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  • Mary22
    Mary22 Member Posts: 779
    edited November 2009

    Hello to all.

    Hey Renee, woo hoo on the sex. Guess what I got some too.!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Only one and a half day left!.

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  • Rachel_BC
    Rachel_BC Member Posts: 1,386
    edited November 2009

    mary- you cooking the turkey?  Hey I am coming back for car stuff on December 12 in Allentown.  Wonder if we can't get a PA girls meet up then?

     Terri- damn.  And damn.  And if we go, we'll all still be here! That doesn't make sense in English but you know what I mean I hope...

    still crazed but its getting better :)

    Gonna catch up soon

    beep beep drive by beep beep vrooom 

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  • ktym
    ktym Member Posts: 2,637
    edited November 2009

    Terri, sounds a little scary, I'm on a Tamox vacation for another week, and my Onc despairs of the rare side effects I seem to get.  You are in good company.  Hope you feel better soon

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  • kookiesmom
    kookiesmom Member Posts: 143
    edited November 2009

    Terri-Sorry you are off the Tamox.   I was taken off too back in Sept. and still waiting to see what my next option is gonna be.   I am still scared not being on anything but I am not in menopause and there isn't anything else to take -which I still find hard to believe but its true.  Unless I get spayed - which if my cysts and fibroids keep tormenting me might happen.  Or take the shot to shut ovaries off but that doesn't sound good to me either.  I hope your neck goes down and your blood thins out. 

    I went to the movies with a friend yesterday and saw "Blindside"."  It was really good and I am not a football fan.  I liked it alot so go see it if you get a chance.

    I am fine if we get moved that is OK with me.  Where will we go?  I am not sure I get it - they are gonna give us our own special swear place that no one with delicate ears can get into to read & post?  Is that right?

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited November 2009

    I suspect that this isn't the only thread that may be too much for those with delicate sensibilities, and maybe there are plans to put all the potentially offensive threads together on one forum with a warning to unsuspecting lurkers. 

    I used to teach emotionally disturbed inner city teenagers, so I doubt that anyone here will be using language that I haven't heard before, even if I try not to use it myself.  As long as the thread doesn't disappear, it doesn't matter to me what heading it is filed under.   

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  • Rachel_BC
    Rachel_BC Member Posts: 1,386
    edited November 2009

    kookiesmom- yep.  But we wont notice, unless we look at the top of the thread to see what listing we're under.  The whole thread should move, and favorite topics should still bring you here.

    I wish I had something better to say to the gals having tamoxiproblems.  Just I love you.

    It's been a good day and I got a whole lot done, but now I am knackered.  Oh I love that word.  Sha Do Be.  Shattered.  All over Manhattan.

    Morning bath (YAY!) Met with Building manager whose getting me a new microwave with a rotating turntable woohoo and maybe a fridge with a freezer on the bottom yeah man... and spent the afternoon in my toxic apartment with a cool contractor.  Decided to restore and rent it if the legal thing doesn't improve- and if it does improve, watch out baby... on the way out one of the owners who used to be board president and now lives under my unit sneered at me with a grin.  Boy am I glad I don't HAVE to move back in.  Doing construction will be a challenge.   Hoping for the best... expecting the worst.  Working on legal stuff, sifting through documents for evidence... hotflashing all the way...

    Monday is the big day for the cookie shipment, organizing the post office and the bakery...

    Family Thanksgiving has turned into a lunch at a restaurant, so i am very happy I planned a secret thanksgiving back at my place later for friends.

    I have Secret Handshake- the Kosher version to post, and pics of the cards you guys sent and so much to post...

    I'm havin fun... promise.

    I am thankful for so much.

    Hugs  

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  • my560sel
    my560sel Member Posts: 1,065
    edited November 2009

    Kookiesmom: I had a partial hysterectomy 10 years ago (still have my ovaries) and my estrogen is still way up there! My ONC actually told me today that my estrogen was higher than the last time I saw him which was BEFORE I started the Tamox in Sept. How can that be??????????? I'm really getting worried - estrogen level increasing, can't take Tamox, now what???? As for what you can take in the meantime, I suggest you have a look over at the Natural Girls thread... there's some very good advice on supplements that do the same thing as the Tamox, if you're into that stuff....

