The Valenzano Family

The Valenzano Family

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Surgery

For those who do not already know, I will be having surgery at noon on May 3, 2010 to remove my Thyroid. I have a nodule in the right side of the thyroid and a few very tiny cysts on the left side. Biopsy came back indeterminate [not sure if there is cancer or not], so after discussions with my doctor, my endocrinologist, and my surgeon/ENT, and a few neighbors/friends who have had this done, I have decided to remove the entire thing [right side was not an option, it had to come out, just whether I left the left side was an option, decided I could not live with the uncertainty]. So please keep me and my family in your thoughts and prayers as we embark on this journey. We are hopeful that the surgery will go off with no complications and that any resulting pathology will be clean and I will be able to get my medication easily leveled out. I will be at Northside Hospital in Atlanta and should be released the next day.