Depression 1 month after mastectomy
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But good news Olivia! I was afraid they would tell you it was definitely cancer....phew!!! That would be hard to walk around with lumps especially after one round of breast cancer. Did you tell your breast surgeon your concerns? I think your history and that of your husband makes a big difference in your comfort level. You would think the doctors would take that into consideration afterall peace of mind is so important to the healing process. Mine would do a biopsy if I told her that it was worrying me so much. Heck I think she would go ahead and do a mastectomy if I were that concerned...she is awesome! But I am so glad that they do not feel as though it is cancer!!! That is good news! I will try to find info on necrosis for you.....that would be scary! For both you and Robin: the waiting game is often more difficult than finding out the results, at least it was for me. I have been patiently ---not---waiting for both of your replies
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I think my husband is worried that it is cancer and that the surgeon is just shying away because we already knows he did not get clean margins from the MX. I am not sure if you remember but my anterior and posterior margins are very small, less than 1mm. The anterior is where the lump is that the oncologist was worried about last week and asked when I was seeing the surgeon. I told her and she asked him to take a look. At this point I am exhausted with the Dr appt's. I am just going to do what they say, not look back and push ahead. My husband is now the one who is believing something is going on within my body just not sure what. It is a little bit of a switch, but okay since I understand his frame of reference.
Olivia
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Olivia: I did a little research on cysts. They categorize them: simple, complicated, and complex. It is not normal protocol to do a biopsy on simple cysts which are unlikely to become cancerous....so that must be what you have which is good news! The ultrasound tells the doctor what type of cyst you have. The article stated that the biopsy could leave scars making future mammograms and ultrasound more difficult. I also found out that fat necrosis is pretty common following diep: 13% of the time.... still researching the subject. Hopefully that helps...
This is taken from the article: Fat necrosis and/or partial flap loss occur when a fatty region of the flap within the flap does not receive enough blood supply. The resulting tissue fibrosis and/or calcification can simulate a mass in the reconstructed breast on postoperative physical examinations.
I would think with the margins less than 1 mm that your surgeon would be EXTRA diligent to make sure everything is OK. Remind your hubby that you surgeon has a big stake in the outcome as well!
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Thanks - that is all good news!! He did not call it a fat necrosis so hope that is what it is, it hurts.
Olivia
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Olivia, I would have been freaked out, too....but Tammy's reasoning sounds solid. Guess that's the good thing having our "own" medical person on here
. I tend to play things overly cautious, I think....but DO ask your other doctors their opinions, too.I finally bit the bullet and made an appt to have a fitting. Across the street from where I'll have my appointments for the genetics counselor and the survivor's clinic appointment is one of the shops with all the prosthetics......I guess I have put this off long enough. I don't really mind being flat, too awfully much.....most of the time I don't think it's obvious. Some shirts require bumps more than others, but usually it hasnt' mattered too much.
But looking at those foobies really gets to me for some reason. I have seen them a few times, and I break down every time. Seems a little silly, I know....but that's the way it is. I will get them at some point - maybe not next Monday, but at least I'll know what I look like with bumps again (I think I've almost forgotten). I do know that some of my shirts, tops, dresses need bumps....
Two years ago, for our 25th anniversary, we went on a cruise. We saved (and saved and saved) to be able to go - it was our first, and we took the kids! We booked it 18 months in advance, so it gave me time to shop for clothes that I normally don't wear - for formal nights!! I found a couple of great dresses at wonderful clearance prices (found tuxes for the guys at Goodwill, too
). Anyway, I haven't worn those dresses since the cruise, as we normally don't do or go anywhere we we need anything like that. I told my daughter that IF I got brave enough to get the foobies and got even braver to wear them, I'd have to wear my dresses......Might even have to book a cruise...ha! But can't afford one now
. I was able to start squirreling away just a little bit back in the fall, each month, for another cruise and/or college bills....and then, yippee...the annual mammogram came back with calcifications, and life hasn't been the same since. And that little bit of $$ has gone to pay bills...and of course, now we'll be paying off my medical bills for the next two years.....so, NO cruise is anywhere in my future 
And no where to wear my dresses.....oh well. But I'll have bumps...ha!!!
blessings...robin
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Robin,
Hope you will let us know how the appt turns out, and if you decide to buy bumps (smile)!
