Well the results from my x-rays are in – absolutely nothing seen there. Very good because that means there are no stones and no tumor seen. Now its just the what the heck is causing this question…
My theory: Well, a side effect from RAI can be thickened saliva. Gross I know. Thickened saliva can have a hard time passing through the tiny ducts… if you get dehydrated your saliva gets thicker… dehydrated (i haven’t been getting my water in the past 2 weeks) + RAI = disaster waiting to happen. The other theory is that it was/is an infection caused by who knows what and there is nothing I can do to prevent it from coming back. I prefer my first theory because I can do something about it. Apparently I need to take better care of myself by not only drinking coffee & soda & wine for 2 weeks straight. Even 1-2 glasses of water per day can’t counteract all that dehydrating intake. Add in training and I really need to pay more attention to hydration!
On that note… This week is the start of the 16 week training schedule! That means I'm scheduled for 22 miles this week and I lost 2 days to being laid up and in pain. So far I've done approximately 9 miles with tomorrows plan being another 9-10. I plan on posting my training plan vs. actual numbers weekly – probably Mondays – so stay tuned!
My mother-in-law still has issues with her saliva from her throat/oral cancer treatment (almost two years in remission!!!). I know she drinks water constantly, and you can tell from her speech that things are just a bit extra-sticky. She didn't have RAI, though, of course, but targeted radiation. Anyway, I know it's not fun!
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