Alice, Hanoria and Sue

Made

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Sue227

Hi Kelly,
I'm here, hope the other's find us! Congrats again on finishing mammosite and no chemo! I just renewed my 90 day rx for tamoxifen, how time flys!
Sue

Sue227

Oh yeah and congratulations on the weight loss! Your breast will heal from the mammosite and the soreness gradually goes away. Then you can wear those tops again!
Sue

achurch

Hey mammosite buddies, I found you! I wonder how many other woman have recently gone through mammosite and are on this site. Hearing from the MD's that mammosite use is increasing I'm suprised we haven't heard from more woman who have gone through it.

I saw a posting from someone yesterday that their insurance is saying that they will not cover this type of radiation. Sounds like she will fight it, but that kind of news is scary. I worry about that, but I'm also trying to be hopeful. What does someone do if that happens? Who could afford that, not me.

How is everyone doing today, I got up this morning and feeling a lot better. I went back to my support bras yesterday and my breast felt a lot better with it on. My shoulder feels better today also. I'm hoping I've turned the corner!

Alice

Made

Alice - I billed hospital based physicians for years and am pretty well versed in dealing with insurance companies. If they deny (which I don't think they will) let me know and I'll walk you through fighting it. I'm glad you were feeling better yesterday. My incision area feels tight and I'm still sore - but it helps to know that there is a light at the end of tunnel.

My breast surgeon and rad onc have only had 100 women do mammosite since 2002, it kind of surprised me but since the criteria is somewhat limited so.....

I'm still tired from rads, cleaned 2 rooms yesterday and had to go take a 2 hour nap. My house will never be back to normal this way (though I have always loved naps and am enjoying having a great reason for them). I did get 2 other rooms clean last night, will get the living room after work today. The kids and John try but it really needed my touch this weekend.

Back to a regular schedule at work. That will be fun to adjust too . I need to win the lottery!!

Sue - thanks for the congrats. I still have 20lbs to go - should be interesting on Tamoxifen. 90 days on Tamoxifen - it does go quickly - Thursday as I finished rads it was 60 days to the diagnosis. Seems like yesterday and forever all wrapped up together. Have you had any side effects on the Tamoxifen - I have heard of tons but everyone I know that took it had no problems.

Hope everyone has a good day!!

Sue227

Kelly,
Tamoxifen makes me moody and gives me achy joints, they stiffen up if I don't move around, (getting up in the am is fun, I have to remember to stretch alot in bed before I attempt to get up), I get hot flashes every day, no set time just whenever and about 3 times a week I have night sweats. All in all it is not that bad and I know it is the best thing for me right now, so I just take it every day and hope for the best. I have not gained weight on tamoxifen, I also had a weight loss of 30lbs during my diagnosis and chemo. I would love to lose another 20. My onc said I should not gain weight on tamoxifen but it is pretty impossible to lose weight. So, I have accepted the challenge and am determined. I was 5lbs less when I saw her for my 3 month checkup but I also had just had my thyroid removed so it could be from that.
Sue

Made

We met with the oncologist today and got the prescription - at the last minute I started thinking - hey why not just get put into menopause. Ends up the risks equal risks on AIs or Tamoxifen so hey - I might as well let nature do her thing. We are going to talk tonight but I anticipate getting the prescription filled. My Rad rash itching - not horribly but enough - though I did finally sleep without a bra on last night (have had a bra on except for showering since 1/18/07 - and I love going braless) so that could be causing some discomfort too. In a strange mood today - pretty melancholy - but didn't sleep well last night so I'm sure that is contributing to my mood. Hope everyone is having a good day

Sue - congrats on the weight loss and no gain on Tamoxifen - I'm sure it will continue. I go back to the onc on 4/2 so I hope to be at least 5lbs less by then - we will see.

Alice - How are you feeling?

Hanoria - Where are You?

achurch

Kelly,
I haven't had any rash or itching from the rad's which I finished before you. I keep waiting for something to happen, since the rad onc said it could be delayed for a month. Maybe I'll sail through that part without any problems? Could I be lucky for a change?
My breast soreness from the seroma is about the same, not worse anyway, so that's good. My shoulder is about the same, keeping me from having a good nights sleep. I hate that. I used to look foward to going to bed since I was always such a good sleeper, put my head on the pillow and out I went! No longer.
I'm not worrying about the Tamoxifin until I see my breast surgeon in May, then we'll revisit the subject. She said she would order it, not an oncologist. I'm really hesitant to do it, just so worried about the medication's side effects. I know it's recommended since I'm hormone receptor positive about 97%, but still I worry about the possible side effects. I just want to feel better, and not have to worry about feeling sicker. That's why I'm not going to start it until at least I go back and see her in May.
I did feel mentaly better today, since yesterday and today was so much warmer out, took a walk with the dogs both days. It's amazing what nicer weather can do for you. I'm lucky that on March 11, my friend is taking me down to Flordia for a week, Orlando and Daytona, I'm really looking foward to it.
Take care everyone,
Alice