I have my second procedure scheduled for May 21st. I am glad to know it is scheduled. I have to rearrange my three medical appt's for this next week. My boss has scheduled all these mandatory meetings. I am trying to be a team player so will just rearrange so I do not have to hear over and over again how she has to do my job while I am out. It is somedays more than I can listen to... I know she is not a nice person... I am not even sure she realizes it but she says just horrible things to us. She told us if we were not present at the meetings she would take our heads off -- WOW! Hard to believe she is allowed to be a manager but trying to stay focused on the fact I have a job and insurance.
Olivia
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Ah, Olivia....ugh to hearing a boss talk like that.....can't imagine. I'd rather have my principal who doens't acknowledge my presence! But I think you're right in wanting to rearrange your appts....it's probably better for your mental health and sanity that way, even though it's a major headache.
You said your next procedure is May 21st....is this the biopsy? Or is this part of your reconstruction? I think I've gotten lost somewhere (and I KNOW I've lost brain cells in the midst of my three surgeries....I tried to help my daughter with some practice SAT questions this week, and my brain is in shut-down/denial/brainfart/over-load or something.....because this is all stuff I used to know how to do! BEFORE BC.....just last fall....while she was reviewing for the PSAT, which she took in October.....they have the same, exact kind of math questions!!! I helped her figure out how to do them back then, and now my brain does NOT know how to do them. I honestly believe anesethesia has something to do with it.....I feel so incredibly stupid!!!
Got discouraged today...going through my summer clothes....did a little shopping with my daughter today - looking for bargains/cleance/swimsuits.....SO discouraging....nothing is made for me
Maybe I'm just tired though...I'm sure everything will be better tomorrow blessings...robin
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Robin,
The shopping thing is discouraging - I just have decided to wait until I am finished with reconstruction and then figure it out. Everytime I try on something that does not fit right, I move it into another closet in the house. That way I am not tempted to try and it is not hanging there taunting me.
My May 21st surgery is for reconstruction. I may have to move it further down the road but still thinking about it.
I do understand the anesthesia brain - I forget things all the time that I thought I knew before. I find myself taking tons of notes at work and then looking back at them to remember -- ( I have read it gets better. My boss, said she had it for about a year after her colon cancer surgery. Yep, you would think she would understand but somehow it escapes her.
Oh well, like I said, I have good insurance so not all is bad and I get paid every other week! I try to keep my eye on the big perks.
Olivia
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Olivia, Somehow I either have missed it (or have forgotten), but what kind of reconstruction did you/are you having???
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I had a single MX with DIEP - so immediate reconstruction, in hind sight my PS is not so sure it was right since the margins were not perfect but it is what it is at this point and I am moving forward. It is hard to keep every thing straight with our brains impacted with all that anesthesia (smile)
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Olivia are they doing a nipple reconstruction? I am going to have to have an adhesion scraped on my right side, but I am going to wait until this fall. I still have a lot of edema and I want to see if it will heal on my own. I also am going to wait on the nipples until then as well. My left breast has a huge fissure where the scar is, but both of my doctors agree that it will smooth out as the swelling goes down.
Robin: I have those brain bubbles too: forget things, can't spit out words, ect. I have heard it is from anesthesia: 1 month for every hour your under. (Disclosure; no one quote me, just something I heard) So I guess I have 4 more months of this. Then I quess I will go back to blaming it on my blonde hair. Robin, can I ask a personal question? Have you ever thought of doing some reconstruction?
Hope you guys are having a nice weekend. I can not believe Saturday is over already....
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LadyOD -
The nipple is last. The DIEP is a three part operation, the first is the longest and then they go back in after 3-6 months to refine the details and then the nipple, and last is a tattoo which I am not sure I am doing yet. There is some rippling which might work itself out but if not the PS will fix that as well. I also have an incision from hip to hip and that requires some modification because there was some extra skin left that sticks up/out (they call those dog ears, funny term).
I like the term, bubbles - that is exactly how it is. Somedays I think I have said it a loud to realize it is still stuck in my head.
Olivia
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Olivia - I too had margins of just less than 1mm on the anterior side. It's been rec I do rads. Have they suggested that to you? My posterior margins were 1mm but my bs wasn't too worried about that one.
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mom3and1g - yes they discussed rads but because I have lupus as well the rads are out.
I am hoping to find out in the next few weeks what will be the plan since I have both the DCIS and IDC. The oncologist has me taking Vitamin D (I am not sure how low it was but will find out when I see her). So for now it feels a bit like I am sitting and waiting.
Olivia
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I guess I never realized you had DIEP, Olivia....
What kind of recon. did you have, Tammy?