    Oh, and did I mention that I have a cyst on my left ovary!

    Edited to add: Thanks for the love Rachel...I feel like I need a big hug right about now.....

    Terri

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  • LeggyJ
    LeggyJ Member Posts: 726
    edited November 2009

    Hey Renee, get some lube!!!!!  No since in having pain!  Porn shops have the best stuff, but heck even your local market carries KY!!!  If you don't like what you buy, try another one.  If your shy about going to a porn shop in your town wear your wig, take your DH and go for a drive.  There are shops everywhere, now.  You'd be surprised at how many kinds of vibrator's there are.  For massage of course.  My back hurts....hummmmm.  Just have fun!

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  • Juli50
    Juli50 Member Posts: 859
    edited November 2009
    Or buy the lube online. Wink
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  • covertanjou
    covertanjou Member Posts: 569
    edited November 2009

    Hello everyone!

     I love reading this thread!  So much happens so quickly.   I am still on Tamox, and the SEs are getting better...yay!!

    Also, it is my anniversary today.  24 years! I can't believe it has been that long!  It feels like yesterday.

    Sending you all (((((hugs))).

    Mary #2 

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  • j414
    j414 Member Posts: 321
    edited November 2009

    So much to catch up on!

    Chelev - great news!  

    Terri, i'm so sorry that you're having problems with tamox, but your doctor is on it and it will get fixed.

    Allie - Is Beemer a german shepard? He's so cute! I've been toying with the idea of getting a dog and have been checking out the online rescue groups.    

    Happy anniversary, Mary! 

    Renee - great sex begins in the brain and talking this through with DH is a big step toward reclaiming your mojo - it will be back.

    Re: the cursing: first, this is the best thread - everyone is pleasant and supportive of each other and I'm grateful Rachel took the initiative to set it up. Second, I doubt anyone was genuinely offended by the words exchanged on this thread. There was some very odd/attention baiting/trolling behavior by a new addition on the other thread that went far beyond what reasonable people would consider healthy. Or even befitting of someone who was actually recovering from BC. Just my opinion . . .  

    Clearly someone is lurking and I agree with Renee about the vendetta - it's too weird. Be careful with what you post.  

    I don't curse often, but it has been shown to alleviate pain (see link below). And while I'm not at all religious, I never take His name in vain b/c I was raised to believe He would smite me if I did. Old fears die hard.

    http://tierneylab.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/13/cursing-and-pain-relief/

    Still no hotflashes, but I got my CYP2D results and I am an intermediate metabolizer. My doc is enrolling me in a clinical, the purpose of which is to measure the levels of endoxifen (the stuff that makes tamox work) in my blood over the course of several months. He said intermediate metabolizers usually don't have any endoxifen issues, but he feels that with my crappy family history we should be sure.

    Hope everyone has a great night!

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  • LeggyJ
    LeggyJ Member Posts: 726
    edited November 2009

    Keep us posted on your clinical trial, J414.  I was offered the trial as well, but it was in San Francisco, which is about 2hrs. from here and the parking at UCSF is terrible.  I'm not a city driver anymore.  Good Luck! 

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  • BooBee
    BooBee Member Posts: 860
    edited November 2009

    Happy anniversary Mary 2.

    Congrats Mary 1

    I did use lube.  Apparently the cobwebs are thicker than we thought.  I had an oopherectomey in June so maybe we just need to work out the kinks.

    I'm also going on a tamox vacation.  I'm going off a week before my recon.  My suggestion and my onco said there would be no harm for a short period of time.  It'll be interesting to see if the hot flashes stick around and what my appetite does.

    Terri...Can you can go on Arimidex?

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  • BooBee
    BooBee Member Posts: 860
    edited November 2009

    I found the wig info Rachel.  That is great information.  Do you think she would mind if I quoted her on my site? 

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  • kookiesmom
    kookiesmom Member Posts: 143
    edited November 2009

    Renee - I was told to stop taking tamox. bfore my exchnage surgery so I stopped for the week before and a week after.  I think it has to with the blood clot risks associated with it.  Good luck!  Oh and Astroglide helps alot!