Made

Our snow is finally melting and even though it was windy yesterday - it was that spring windy. Can't wait. Yesterday a nurse from the radiation therapy team asked me if I was interested in participating in this program http://voicesofmammosite.com. I was telling her that we were already doing that here. I'm excited to participate.

So glad its the weekend - my rash is getting worse - now I have little bumps - I so hope it doesn't blister. I haven't looked this morning - but I may be calling to see if they need to see it - would hate for it to blister over the weekend. Good news is that it only hurts a little worse then a sunburn.

I need to get the youngest on the bus - have a great day!!

juli0212

Hi All,
Tried to go to the mammosite, but says page does not exist? I am curious as to WHAT mammosite is? DX 5/06 with IDC/estrogen+, finished chemo 12/5/06, finished radiation 2/19/07, tamoxifen to start end of Feb.07. Radiated site (includes underarm due to SND) is sore, especially the nipple..putting the aquaphor on since beginning of rad. Very small chested (though dense breast cause mammo and ultraounds), so don't wear a bra, and could not even THINK of it right now, as being so sore! Chemo-induced menopause (at age 47, never pre-menopausal), so guess the tamoxifen won't cut me a break here. Know I have to take it, tho am permanently disabled due to daily migraines/nausea/vomiting for 30 years, but brought up 2 wonderful adult children who turned out great! (they didn't know I had daily migraines/vomiting, as of course, THEY came first, I hid it best I could--got divorced tho when they grew up, living with a sig.other who is absolutely wonderful, I feel blessed now in life, even with cancer)....wondering what effects others have had with radiation/chemo(me-neuropathy in feet/hands, fatigue continuing with radiation/migraines) and tamoxifen. I give you ALL kudos for staying positive and having good senses of humor, it's soooo good to read your posts! juli

Made

Juli,

Sorry about the migraines - I have a friend struggling with those and I think she'll go on disability soon. I had them for about 8 months until we figured out it was my thyroid - horrible to live with for so long - Kudos to raising 2 kids and dealing with them. Congratulations on finishing your rads - you were just a few days after me (though I didn't have to have 6 - 7 weeks). I'm sore right above the tumor site and have a pretty good rad rash going. Unfortunately, I'm big breasted so braless at work isn't an option.

Mammosite is a different radiation treatment - instead of full breast rads they just treat the tumor site and only for 5 days. They insert a mammosite balloon and catheter in the tumor space and then send radioactive seeds into the balloon 2 times a day. There are pretty strict guidelines on how far the tumor space is from the skin etc.

I got lucky and after an oncotype test - chemo isn't going to change prognosis so I ditched that target. Just picked up my prescription for Tamoxifen today Will start tonight - hoping that I don't have any symptoms - though my whole family runs hot so my house is always cold - hot flashes (at least in the winter) might be a nice change from several layers of clothing for me (I tend to be cold all the time). Lots of women I personally talk to have been lucky with the SE's so hopefully we will all be the same.

juli0212

Hi Kelly,
Thank you for your kind concern and quick response. I also have hypo-thyroid, had hyper-para-thyroidism (tumor/benign removed in 2002) all starting well after my migraines. There is no 'known' reason, except possibly mononucleosis virus setting in and coming out as daily migraines is the only conclusion from many experts around the country I've gone to in my 30 years...you name the treatment, I've had it, to the radical.
I now remember what mammosite is, as a guy I know had it in his cartilage cancer in his shoulder, it didn't work, and they can no longer operate, so his prognosis is not good at all right now.
Glad you didn't have to have the chemo. I had to have the whole shebang, as we really had to be aggressive as the tumor was so close to the chest wall.
I'm sorry you have the rad rash going on, and also sorry you have to wear a bra, I just could not think of it right now due to the extreme soreness, just general soreness that I know will wear away, under the armpit as well as I also had sentinel node disease. I cannot use that arm, and cannot lift anything heavy, as more nodes were removed as well...did you?
I also hope the tamoxifen s/e's are mild for the both of us, please let me know how you are doing, if you wish to contact me personally, feel free to do that too. juli0212@yahoo.com. I wish you the very best...~juli

Sue227

Kelly,
Thanks for the website. I am so glad they are going to start it. There was so little info out there when it was offered to me. The best info was from these discussion boards. Hope the tamoxifen is uneventful. I just tell myself every day that the research behind this drug far outweighs the side effects I have right now. And the AI's seem to have even worse side effects.
Sue

Hanoria

I found you guys! Yippee! Many thanks to Kelly for sending me a URL to click on -- these days I seem to have scattered-brain-syndrome, and I need to be lead around by the hand.

