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Rose, while on any medications that increase blood sugar, the best practice is to check HBA1c, every three months. If a patient has no issues a HBA1c should be checked once a year with the yearly labs.

Usually yearly labs are CBC, CMET(CNP), TSH,FreeT4 &FreeT3, B12, Folate, Iron panel. urinalysis. Tumor markers. HBA1c, Vita D (see next paragraph), Plan other test in the same way. This Jan I need an update Echo, carotid Doppler, Ekg. Ultrasound for the next. Will determine if I need any other diagnostics and I will get them scheduled. I,e Cat scan(last done 1 1/2 years ago, Last liver MRI> 1year ago. for brain too. Lock down when next colonoscopy is scheduled.

I have a urine test for cytology once a year to check for bladder cancer BECAUSE the chemo  & RAI 131 have predispose me to bladder cancer.. You that have had chemo consider asking for a "urine for cytology"

Consider a hemacult once a year also. That tests the stool.

I'm trying to coordinate that all these test are done in Jan. Reason: If something is abnormal, then It's at the beginning of the year and new deductibles. AND I' fresh to start to attack whomever to fix things.

It's all done at once, not piecemeal. Easy to sit and determine how the whole bodies doing at ONE time.

Chevy, that's really hot what ever kind of guy he is --yummy. My DBF looks like the dirt part. He's always covered in DIRT. Cleans up well, but he is a STICK. But I love my STICKMAN hmmmmmmmm.

Tang, Tell your doc b/c your body responds so differently to medications, you would like your genetics done. They would include in a package deal 2D6, 2c9, 2c19,3a4,3a5 and VROKC1. On life time test. It will make all future drug choice safer.

My 2's are normal. My 3's and VROK1c are all abnormal. 50% of all drugs go through the three's. Coumadin is specific to VROK!c

Check out Genelex website and even give them a call. They will help 1-800-test-dna.

Tang very healthy to take a break , please, just let us know. Except for the ban, I have multiple times taken a break over the years. A great time to take a break is over the holidays

Tang, I have a bias against the ovaries in ER+ bc. This is based on Evidenced Based Research. Unless another child is planned, I think they should come out. For Me, when my twin sister was dx'd with ER+ BC in 1996. I had the works out. Had her do it too.It wasn't recommended treatment at the time, but I new the treatment of tamox and evista wasn't absolute. HINT: Remember your doc saying she didn't know everything. SO, out ovaries, tubes, ute. NEVER regretted it. One less thing to worry about

2008, I was in the pipeline for bilateral prohpy, Mammo was NED, doc lied to get the MRI approved--said he felt something Nada---bingo moon and it's ring on MRI.  Lot's of story after that. But the bottom line, I got them off. The CA was very very very aggressive, Onco 30. Then b/c of my genetic abnormal 3's not being known yet, I was given a relative overdoes, Then the hopitalist put me into renal failure and the chemo couldn't be peed out.  Overdosed + circulating for longer than it should have, I believe had a part in killing my aggressive BC. In this case a wrong did make a right. YAY

MY being proactive, plus the screw ups saved my life YAY.  Isn't that a story The bad part is the nurses didn't check urine output. I was in retention b/c of the pain med. The chemo stayed too long in the bladder. That's why I have to have urine cytology once a year. High risk for bladder CA.

Tang very healthy to take a break , please, just let us know. Except for the ban, I have multiple times taken a break over the years. A great time to take a break is over the holidays Many do. Then pop in over the holidays of T-Day and XMAS with a holiday message

DUTCHY,you should be with me after the second glass of wine - motor mouth versus second toke if mj. Quiet as a mouse