    Terri - I have looked at some of the holistic stuff & some of it sounds promising.  I need to find out more about hormone balancing and all that. I have never really been into the natural stuff because I envision someone whipping up a batch of some folklore remedy in their bathtub and selling it for $100 a bottle.  Not that FDA drugs can't screw you up good - we know that happens too. I am going to read more about it.  But  I know what you mean about the estrogen factory still working. It is like the safety net is gone when you stop tamox.  I don't understand why if it was so important that I take tamox. after my mastectomy (told by 3 doctors to take it!) and now that I can't its like - oh don't worry you'll be fine. Really, what changed?!!  I see my onc. in December and I am hoping she will help me make a decision otherwise I am going elsewhere. Keeping  busy helps me to keep from thinking about it too much. Let me know what your doctor decides to do with you.    Hang in there!

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited November 2009

    Okay, okay - what the hell did I miss?  Rachel, what's up with someone having a beef with you??  Fill me in - I have been racing around for work and have missed several days' worth of posts - who could possibly have anything against you - geez, girl, you keep us all going!!

    I'll be out of the loop for a few days starting tomorrow night - heading up to my mom's house (about 3 hours north of here in a HUGE flippin' retirement city called The Villages) where I will happily cook the Thanksturkey day dinner for my mom, DH, my great aunts and great uncle, brother and his girlfriend and anyone else who might stop by.  I love to cook, and I just give them the menu of what I want to prepare and tell everyone what to bring and then step back!  I'm making:

    - Butternut Squash Soup; Warm Mushroom Salad; Green Bean Casserole; Whipped Sweet Potatoes; Mashed Chive & Sour Cream Potatoes; Corn (for my DH, who insists on it); Stuffing; Chili Roasted Broccoli; Turkey; 2 kinds of cranberry sauce; gravy; rolls & bread; pumpkin mousse; apple-caramel pie.

    If you are in the vicinity of the Villages and need to be fed, come on over - there will be plenty!

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  • Rachel_BC
    Rachel_BC Member Posts: 1,386
    edited November 2009

    Mary #2- its so funny, on a message board with no picture, I pictured you from your posts as far too young to be married for 24 years!  MAZEL TOV!  

    j414- I just adore how you write, and research.  Rock on. THANK YOU for the link about cursing- and all that you said.  I thought so too but I have those people on ignore and can't see what they're saying, and I wanted to make sure we didn't lose anyone here blah blah anyway...And THANK YOU for submitting to the trial.  I read on the other thread you have to take monthly blood tests, what a drag.  Lemme know if you want company on any of your trips to the vampires :)I'm good for comic relief.  (btw the bakery just called to ask me if its OK if they get the newspapers to come for the cookie send off, and I said no, unless we can find a way to make it benefit the troops, the firefighters, or the cookiecart kids.)

    Renee- I may have been tripping but I am pretty sure I read that women were being told by their Gynos to use cooking oil! Weren't we all reading about women feeling like a salad? (Satisfied salad) Did I dream that?  On the wig info, Leah's on this thread but traveling, and I haven't BEGUN to tell the stories of our meeting (she ROCKS!) but I feel safe in saying that she posted that information HOPING that people would read it and use it and spread the knowledge and I am 99% sure I told her about your site and how you could post the information.  I don't think she even cares about getting the credit, just that people get the help from what she knows.  I am biting my tongue not to say other great stuff she told me, until she can get somewhere where I can check to see if I can repeat some stuff, maybe she wants to keep private or she'd post it herself.  But the WIG ADVICE is definitely for SHARING.  Go for it!  (Also you can PM Leah, or I can email her, lemme know)

