Getting Ready

One week from tomorrow, I'm starting the low-iodine diet in preparation for my first full-body scan. I know this is not a big deal - people do this every day. So why am I blogging it?

A couple of reasons. Firstly, to have a record to look back at when it's time to do this again. Just because I haven't had a scan in almost three years doesn't mean I'll get to wait this long between now and the next one.

Secondly, to get through it better. I wrote all through my diagnosis, surgery, and treatment - and that helped a lot. I know it helped the people who were wondering what was going on, but it also really helped me. And even though there's no reason to think that the cancer has returned, scan time is still something that worries me.

Now, what's that title about? Easy. When I was a little kid, my parents would sing snatches of a song that seemed funny - funny enough that they would dissolve in giggles after the second line. Later I found out that a later line went, "I asked the waiter for iodine / but I dined all alone."

So here we are. I'm definitely pushing non-LID foods this week (cheese and canned mushrooms in my omelet this morning! smashed potatoes with skin with dinner!). I'll be sharing prep ideas, recipes that look like they might work, and of course every day's menus.