Re: braless.....not an option for me. I'm way to too big (34D), and currently akin to a floppy water balloon that jiggles. In the last 2 months my poor breast has been scooped out and sewn up (and the insides turned into a water balloon), and then I did MammoSite...and when that was done ye old breast again turned into a water balloon. Going braless is not a happy prospect.

I use aquaphor (sp?) on the breast to help with the extreme dryness and peeling. It's still dark pink on one side and bruised on the other -- I assume both will eventually go away.

I started Famara the day after the mammosite was removed. I can't take Tamoxifin. About 2 yrs ago I had a clot in the right calf, and Tamoxifin increases risk of clotting. Because I already have a history of it, I'm automatically excluded. Luckily I'm ER+, so Famara was an option. Rather a bummer, though. I was warned that Famara will give me menopause symptoms all over again. Joy of joys. I get to do menopause again

Exhaustion comes in waves. For a person who used to be an overachiever and had high energy, this is a tough change. Tonight I have to start gathering energy to clean. Tomorrow I'm having a BD party for my son (12 y/o). Weatherman is predicting 19 inches of snow (yuck!), for tonight, and I'm not sure if I'm hoping it does come (so I don't have a house full of folks) or that it doesn't (because I'd have a clean house, lots of food handy, and could sleep). Hmmmmm

Hanoria

Sue227

Yeah, glad you found us! The exhaustion should start to subside soon. I had gall bladder surgery 10 days after my mammosite was removed and then I had a major outbreak of blisters on the lumpectomy site. I used the aquaphor and it worked great! Snow would be great, I used to live in PA and now in GA, we never get snow. Hope your Sunday turns out the way you want it too. Hope everyone else it doing well.
Sue

Made

WooHoo we are all here. We are having an ice storm - hope we keep our electric and that my dear son stays put like he told me he would. (He's 15 and the smartest person in the whole wide world - aren't we blessed?)

I just got sick on my dinner - I've realized my new normal - asks is the a side effect instead of assuming its the flu. I was telling Hanoria that once I define my new normal I know I'll like it - the woman planning it is very strong (didn't know I was), her husband is nurturing and understanding and all of the sudden her kids do chores (what woman wouldn't love that). Its just defining it that I'm not looking forward too. Oh well - guess I don't have a choice (probably my biggest arguement with God right now - my lack of choice for the last 60 days).

Sue227

Where are you guys that you are having this weather? Kelly, I'll bet you have the stomach flu, it is running rampant down here. I work in an elementary school and we are sending them home in herds with this thing. The adults are getting it also and it is not fun. I know what you mean about the new normal, I too have discovered how strong and brave I am. I am coming up on my 1 year since diagnosis (March 8, 2006) and I am a whole different person than I was a year ago! That is the day I went from Sue to Sue with cancer! All of us deserve kudos for who we are now.
Sue

Made

Well I guess I have the flu, Kiernan (my 6yr old) and I just had a pajama picnic lunch and less than 10 minutes later I'm in the bathroom. Weird thing is I don't feel sick - just a small headache. I guess I'll be down at WW this week since I have the most trouble following program during the weekend.

Wow Sue - almost a year - that's great.

Hanoria - did you get snow? I know I'd be torn about the party too.

Alice - glad you haven't gotten the rash - yes you deserve a break since you are dealing with the frozen shoulder!!

Made

Ok - 3 meals and 3 times to the bathroom - definitely not the flu since I don't feel sick even when I'm getting sick. I'm working from home tomorrow - I'm quiet loud while its happening and don't want to deal with that at work. I can't wait until the onc office opens tomorrow. Here's a funny - I'm emailing boss and coworkers to say I'm going to be virtual and I mention obnoxious SE. Luckily I caught it none of them would know what a SE is

Sue we are in Indianapolis, IN. The temps got higher through the night so I woke to rain this morning. What a weird night. A lot of our snow has melted - but the water laying around is horrible - our garage is wet since the drainage system in the back is still snow covered. Luckily I noticed this morning and moved anything that might get damaged up. I just want spring!!

bamamom-2006Dec14

Hi you guys. I am Jackie and I had mammosite in Jan. Hope it's okay for me to chime in here. I live in Alabama. We've had some unseasonably warm days this last week, but I was too weak to enjoy it. I have been extremely tired since starting Tamoxifen. I have my one month follow-up tomorrow with medical onc. I'm not sure if the fatigue is from meds. or from B-12 deficiency I have.