    On the Natural girls stuff... did I post the thing from Army of Women looking for patients using supplements?  I meant to post  it on the Natural Girls thread but I am kinda too scared to go there.  Months ago, when I was still debating Tamox I went there, hopeful.  I got scared off by a couple things... some people were just defensive about their decision to not take conventional medicine, natch I can understand that, but it's not helpful, some people were drawing conclusions using faulty logic (I recognized some of my own faulty logic there) and I couldn't say so because then I'd look like I was attacking them, and bringing up that whole defensive unhelpful thing...  For myself I figured the bottom line was that maybe there was some good info there, but without the empirical data to back it up- even though its a sore pity that there isn't empirical data- I can't trust my life to it.  When I saw women who had scored very low OncotypeDX scores eschewing their Tamoxifen, I was terrified for them.  One of the annoying things about the OncotypeDX scores is that they don't reveal with your recurrence risk would be without Tamox.  I was told after surgery there was an 85% chance they got all the cancer.  When I was told that with 5 years of Tamoxifen my distant recurrence risk would be 89%, I thought (at first) that the risks of Tamoxifen were not worth that 4%.  But then I chewed the numbers... the increase in uterine cancer goes from .0001% to .0002%, and uterine cancer seems to be easily detected.  I didn't fully grasp what that 4% was, which is Stage IV. Now I am getting Zometa (in January) to  get another 1-2% lower distant recurrence rate- even though statistically with Tamox alone I have a better chance than a woman on the street without SFBC (12%) to get SFBC. FCRIKEYing statistics is all we got because they still don't know wtf causes cancer or cures it, they only only have statistics.  So again, without statistics and studies - or real knowledge- to go off conventional medicine scares me.  Especially when statistically in my DX I have such nice odds, and Terri's are even better.  I did and do feel that when and if conventional medicine fails, and there's nothing better to try, might as well go off the beaten path.  And there's another rub, because I DO believe that natural substances are powerful, maybe even more powerful than what the drug companies churn out, my concern then would be is taking natural supplements possibly doing more harm than good?  No way to tell.  I am not sure, but I *think* the gals here who are having these  !#!!DS@CRIKEYCRIKEYCRIKEY (man I hope we move soon) serious Tamoxissues had related issues, like Terri's hysterectomy 10 years ago.  I can only hope in a selfish way- very selfish- as I wrote this I was touching my neck and for a moment thought I had a big old swelling!  There but for the grace of G-d go I, right? I don't know wtf is going on, what causes cancer or why Tamox works, why there are SEs, blah blah blah.  I never enjoyed gambling or statistics but now I have no choice but to accept both.  I started eating brocco sprouts and white button mushrooms - thanks to the pointers on this thread- not in inordinate amounts, just substituting white button mushrooms for the brown ones or fancies I used to buy, and sprouts I can shove in a lot of things, wraps, sandwiches.  Nice to see the little SFBC ribbon on the package, because nothing said "white button mushrooms".  What a weird world, where shopping in the grocery store has turned into a search for SFBC ribbons on the package. I was told that Einstein once said that in the future there would be no medicine, everything would be cured by what we eat- but i can't find the attribution to Einstein, so maybe that's bullcrikey.

    I have been trying to figure out a way to ask this to Terri that wouldn't be needlessly upsetting but I can't find it, so at this point I am going to just spit it out and pray a lot.  I have mentioned my friend with Stage IV tonsil cancer, my high school buddy/football player/doubledated with my best friend and him... this is a smart, aware, physically fit man who was misdiagnosed for a lump in his throat for a long time, too long. When i heard about Terri's issue I called him and asked what was the test that discovered the cancer after all and he said it was a CAT scan, and later a PET/CT scan.  I don't have a lot more details and i don't have a lot of details on Terri, and Terri's is on the outside where his was on the inside and I sure as f*ck do NOT think Terri has tonsil cancer, and moreover Terri's docs are fully aware she is a cancer patient, so I assume they thought about cancer FIRST and ruled it out, but... I just had to say something.  One friend misdiagnosed is too many already.  It sounds like Terri's docs have sorted out the problem, and that it's about blood clotting or not clotting properly, and Tamox is sure enough known for blood clotting issues. Put that together with a history of problems and it does make sense for Terri.  I just hope they really did rule out anything more nefarious.

    On the part about your estrogen going UP, Terri, it does make some sense (in my small knowledge) because there have been good studies that show that in menopausal women, Tamox can actually raise their estrogen levels because they had so little estrogen to start, and Tamox acts as a kind of estrogen.  Add that to your existing ovaries, so it does make some sense, in a world where no one knows how any of this sCRIKEYhit works in the first place.

