignant. Praise God they all turned to be benign!
I seem to be faring relatively well post thyroidectomy, not being afflicted with most of the symptoms of hypothyroidism. There was, however, an incident when I felt really depressed, with no reason to, and could not stop crying. On the next morning, there was even an overpowering need to just pull up at the side of the road to cry and not go to work. Fortunately, there was still the strong will to suppress that and forge ahead. Apart from that incident, I have been doing fine. Being busy at work and being surrounded by love and care help a lot.
My cholesterol levels, on the other hand, are still escalating. I have decided not to resist the next time my physician recommends starting on statin.
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| My hardly-noticeable scar, 2 years on |