I envy you with kids still home. Mine are 25 and 23 and live two hours away. They visit often, but still miss them loads.

Kelly, I hope you get over your stomach problems.

Well, anyway. Glad I found this post.

God bless you all,
Jackie

Made

Welcome Jackie - I'm glad you found us!! You know you sort of get excited about having an empty house and then when it happens.....

I'm hoping being tired isn't another SE of Tamoxifen - course I'm still having to take something to sleep so how would I know? I will pray that you get some answers - can't you start getting b12 shots until it is up? Our endocronologist here is a wiz with vitamin deficiencies - if I ever get moved to an AI - I'm going to her for a consult long before I have problems.

I want warm to come up here - can't you guys send some?

bamamom-2006Dec14

Kelly,
Sorry that I can't send any warm weather your way. Looks as if the cooler air is coming our way instead.

I do give myself B-12 shots. I have pernicious anemia which is an autoimmune disease. However, most people can deal with it with just one shot a month, but it takes me two a week sometimes to keep my levels up. I have increased my shots to see if it will help. but no such luck yet. I'm also hypothyroid, so maybe my thyroid is out of wack. Med. onc. took levels last month to compare with tomorrow. Hopefully I'll get some answers tomorrow. I also am taking a sleep aid almost every night. Forgot to take it earlier tonight, so that is why I'm on here late.

Kids grow up so fast, enjoy every minute you have with them, although, when mine were both teenagers I was ready to ship them off, but they both finally grew a brain and are a joy now.

Jackie

Sue227

Hey Jackie come join us! I know what you mean about tamoxifen, I started it 3 months ago and just recently had to start taking synthroid cause I had my thyroid removed and I am feeling so tired and achy. Seems these symptoms could be the tamoxifen and also could be my thyroid levels are off. Let me know what your onc says. I also know what you mean about kids. My boys are 25 and 27. I see them often but no one at home anymore. Kelly, I hope you get to the bottom of your symptoms! You need some relief! How horrible it must be for you right now. I know Indianapolis is cold, my husband travels there 2 times a year for a hardware show. Hopefully you will get some of our nice weather soon!
Sue

Made

Sue - you will have to talk him into taking you with him next time he has to come to Indy!! I just ran and picked up some anti nausea meds - have to take 1/2 hour before dinner then take my tamoxifen right after dinner. I am able to keep bananas, toast and string cheese down - so at least my tummy isn't grumbling anymore. And I lost 2 1/2 lbs this weekend . Maybe this is why I ate so much last week - to have some reserves up. Youngest is home sick with the Croup. She didn't do preschool or daycare so I knew this was going to be a germy year with Kindergarten but I'm tired of it now.

Jackie - sorry about the pernicious anemia - hopefully things level off and you start getting some energy.

Well I am suppose to be working so....See you later.

achurch

Hi everyone,
I've been away since Thursday, came home last night in the horrible ice/snow storm. My first grandchild was born in December and I wasn't able to visit until now, since I was going through all the BC stuff! They live up in Boston and I'm in south central NJ. It was so wonderful to see her, she's just over two months now, smiling and all! My son came with me to help with the drive, it was all very tiring but wonderful!
Listening to all the SE of tamoxifin, I'm glad I haven't started that yet. I'm still trying to cope with the seroma from the mammosite radiation and my frozen shoulder. My breast is so sore from the seroma, now one side of the breast where it's swollen the skin is numb. I'm thinking of calling the breast surgeon, but when I saw her last week, she said it could take a long time to go away. Last week the skin wasn't numb though, and I'm wondering how long do I have to be this uncomfortable? I feel like such a baby and a complainer now, I hate calling.
Today I had an appointment with a new orthopedic MD, one several people reccomended to me who works just with shoulder issues. I liked him a lot, he gave me another cortisone shot, is going to change my PT, adivised me to try alieve instead of motrin,prescribed me sleeping pills to help with my sleepless nights due to the pain in my shoulder. I used to be a healthy person just a short time ago! Really, no one would know that now!
I am looking foward to getting a good nights sleep. I've always been one to not take even an asprin....but you gotta do what you gotta do!
Taking it one day at a time. I think I'll look again at the pictures of my beautiful grandaughter Sofia, that will cheer me up!
Take care everyone, Alice

bamamom-2006Dec14

Hi, ya'll.