    I understand you want to keep your ovaries, so that narrows the possible solutions.  My major question becomes this: Do they actually know what is causing the swelling?  If not, could you get a CAT scan and would that be possibly any help?  Not just for the (heaven forbid) cancer but maybe they'd see something else and say d'oh, its this other thing...

    kookiesmom- I am just as worried about you and agree with all you said. I'd push you for a second opinion now.  You don't have to leave your current docs to get a second opinion, it's just additional.  I think what goes on with the ONCs and Tamox is again, they don't know how or why it works, just that it does, and there's so many variables they just say "take it and see".  Our DX's are very similar, my cancer was 1.6 cm (3 foci combined).  I think they are saying "you'll be fine" because odds are with cancers like ours, we would be fine without Tamox.  If you can take it, all the better, statistically, but if not, the stats are still on your side.  That would be the doc's POV but as they always say... it's OUR choice... I see also our TX was different, you had MX and I had lump and rads - we both had SNB, so again, a lot I don't know or understand.

    SFBC.  Fight back.  Get more docs opinions.  Address the symptoms.  If anything I said upset you, please ignore it and accept my sincere apologies. 

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  • Rachel_BC
    Rachel_BC Member Posts: 1,386
    edited November 2009

    cross posted again,

    Meg, what's DIM? Oh for crying out loud (pun there) a psychologist is a grand thing when you need one but that sure as fCRIKEYuck not what you need.  Can they switch your AD?  We're in such similar stressful states, I can testify that if I ALSO had the DX and TX stressors I'd be twisted so bad I'd be seeing out my navel.  I don't know how you do it.  I can only agree with you about how you are handling it.  The only things that helped me get through my dark times - and their little recurrences- are 1) Xanax and 2) dealing with the stresses in my life and maybe add 3) doing things with people that make me happy.  I called my therapist when I first got the shocking news about my lawsuit, and it did help to have her validate my feelings and pat me on the head.  If I had spare time or money I would indulge in more of that, but since i have neither, and the Xanax worked I didn't.  Meeting with your support group- fabulous.  If YOU decide that a psychologist would be helpful in dealing with any of your outside stressors, well that's a different story.  It's clear to me and anyone who reads your posts that you are fully cognizant and in control and acceptance of your physical health and treatments, and are only feeling physical effects of that treatment.  Like, you were not hanging out with the black dog before the oomph.  I agree 1000% about your resilience in the face of overwhelming odds. And you should know that the letters from the kids were so moving the bakery people added an extra note telling the troops to be sure to read them.  You are KICKING ASS girl.  I just want to support any decision you make.  

    chelev WOOHOO on the pic!!!! Looky at all that hair! Still, you are much prettier in person.  We have to get some more pics :)  Without wanting to give the jerks more air time, I think they went after me BECAUSE they thought I was helping people.  They seem to feed off of bad news, bad energy, bad information, fear, fear and more fear.  They didn't like it when I questioned their fear mongering or presented evidence that what they were saying was ca ca. When the mod told me someone complained about my cursing, my first thought was that it was these fearmongers, but I had to consider maybe I had hurt someone's feelings who was sincere.  The last thing I want to do is get kicked off this board- and that's what these people want.  And thank you, you and everyone so great here, make me feel good :)  Can't even express it.

    and typical... just got your boob back and release from pain and fear yourself and your trekking to the older folks to make turkey.  You ROCK.  You just rock the casbah. 

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  • my560sel
    my560sel Member Posts: 1,065
    edited November 2009
    Mary # 2 - Happy Anniversary!

    Kookiesmom: Yeah, isn't it funny about how they push Tamox on you and then when you can't take it for some reason, they say you'll be OK anyway...??/ What's up with that?

    Ivorymom: You changed your photo! So cute.... As for DIM, I've been on it for a couple of weeks now. I'm only taking 100mg, but will increase it slowly to 300 or 400mg. I'm sorry to hear that you've been through so much this past year...you must be one heck of a woman to have trod through all that crap and still be so positive and an inspiration to all of us. I think as women in general and cancer survivors, we get our strength from within. We are a force to be reckoned with when we set our mind on doing something.