I don't think I'm going to do any kind of recon. at all, Tammy...and no, I don't mind your asking at all
I didn't have a lot of options going into this initially. Around here, my only choices were implants or TRAM. I didn't have enough tummy fat to do two breasts for TRAM, and I just couldnt' (and still can't) put my head around something foreign in my body....AND I didn't like the idea of alloderm in my body.I would have had to go out-of-town for the DIEP or other microscopic type of surgery, and that wasn't a suitable option for us. I also didn't want to put my family through any more surgery wait time, as they had already had to wait out two other surgeries. I did meet with a PS, and I knew I could always have recon. later on. At this stage of the game (three months out), I just can't see myself going into another surgery.....reopening my incisions, going through so much again. And because of the expense factor, I would really need to do this during 2010. Even though insurance would cover the procedure, I would need to meet my deductible during a different year (which is $1000 THIS year - who knows what it would be a different year or if it would be allowed then thanks to the new health care bill??)
I got a chance to see a gal's chest who had had her exchange surgery - silicone implants. She looked nice with her shirt on, but quite honestly without her shirt on, she looked like me with bumps. I just can't get used to the coconut look that everyone gets...and I did not look like that at all before BMX. Even when I was younger. I have no desire to have an "upgraded" or a new, better look. I just want ME back, you know? Little, ole me.....not some perky boobs. That's not ME.
So, for now, I stay Robin-no-breast, I guess....I'm so thin, it's not so terribly noticeable, I don't think. I need to have some pictures taken of me in my clothes - looking straight, and then sideways, and then get yourall's opinion...HONEST opinion. Maybe I'm looking through rose-colored glasses or something, but I think that for the most part, it looks ok.
That's not to say I LOVE being flat, because I don't. I hate what cancer did to me and what cancer took away from me. But I think I would hate even more what cancer would make me have to go through just to have bumps....
I guess it's a good thing we're all different....keeps the PS in business and the form makers in business, too ,,,,,ha!!
blessings...robin
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Robin,
When is your appointment?
Because I had a single MX, I decided to do something, when I went to the PS he told me to gain weight because he was not sure he had enough to do the DIEP from my abdomen. But said he would do his best to make me even. Well the MX side is slightly smaller and really I could care less, it is just not that important in the big picture. I told him, no muscle because I know as women age we need our core muscle's for balance, so no muscle, pure DIEP. He did not take one piece of muscle.
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Man, I have some belly fat I could donate if I could! JK! Sorry your limited to what you can do Robin. I bet you look beautiful just the way you are. My implants do not look like balls, they actually look pretty natural, but I have lymphedema in both and now they look a little distorted. I had an appt today with the plastic surgeon and he seems mystified as to why I still have swelling there. I feel it is getting more pronounced, but then again I have not been massaging like I am supposed to. He also told me to limit my physical activity until it is resolved...ugh. I am never going to get fit this way. Well, better get off the computer. Hubby will be home soon.
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All appointments were today.....
BRCA negative....figured I would be, but glad to know for sure. Am kind of disappointed in a way, though,,,,,but glad I'm not passing anything on to my kids. Saw the new oncologist, who is part of the survivorship clinic. I like her. She has kids my kids' ages....she was a little concerned about the puffiness in my armpit area too, and suggested, then reminded me, then INSISTED I call my BS...I wasn't supposed to go back until July. So I called and talked to his nurse, and when she checked, she said I needed to have it checked out..tomorrow. I was only about .5 miles away from his office, but he was booked solid today.
AND, I came home with bumps...expensive little bumps, but bumps nevertheless....no bras, though. They were ugly and didn't fit comfortably. Fortunately, I had brought one of my own along, and tucked the forms inside it...and it worked. So now I have to sew little pockets in the bras so they'll stay in place. I wore the forms at supper w/o telling the kids and they didn't even notice...took Rachel about 1/2 hour...and then she got so excited. I tried on a couple of my tops that needed filling out, and it worked perfectly:)
So, I really think I can do either thing....go totally flat, or have bumps if I need 'em.
The lady at the shop showed me a LARGE form...oh my. It was HUGE....mine woudl have fit in that one 8 times, I bet...no joke. I feel badly for the lady who wears that size...
blessings...robin
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I am happy for you Robin --about the bumps I mean! Your post sounds very upbeat and happy! I hope your appointment goes well for you tomorrow...keep us posted
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Following the different procedure thread, I am a bit embarrassed to say I'm not sort of confused by what I had done. It was the double mastectomy with lat. dorsi reconstruction. But I didn't have the flap reconstruction and I didn't have the alloderm but it was a one step procedure where they used the back muscle and brought it around from and did put in implants. I too very much wanted to avoid implants but no one would even talk about the tram for two reasons they said I didn't have enough for both breasts and I also have M.S and they were not going to do anything that might affect my core. No one even mentioned the DIEP. But so far I can't find anyone who had done what I had which is confusing to me. No one mentioned having tissue expanders either.
