I say yes, you say no, OR People are Strange

RL - I'm hanging on to some hope for Sandy that TM's aren't accurate. I was suprised, when I started treatment at Dana Farber in Boston, that they weren't using them.  At first I felt, well, "neglected", but then realized the truth of what they were telling me, just not accurate enough to warrant using them.  Don't know if that's for all cases, but I have had so many friends scared needlessly....still sucks, and keep holding out for very small & treatable, local, fingers crossed until 1/27.

Blue, love the flowers ;-)

(((((Sandy))))  Keeping all digits crossed for a clean CT scan and for B9.  And yes, my onc doesn't use tumour markers either for BC because they're so darn unreliable, and often give false readings.

The dastardly polar vortex has crept southward again......brrrrrr.......BLAME THE ARCTIC, not Canada!

(((((( Sandy )))))  I only had  tumor markers for a couple of years after my txs. and then they stopped using them.  Turning in a vote for a false read. 

Fantastic flowers -- welcome sight today.

Jackie

Thanks everyone for your good thoughts BUT they don't use the markers here as a primary tool - guess everyone missed my mention of the mamo and ultrasound that shows a new "mass" in left breast which, btw I can feel and yes my markers are up and they never have been so.....

Yorkie .. if I'm not mistaken, 208Sandy is Stage IV.  So not sure what happens with the new tumor in her breast.  We'll know more after her doctor's appointment on the 27th.

Sandy .. I know you said you were feeling fine, but I'm nervous about this latest finding. Have you been on an anti-hormonal or chemo?  Thinking it's an AI you've been taking if Faslodex is most likely the next step. Keeping you close in my thoughts and heart. 

hugs,

Bren

Love my Sandy, hate the cancer. 

Angry at this news.  

OMG HOW STUPID CAN HE BE!

Adding, hang in there Sandy. One hell of a journey we are all on. 

I'm going to have to get that one! I read a book about Teddy R's nearly fatal trip up the Amazon, called "The River of Doubt." I love history!

oh good, another book that sounds cool.  I need to keep stimulating the brain cells.  

Now if you want to understand Texas from its inception look for fat, fat book called Lone Star by Fehrenbach.  He recently passed I believe.   Its history from both natural, human and a anthropological standpoint.  I hope that didn't sound too dull but I understand so much more about how this state evolved into itself. Seriously Texas may be full of idiots but it's still a rich history and culture from , missionaries, impresarios, Spanish, Comanche to politician.  The civil war reconstruction period still defines attitude toward govt and guns. 

Isn't it ironic thAt dumbo in the blue shirt is too young to realize that his forebears were blue collar working men in unions and they were mostly Liberal or progressive democrats. 

I sincerely believe from my blue collar DH's change too that they were horrified when women, blacks, hippies, etc began to also work next to them in these blue collar jobs. I was the only woman in my telephone garage for some time and then a black guy got promoted, one long hair and a couple crazy Vietnam vets(really they came back PTSD). 

 No way did they want to identify with us so they declared themselves per sona non grata to the system that allowed them to prosper and build families, etc.  Let Nixon ship their jobs to china and there you have it.  Dwindling middle class, widening gap. No jobs to get that are worth a plug nickel in building a family or getting the next generation higher education. 

Dumb shits. Sorry honey. DH does get it though but can't bring himself to be a democrat again.  

Hoping all are staying warm - thinking of Jackie, and those in the part of the country getting this first, we're next.  Giving thanks I heat with Oil and not Propane this year - seems propane is in short supply, and prices are off the charts, if you can get it.  Watching neighbor a few acres away taking cows into the barn - that's the best sign I've got for how cold it is ;-)

Thinking of Sandy - the tension of the waiting, Monday can't come son enough...

BostonSuz,  meant to ask, is Aiken part of the trial?

E...poo flinging is indeed an art.  The wet mounds take great skill as well.   You mustn't waste the bedding or hurt your back while flinging both!   

Murdoch Mysteries disappointed me last night.  They had better clear this up in the next couple of episodes or I will be done.  

-26C here today.  

I agree about Murdock PiP. The plot twists are getting a bit contrived. Wasn't that bad guy dispatched last season?