Alice-congrats on your new grandbaby. I can't wait 'til my kids settle down and have babies.

Kelly-sorry that you have had tummy problems. I get a little nauseated if I take my tamoxifen on an empty stomach. You said your youngest had croup? Poor thing. That can be awful, made even worse if you don't feel well. Have you had any other SEs. Also, I tried clicking on voicesofmammosite website and it said it was a bad request. Am I doing something wrong?

Well I met with onc. yesterday and he called me today to let me know that bloodwork was good. No low thyroid or B-12, so he has taken me off tamoxifen for a month to see if I can get to feeling better. He had checked hormone levels last month and definetly not in menopause. If tamoxifen is my problem then he said he would look at giving me a monthly shot to induce menopause and then I would be put on an AI. Asked about ooph. and he said wouldn't recommend it since same thing can be accomplished with a shot. I hope I am making sense. I am having the hardest time typing today.

The weather here is beautiful today, about 67 degrees. Sat outside by pool for about an hour. Hope you all are having pretty weather.

Had a visit from a friend that brought over dinner for me and hubby. (BTW-what does dh stand for?) Some of my friends have been so sweet and others have grown sort of impatient. Oh well, what can you do?

Sue-how is your shoulder doing? One of the reasons I went with mammosite rads is because I have some neuropathy from B-12 deficiency. Hope your feeling okay.

Well, enough rambling.

Jackie

Made

Ok - was going to post something bubbly and up and then I see the commercial for Susan Koman's 3day walk and am sitting here balling. Darn when it hits you from no where. Anyway - note to self quit paying attention to commercials too.

Congratulations on Sofia Alice. Lucky you holding your granddaughter all weekend. I hope the changes that the Orthopedic makes really help. I was telling my wellness coach (at work we get assigned one if we have weight issues, cholestrol issues etc) that I went from 1 physician to 5 overnight and my medicine chest looks like it belongs to an old lady .

The changes that the oncologist recommended and the anti-nausea meds are working. So day 4 on tamoxifen and that's the only SE. Could I hope.....

Anyway 15 year old just called for a ride home - he was suppose to ride the bus - I think I'm going to charge him for this one...

See you guys

Sue227

Hi Everyone,
Well, today is my 49th birthday! What a year it has been. This day last year I was at the imaging center having yet another scan. Now here I am, after 4 surgeries, mammosite and chemo and I am on to bigger and better things, survival I hope! At least that is my plan. Of course I also have a medicine chest like an old lady, I actually use one of those daily medicine things. It was hard to remember what I had taken and what still needed to be taken. I now take Synthroid and tamoxifen added to my bp medicine, protonix (I think I could probably stop it now that chemo is done, but I am afraid of getting that horrible pain in my esophogus back), and I also take zyrtec. Sounds like everyone is doing ok this week, whether it is holding grandbabies, enjoying the sun or just taking some good nausea meds, we all seem to be having a good week. Kelly, that commercial gets me every time. I just registered on my schools team for the Relay for Life here and it made me cry just writing my little blurb for my webpage. I have always participated but now it means so much more. Last year I was newly diagnosed and still in denial so I didn't do the survivor's lap but this year I'll be out there with the rest of them.
Sue

Hanoria

(sigh...once again the copmputer erased what I wrote. My frustration level is high. Being tired doesn't help ignore a testy computer program. I'll try again.....)

Jackie:
Welcome. I'm glad you found us. We've all been through the same issues, and can help support each other.
I also dread "empty nest". Somedays I could gladly trade my kids in for a goldfish, but most of the time I don't want to. I have friends -- professionals, late 50's, never had kids, double income (aka "rich"), love to travel the world..... I must admit that when my kids are crabby, fighting and being a pain, I think about my friends, and I drool. Yet I know I'll miss it terribly when my kids are gone. I have built my life around my family, and I shall miss them terribly. They're 17, 14, 12, 10, so I don't have them for too many more years.
Giving yourself B-12 shots is a pit. Years ago I had to give myself shots in the hip, and it was not a fun experience in life.
dh = dear husband (ds= dear son, dd= dear daughter)

Kelly:
I didn't remember that you were in IN. I'm in Chicago. Ever get up this way? (Yeah, right. In your spare time, eh?)
You have my empathies. Sick kids, and you sick too. Not a fun situation. I just threw some "calm stomach" thought your way. Did you get them?

