Foot loose and cancer free...

Tomorrow marks 3 years since I had my thyroid removed because of cancer. Despite a few scares between then and now, I am cancer free :D It continues to be a difficult journey mostly because my body will never be the same. It feels like my mind belongs to someone else. Someone with ADD. Unlike many in my family, I never really had a problem concentrating. Now I fear going back to school for the simple fact that I don't know if I can absorb the information like I used to. I guess I'll have to learn new tools. I know a few people who know a little about living with no attention span. Red ball! Just kidding.
A scary new development on the thyroid front involves my daughter. The autoimmune disorder that attacked my thyroid in the first place is called Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. It didn't cause the cancer but I had been dealing with thyroid disfunction for years before that due to Hashi's. I said all that because thyroid disorders are often times hereditary.
My daughter's thyroid is enlarged and she recently had an ultrasound that revealed two cysts. Now, I know that it is not uncommon to have these thyroid nodules. It may be that she simply has a thyroid disorder. But, given my history I can't help but "go there." I have no doubt that whatever the case may be, all will be well. It is just ten times scarier when your child faces things like this. I would rather be the patient any day of the week. She sees the ENT on July 11 and we get our next step from there. Praying she doesn't have to go through too much waiting and wondering that comes with testing and testing...