    Chelev: That meal sounds wonderful! Too bad I live so far awayFrown

    Rachel: I understand what you mean about the 4%... I was planning on taking the Tamox and doing the natural stuff. I figured it couldn't hurt and it would be extra insurance. I was stupidly on the Atkins diet for many years which included way too much fat and protein and not enough fruits and veggies. The supplements are my way of kick starting my system along with much better eating habits and exercise etc. I find the natural girls thread very informative and they do link to some studies to back up their claims. As far as my ONC goes, he was genuinely concerned when I told him about my neck swelling although it was not swollen by the time I got to see him. I did have an US and it came back clear with no blockages but blood tests - specifically one called a PTT and D-dimer showed something not right with my blood. Actually, the PT test came back showing that my blood was taking longer than normal to coagulate and the D-Dimer test results showed that my blood had blood clots in it. His immediate response was to not take any chances and get me off the Tamox right away. He sent me for an ECG and everything came back normal. I'm to have another set of blood tests taken in 2 weeks and hopefully something will have changed otherwise I don't know what he'll do. MY tumor markers were way normal and a CA125 test was also normal. Please don't ever hesitate to ask me anything or tell me what you're thinking - we're all here to help each other and many heads put together are better than just one when trying to find a solution to a problem. I'm so sorry your friend was miss diagnosed and I want to thank you for calling him and getting some info on how he was finally diagnosed. If my blood tests prove to be inconclusive once again I'm going to push for a CT scan. I'm going to ask the question about the estrogen levels also and that if they don't come down, maybe an OOPH is necessary. BTW, my estrogen levels are way high - I think the high range is 1800 and I'm at 1767 !! And now he tells me that it even went up higher?? Oh, and he did tell me because he had my Oncotype score in front of him that I had a 3% higher chance of a recurrence if I didn't take the Tamox. That would mean a 10% chance overall.....I don't know how he got to that number.

    Dim is a supplement made from cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, cabbage, spinach) and they say you'd have to eat a truckload of fresh vegetables to get the same concentration as you would get in say, a 400mg pill. I can send you some links if you like, just PM me.

    Well, I need to run off and vacuum the bedroom. Saw Dr OZ the other day and he was talking about bed bugs...gave me the creeps and now I'm off to suck those little beasts (if any) into oblivion!

    Terri

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  • HelenaJ
    HelenaJ Member Posts: 1,133
    edited November 2009

    Yeah take that Doc ... stick it up your jumper!!!!  That's from me too Meg.  Your posts pre ooph were so incredibly on the mark and peaceful and calm - I can still recall so many of them.  The ooph is mucking you around but I love that deep down you were fuming - if you get what I mean - I think it shows you know how well you have coped in the past.  Deal with your emotions?!!  If they only knew.  Sending all the best loving vibes I can muster.  xx

    Just a mid week drive by for me.. so sorry to hear that many of you are having problems.. aarrggh.. and it goes on.  Hope there is some respite in the days to come.

    big hugs

    Helena

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  • Rachel_BC
    Rachel_BC Member Posts: 1,386
    edited November 2009

    Quick drive by without reading- and apologies for that-

    *******ATTN PA GIRLS, ANY CHANCE OF GETTING TOGETHER DECEMBER 12 ALLENTOWN LUNCH********

    ?????????? 

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  • covertanjou
    covertanjou Member Posts: 569
    edited November 2009

    Thanks for the congratulations on my anniversary.  
     
    Rachel, my avatar is Buffy the Vampire Slayer.  I am a huge fan.  Maybe that is why you thought I was young!  I am only 46, and I got married when I was 22.  I have two daughters (20 & 17).  I CANNOT imagine my daughter getting married in two years!!  I was lucky.  My DH is great **most of the time** lol.  
     
    Meg, considering all that you have gone through this year, it is not surprising that you feel depressed!  ((((hugs)))......Vent all you want!!
     
    Terri, my fellow Montrealer (yay!!!)  where do you get your DIM?  Can you take it with the Tamox?  Or does it replace the tamox? 
     
    To all my American friends, I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving tomorrow!

    Mary #2 
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  • Rachel_BC
    Rachel_BC Member Posts: 1,386
    edited November 2009

    another drive-by to introduce my cat, since all these cute doggies are popping up in avatars... and I realize I need a newer pic of him!  This is him as a kitten.

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  • pkb143
    pkb143 Member Posts: 280
    edited November 2009

    Cute doggy/kitty photos so I'm 'driving by' too to show you my little girlie, Nugget (14-year ShihTzu) in my avatar!!

