After several months of hot flashes from going off my BHRT they are slowly beginning to fade...that is if the tamoxifen I'm taking doesn't kick them up again.  Hopefully this drug and I can coexist and I can get some additional protection from recurring bc.

As long as I can maintain a good QOL I will avoid the BHRT in the future.

Happy Valentine's Day! 

A BIG CONGRATULATIONS to you, Althea!  I so clearly remember the day you posted that you were thinking about doing this.  Your accomplishment is an inspiration to us all!  (((Hugs)))  Deanna

I began bio identical progesterone AFTER my diagnosis.  I had almost no progesterone which I need to make natural killer cells and to balance the estrogen.  I do not use it vaginally.  I use it on arms, chest, neck and hairless parts of arms ... I was told to apply it up high to keep it from going to quickly to the liver and being processed out.  The Doc used to say use a different spot every application but now says doesn't matter.

Way to go, Althea!!! What an accomplishment!!!

truebff:  I have been on glutathione for about two months.  I take a tsp full each morning (liquid form) and once weeklly I get it in my IV infusion at the very end.  It is a powerful antioxidant and our body needs it to process all other antioxidants and supplements.

You would think that with all the vitamins I'm taking I would be in top condition, but I still caught a little cold this week.  We'll see how quick it goes away. 

Kaara, where do you get it, what brand?

My Chinese medicine practioner wants me on a cream form of it as it is best absorbed that way, but I am searching for one that is unscented.

truebff:  I get it from my naturopath...it's called ReadiSorb.  It is in liquid form and must be refrigerated.  When I get my IV infusion each week, at the end more glutathione is injected into the IV at the end.

Wow, looks like a great book. Off to buy it.

http://community.breastcancer.org/forum/91/topic/782931

Just posted a new thread HAUNTED BY A POSITIVE MARGIN, please visit and help me understand.  thanks!

You're welcome Essa !

My hats off to you Althea ! 

Thank you Essa for the link, you sound like me = studying 

I never had a root canal (thank God)  Back in my days, dentists pulled out teeth, must be the reason why I hate dentists...lol

Passing this on, interesting....yup, that's me: denial, anger

PSYCHOLOGICAL RESPONSE TO BREAST CANCER: EFFECT ON OUTCOME

A prospective, multidisciplinary, 5-year study of 69 consecutive female patients with early (T0,1 N0,1 M0) breast cancer was conducted. Patients' psychological responses to the diagnosis of cancer were assessed 3 months postoperatively. These responses were related to outcome 5 years after operation. Recurrence-free survival was significantly common among patients who had initially reacted to cancer by denial or who had a fighting spirit than among patients who had responded with stoic acceptance or feelings of helplessness and hopelessness.

http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(79)92127-5/abstract

Keep up the fight ladies !
 

Maud:  I think the key is the "feelings of helplessness and hopelessness".  When I was dx with bc last October, my first though was "It is what it is...I can't change that".  I didn't completely freak out, so I guess that could be called stoic acceptance.  My next thoughts were to make some decisions that would create a first line of defense, like diet and lifestyle changes.  Next I took to the internet to do my research on treatment options.  To be honest, I haven't had time to feel helpless or hopeless...I've been too busy trying to beat this thing, and I feel very confident that I'm on the right path.

It's normal to have feelings of denial and anger, but in short order, you'd better be ready to hit the ground running if you want to stay ahead of the challenge.  I treated bc the same way I treated a challenge when I was in business...step back, do an assessment, then make a plan and follow through.  In the final analysis, you have to be flexible enough to make changes in the plan as you see fit. 

Vivre...do you do an implant or a bridge? I have a very visible with a root canal, and am trying to figure out what to do.

Maud:  Thermography is a good non invasive way to discover small developing tumors long before they would show up on a mammogram, but you would then have to have other diagnostics...probably an MRI to determine exactly what they were and whether they needed removing.  Personally, I am going to alternate between Thermograms and mammos every six months to make very sure I catch anything that might be developing early.

vivre, could you find that root canal thread and bump it for me?  My mom needs to visit a dentist soon.  All I can remember from it is mercury and root canals are very toxic, but I don't recall what good options for other choices exist.