So far the shape of my new breasts s pretty close to what I used to have just a bit fuller.Now instead of a small B and pretty much a real B and actually fill out my old bras. I wanted to stay the same size and I didn't want them perky as I'm going to turn 50 this summer and that would just be odd so there is even a slight sag just like I used to have. I do not have the "ball" type shape I do see on a lot of reconstructions and the scars I have are just where the nipples are taken so they are circles which are filled in with some skin from my back which my PS says will be completely covered when they do the nipples. Now recently I read on another section that if you get that capsular constructure then if you have nipples and tattoos then they can become distorted so that is very upsetting.
Robin, I hope your appointment goes well also.
When were you all told to start massaging your breasts? How long before you could really do exercises and such. Thanks.
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LadyOD -
My fat is just not in my stomach but believe me I can donate from other parts of my body (smile). I kind of wish they could take fat from my upper thighs - LOL but I still would not trade my fat thighs for BC any day of the week!!
Robin -
You sound so happy and upbeat. It is a good thing your family did not notice, you must look totally natural which is just how we all want to feel!!! Why did you feel disappointed?? I know I was a little shocked when they said I was negative and then I thought well then what did I do that caused this BC -- I still think about it all the time.
Greysean - I have not heard of the procedure you had but it is interesting. I will have to read about it. I insisted on taking no muscle because of my lupus and the PS was in agreement. We were on the same page.
I saw my primary care physician today. She told me to stop taking the heavy dose of Vitamin D. I told her I called the oncologist and even went into the office about all the side effects but the oncologist said to stay on it. My primary care physician said, you can not be taking pills to help with the side effects of the Vitamin D because it just means the Vitamin D is not being absorbed in such a heavy dose -- UGH now what!! So I guess I will call the oncologist tomorrow and ask to see her and ask again what to do and tell her what the primary care physician said. I feel like I am being told two completely opposite things to do.
Olivia
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Greysean: I had immediate recon with gummy bear implants. Started massaging around 5th week or so. Probably should have been done sooner, but that is what happens when you only see a medical assistant and the PS is sitting down the hall...can you tell I am a little disgruntled? Free to exercise around the same time, but never really given instructions.
Olivia: Man, that is terrible to get the run around from your docs. It certainly doesn't give you a warm fuzzy feeling when the specialists are contradicting each other....
Guys: I am having a down day today. I did my own research on lymphedema and it says to go to a licensed therapist specializing in it right away or else it can become permanent...my ps has already put me off 3 weeks now. Wants me to wait another 3 weeks. Told me I didn't need to wear a bra 4 weeks ago, didn't mention it this time, but online says to wear compression gear.(So I am back to wearing a sports bra. I know this will sound petty but here it goes: I have never complained about needing a mastectomy. There are definitly worse things that could have happened to me, and I always would use my 'silver lining phrase': at least I dont' have to wear a bra. A little background: I HATE WEARING BRAS!!!! Anyways, now my silver lining is gone, my boobs look like the elephant man, and no one seems to know what's going on.) So on top of dealing with this, I am dealing with a catastrophe at work. I think I told you my receptionist quit last Monday without notice. I only employ 4 people and everything was great before I got this crap in my breasts! We had so much fun together and all got along! We were a team: going to work was a joy and I looked forward to everyday! Well, now my tech who is the ex receptionists bff, quit today. She told me my manager is the reason and went into some stuff that went on while I was gone.... not really all that bad, just some power monger stuff (guess she went on an ego trip while I was recovering and ruffled some feathers) ......now half my staff are gone, the schedule is stuffed with eager patients, patient service is our number one goal...how can I provide that when I am down 2 employees? Now for the 300+ resumes I will have to sift through to try to find one that is worthwhile to even interview, much less hire. I tell you, I am ready to just sell the practice and walk away. Of course, my husband won't hear of that. Heaven forbid, give up his retirement fund?!? All I want right now is to take some time to heal, but I am so overwhelmed with what is going on at work. I am so tired of dealing with stuff...I just feel like giving up, going to bed, and pulling the covers over my head...Did I mention that I found out that I owe more taxes for last year and quarterly taxes for this year are also due? Found that out today also. Oh yeah, and OF COURSE I just had to get my period today........Wake me up when its over, will you? Goodness how I wish that I could....but no worries, I'll be back at it tomorrow. No rest for the weary!