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  • my560sel
    my560sel Member Posts: 1,065
    edited November 2009

    Mary #2 : I get my DIM from The Health Tree but I've now found a place online where it is much less expensive. I can PM you with the details if you like?

    Terri

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  • Rachel_BC
    Rachel_BC Member Posts: 1,386
    edited November 2009

    people who can cook: what's the best way to heat a pre-cooked turkey breast (3.4lbs) so the meat is juicy and the skin is crisp?  Its in a tin(foil) pan from the store they said was good to bake.

    I should probably take it out and put it in a casserole dish. 

    Like... add chicken stock and cover in 350 oven with foil tent?, then take it off and crisp the skin how? how long?

    danke 

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  • pkb143
    pkb143 Member Posts: 280
    edited November 2009

    Rachel, sorry, although I can cook, I don't do turkey that often....but your plan sounds reasonable (chicken stock, foil, 350) but I don't know about crisping it up without drying it out. I have a feeling there are plenty of real cooks here who can help you out, though.Smile

    Just wanted to put a note here to all the fantastic women on this thread who were diagnosed before age 50. Check the thread "Just Diagnosed" -- ABC news wants to hear from you if a mammogram before age 50 saved your life. The thread's dated Nov. 13 but I just now saw it!

    And here's a big hug for Meg and anyone else who could use it......around this time of the year, it might be around 99% of us!  (((((((((((((   ))))))))))))))))))

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  • Mary22
    Mary22 Member Posts: 779
    edited November 2009

    Rachel, Dec 12 is a Sat, so count me in!!!!

    I usually use the reynolds roasting bags, in the same place as foil and plastic wrap are at the store. The turkey usually comes out great!!! My MIL is making dinner, all I have to do is bring deviled eggs and pop(soda) Looking forward to 5 days off!!!

    Already started cleaning for Christmas and doing my twice yearly dusting( of my walls, they all have paneling, so I clean them with liquid gold twice a year FUN FUN FUN!!!!) I do them a Christmas time, because I move the furniture to put up tree and then in the spring, when we no longer burn wood. Boy talk about dust! BORING!!!!!!! Sorry!!!

    Yes on the tamoxifen thread we had a cooking oil discussion! KY works, but all make me itch down below! And yes after ooph, I seem to be much dryer. DH just has to do a little extra work.

    TMI ALERT~~~~~~~~~~~~~~PERVERTED NATURE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!!!!!!!!

    One thing that really works that does not irritate and it is free is spit. I know it sounds gross, but really no different from oral. I do not itch afterwards. Sorry if anyone is offended, just passing along some possible useful info.

    Rachel, even if Dec 12 was a week day, I would take a personal day, or schedule a doctor appt and take a sick day! You can PM me with a time and place!!!

    Hope everyone has a Very Happy Thanksgiving Day!!!!!!!!!

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  • Rachel_BC
    Rachel_BC Member Posts: 1,386
    edited November 2009

    OK to heck with the juicy turkey, I can cover that with gravy, but i want that crispy skin... how do I do that?

    oh maybe its better I don't know... :)

    Mary- its you and me so far yay!  I will email you details.

    :* 

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  • AllieM22
    AllieM22 Member Posts: 464
    edited November 2009

    Rachel--love the kitty pic! So sweet. I don't know about covering the turkey breast in broth and cooking--not if it's already cooked. Might make it soggy? I would just heat covered with tinfoil so it won't dry out...anyone else--ideas?? I haven't cooked a turkey in years and will be (with MIL's help) on Thurs. I usually go to a friend's house who cooks every year, g-d bless him. (That "o" was missing for you, Rachel...) Am looking forward to having my family's stuffing--yay! And all my favorite things--sweet potato mash, brussel sprouts. Am trying a crazy rolled pumpkin roulade with ginger cream from the Barefoot Contessa.

    Chelev--your dinner sounds amazing!! :)

    Meg-hang in there. You were very polite to the dr who told you to get "professional" help. With all you are dealing with, I don't think it's an internal issue. :) Plus, hormone changes are probably what make people nutty to begin with. You are definitely self-help with all that you are trying!! Good grief. Good for you. We're sending all our good thoughts your way. You'll feel better soon. Hugs!!

    And Helena--made me LOL on what is now my new favorite expression --"stick it up your jumper"!! 

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