Dead fish, vampires and a missing thyroid

So a week ago from today, I went to the hospital to get my thyroid removed. Recap: I had Papillary Thyroid Cancer. The cure? More cowbell. No wait. Remove thyroid. Little known fact since this a blog about biking – I also specialize in saltwater aquaria, with a focus on invertebrates (coral, clams, etc). So…

Happy October

Wow, October is already upon us! I had an amazing weekend mountain biking and hiking up in Oregon. I’ll have a separate post about that. Talk about an adventure, in many ways! Today I am a .. cancer patient? Tomorrow I’ll be a … cancer… survivor? Whuut? Still strange to think about. Not scared about…

Livin’ the Good Life

So for the final weekend of having a thyroid gland, I decided to be a big roller and take my sister and I on a biking/hiking/kayaking trip at the McKenzie River Trail. Check it out – Rated #1 for having the best bike trails in America!! We’ll take lots of pics – I’m super excited.…

The Pros of Having Cancer

So after disclosing that I have Teh Cancerz, people kept saying I could pull “the cancer card”. So while visiting my dad the other day, we had the following conversation: Me: Daaad. I have cancer. Will you buy me a new bike?? Dad: Sure. What do bikes cost these days? A few hundred dollars? Me:…

I Have Cancer? Whaaat?

Interesting timeline of events: 1. Go to ENT because my septum is messed up. ENT pokes at my neck and makes me go get an ultrasound for my thyroid 2. Ultrasound results in ‘go get a biopsy’ 3. Bilateral biopsy occurs. It’s really cool to watch the ultrasound monitor and see needles shoved into my…