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LadyOD,
I am so sorry!!! I can not imagine all the weight you are caring with your practice, BC, lymphdema and your breasts changing, yet again -- You have the right to complain!!! You are much braver than me because I would have come home and crawled into bed and pulled the covers over my head.
I wish I could help you, first a big hug and then we could go through the resumes together. All I can do is to tell you, how special you are and how much getting to know you has helped me make it through the next day, when I did not think I could. A HUGE BIG CYBER HUG!!! You are a special woman and give so much, I am so sorry this is all happening at once.
Fondly,
Olivia
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Oh, Tammy, Olivia, Greysean...."group hug".....(can't you just hear it???)
Where do I start????
Tammy.....oh, wow....this has got to be so tough. I am so sorry. It's just really too bad Olivia doesn't live closer. She wants a less stressful and more fun job....you two would work so well together, and you both would understand the emotions/feelings of each other....but since you don't, all we can do is offer prayer and emotional support. I SO understand how frustrated you are. Even though I haven't been through this myself, I know this has happened to my brother's practice - we're not close at all, but when my dad was his office/business manager, I would hear his stories. They were awful. Made me glad I didn't run my own business. (Is the new doc working out ok???? I hope!!!) Sounds like you may have to have a little chat with your power-freak person there, but that will be hard to do...and you just really don't need that right now. THAT, on top of everything else, plus being a wife and mom....bless your heart. Keep venting; we'll keep listening and keep praying.
Ah, Olivia...dont' ya just love it when doctors'' opinions differ???? Sigh. Like you have two bodies to do different things??? ugh. I think I'd be tempted to do nothing until I found out what my vit D levels actually were....and then take it from there. It's kind of hard to know what to do. I do know, though, that by being on the Vit, D thread, I've never seen anyone taking such a high level of Vit D. And it just sounds wrong that if it's givng you such horrible SE that it could be right, you know??? (but then again,what do I know??? ha!)
Graysean...I've read about your type of reconstruction, but have never met anyone who actually did it. Wow....you're brave. Can't remember....are you BMX or UMX???
Tammy...didn't realize you got the gummies....I don't think anyone around here uses those....I bet they feel nice, don't they?
About my testing....I guess I was disappointed that I was BRCA negative, because I was looking for a reason for my BC, where it wasn't just a fluke. With having so few females in my family (my mom and two aunts -that's IT!!!! and one of those aunts had BC) it was important for me to know if I had the mutated gene or not.....but I am grateful that I dont' have anything that I've passed down to my kids (other than my goofy personality).
blessings...robin
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Ladyod - I so understand the feeling of wanting to just bury yourself in your bed and pull the covers. I felt like that on Sunday but no where near all the things are you having to deal with. You would think they would have waited till you were totally back and then talked to you about what had been going on so you would have a chance to unruffle everything. With the economy and jobs still difficult to find I can't imagine the two quitting over something that could be fixed when you returned. I'm sure they will regret their decision, not that it helps you at all. Can your husband at least narrow down the resumes? Seems like that would be something that would be helpful. I do find I get so overwhelmed over the smallest and some not so small things. I just think it takes way longer to go back to regular life and try and forget even for a few hours what we all have been through and will continue to struggle with. It isn't just the cancer it is losing our breasts! As big as cancer is a woman's breasts while one can live without them they are obviously a very fond if not favorite body part and then everything society builds around breasts. I think that was terribly selfish of everyone at your work especially as it was such a friendly place. I'm sorry.
Robin, I think passing along a goofy personality is one of the most wonderful things a parent can pass on - your kids will think so too if not now then later. I had a double mastectomy. I don't think I was or am brave in the slightest, I wasn't really given any choice and it sounded like a "normal" thing to do but now I realize it was the lat. flat everyone was doing not what I had. Well I go in next week so I'll ask.
I went in for my taxes and got totally slammed which I wasn't prepared for. We are still dealing with stuff from when my Mom died and some of it might still be that but it also sounds like they made some big mistakes last year so I get to pay for them this year. I also feel like since my diagnosis Feb. 1st that I kind of left this world and day to day problems so now that I'm trying to come back boy it seems like everything is falling apart and all of a sudden, from my roof, to water bills that are totally incorrect, to my poor little fish pond's pump and filters, to irrigation and the fence between my neighbor and myself has decided to just fall apart and I have no idea if it is my fence or theirs. So I at least did like the small bubble or having nothing to think about but trying to heal. I was thinking I am just still so tired from the surgery but now all of a sudden it might be the lack of estrogen. One of the reasons I was put on higher doses of estrogen was so that I could actually function and have energy with having M.S. so thinking it was just the surgery or anesthesia wasn't as bad as thinking oh shoot this might be as good as I get.