Sue:
You had your GB out 10 days after the Mammosite was out? Pain in the chest and in the gut at the same time? Really not a fun way to spent time.

Alice:
Hey, grandma! I'm 59, but my kids are young. Part of me looks forward to being grandma, and part of me hopes it doesn't happen for years and years.

My son's BD party last Sunday was a bust. We had a blizard, and only my cousin (and her sick kids) could come. The next day I had 2 kids with upset stomachs and loose poops. (Gee -- happy birthday, Alex). I promised him another party when the weather is better. (August?)
I had the party on Sunday, worked 5am-1:30pm Monday, sat outside swimming pool Monday evening, and collapsed in a heap Monday night. (Times like this is when I think of my childless, rich friends, who have a quiet house, and always get 10 hours of sleep a night.....)

I have strange symptoms, so I looked up Femara. Hopefully my body will acclimate to it, and it will get better. My exhaustion comes in waves, my right hand keeps falling asleep ("carpal tunnel syndrome").

In the mail today I received a letter from the Ill. Dept. of Public Health. Apparently they were notified that I had breast cancer (for statistical purposes?). One of the big universities is doing a research study, and they want me to sign up. They will pay me $100 if I let them interview me (2 hours, in person). After that they are going to ask questions of all my family members -- "How do you feel about her having cancer? Why do you think she has cancer? How do you think she got cancer?" etc. Then they want permission to have all my medical records released to them, they want a sample of my breast tissue, and for an extra $50 I'm to give them a generous blood sample.
Yeah right. I really want them asking my 10 y/o daughter how she feels about her mom having cancer. I also really am thrilled about them asking my 12 y/o son (who had a brain tumor) how he feels about mom having a cancer that can kill her. Good lord. I understand the need for statistics and studies, but..... isn't there some common sense used? If they just wanted to talk to me, that's fine, but to interview my family (and kids) about why mom has cancer, etc. Good grief.

Is my thinking off (maybe because Femara is putting me back in menopause), or is this study a bit askew??

Hanoria

Sue227

Hanoria,
Sorry your are having symptoms. Mine are just part of my life now. I am so stiff every morning, every joint aches. Once I get up and moving I am fine as long as I keep moving. I know it is from the tamoxifen since it wasn't a problem before and it went away when I went off of tamox for my thyroid surgery. I also seem to always be tired, but I think it is that my thyroid levels are off. I just had it out last month and I just started feeling tired last week. I see the endocrinologist in 2 weeks for some blood work so hopefully that is what it is. Ah, the new normal as I keep calling it. Sorry about the birthday party, but I am amazed that one day you had a blizzard and the next you were sitting at the pool, I assume not swimming in it! Hang in there.
Sue

Made

Hanoria - small world where in Chicago? I grew up in Palatine, Il (northwest suburb and my parents still live there so I get up 2 or 3 times a year. Last year I was up 2 times in summer!! We will have to connect. And its nice to know someone in the same boat as me - old with children still in the house (and will be for some years!!) I didn't even have that much fun running and 'traveling' when I was young to make up for being asked - are you her grandma? Though I love where I am in life and love being an 'old' mom!! If you hand is falling asleep - ask for a referral to Physical Therapy - I got carpel when pregnant with our last child and since my mom had surgery and then several weeks later was dx with Rheumotid Arthritis - I was extremly paranoid about surgery - the PT dept made me braces to sleep in at night (not exactly sexy but...) that worked wonders - especially since I type on a computer all day for work.

Tell your son we are sorry about his birthday - Kiernan was born in December so we while we've been lucky - we are ready to expect the worst with a 'winter' baby (brother was born 2/19) - tell him we made up for it when they were infants - all that snuggling on cold winter nights.

Sue - Happy Birthday!!

I hope the Endocrologist has some answers - best place to go when it comes to thyroid etc. I bet you are right about your levels. It takes some time and experiments to get those levels right. Just got mine cool last summer and hope that the radiation doesn't change that.

2nd night having dinner and the tummy upset was less than 1/2 hour this time - this I can do!! Though now a bad ankle hurts and I find myself thinking - SE (as opposed to oh - bad ankle is hurting). I will love my new normal - I will love my new normal. Eventually the paranoia wears off - it has too.

I'm hitting the bed early tonight (she hopes) so I will talk to you tomorrow.