I guess we all will just have good and bad days but I do hope the good start outnumbering the bad. I think for me when I can sleep comfortably, without pain and in a "normal" position that will help and just to not have pain and swelling would be great.
Sorry I got off on odd tangents, hope everyone has a good day tomorrow!
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Well, 24 hours can make a huge difference. Sorry to go bi polar on you, but I feel much better today. Yesterday, I thought 'Did I use up all of my favors from God finding and getting rid of this cancer?' And then I thought, no, God must know I can handle this...even though perhaps not gracefully......and I prayed last night for guidance. Today, I had someone come in who has the most fantastic personality: friendly, outgoing, beautiful smile with experience! I called the office she used to work at (I co manage patients with them) and she got a raving review. Then she said she has a fellow worker who is looking for a position as well! How silly of me to let myself get so upset....although I am sure it won't be the last time! LOL Thank you so much for letting me rant and rave....and especially for your kind words and advice!
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This is the "no-sorry" zone, tangents, venting, bi-polar, whatever -- I am just glad we all appreciate and understand one another!!! That is the best support of all and I do believe it helps us heal to know we are not alone in our struggles.
I found out my Vitamin D level is 18 -- I spoke to the oncologist nurse today and she told me. I told her about my primary care physician and she said she would call me back. I have read numerous articles about Vitamin D3 and BC. I will post a link for you all to read.
I hope you all have a good day tomorrow
Olivia
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Well, hey...it sounds as if today was a better day all around.....I, too, had a better day. I had bumps all day long....as a friend said, I had "curves" today
I sewed pockets into two of my own bras last night (did I already tell you all that??) and my forms fit into these. I wore the bra and forms all day long. It felt normal, actually.....I am looking forward to wearing some of the tops i havent been able to wear the last three months because they needed the extra filling out.... I probably won't wear these babies every day, but it's a nice option - even if they ARE expensive!! (about $300 each!!!!!)Tammy....what a wonderful blessing! You may be getting a 2 for 1 (sort of) with your new hires...how cool. Isn't it wonderful how God will work if we just let Him and we don't try to work things out ourselves???
I'm trying to be patient and wait on Him about my job for next fall. I was called four wks before school started this school year and told I was being moved to three elementary schools from the middle school (that I LOVED!!!!). I loved what I did; I loved that age group; I loved the staff, etc. Well, just recently the board voted to close four elementary schools, and I put in to move back to the middle school - not knowing what the plan was going to be for the teaching.. Well, yesterday I was called to go back to the middle school AND the other middle school, however, it was full-time. One semester at each middle school. At this point in time, I can NOT be full-time for many reasons, first and foremost, I stay home part-itme, because we are homeschooing the kids. Plus this next year my daughter will be a senior. With her graduating from our homeschool, we/I will have LOT that will need to be done by US!! I do NOT have time for a full-time job. It killed me to turn it donw, but I know that is what is best for me, and for our family. I have to just trust that God will bless me for that......But it was hard to turn down getting to go back to the place I'd rathe rbe. Many of the teachers there don't understand my decision, and think I'm crazy....but I have to do what I think is right for my OWN children....they are my first priority!!!
Can't keep my eyes open....g'nite!
blessing...robin
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Olivia, one more thing...my vit. D level was 21.8. We're down there together, girl! But my NP from my family doctor, told me to take 1000 IUD a day....I upped myself to 3000. But the oncologist on Monday said I could take way more than that.....
(glad you know your numbers now!)
I go back to get my numbers rechecked next week....after having been on supplements for 6 weeks......
hmmm
blessings'..roibn
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Add me to the list of D supplement recipients. My level was 25. My doc put me on 50000 units one tablet each week. Olivia, were you taking yours daily? Wish me luck: hopefully I don't end up with the terrible side effects Olivia had!!! BTW, if it hadn't been for you guys, I wouldn't have asked to get mine checked so thank you ladies!!! Now I am off to research the importance of vit D! Maybe THATS why I am overweight!!!! (Any reason but that I eat too much! LOL) And would love that link Olivia if you have it! Thanks!
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