Starting Chemo March 2015

Italychick - So the doc's are cool with the magnesium supplement? How much do you recommend? Does it need to be tested for levels or does the extra just get excreted.

Also, AI gals, are you finding they cause hot flashes as bad as tamoxifin? I'll start on an AI (Anestrazole?) in a couple of weeks.

Ja, magnesium is inherently self-limiting.

my brother is visiting! Baby bookend. So happy. Made him one of his favorites.

Daily food porn: Organic Lemon Bars! Yum! Smells good!

One more clarification on magnesium in my personal experience. The reason I say monitor what happens with you personally is, for example, if I have a day with a long bike ride in 90 degree heat, I deplete more of my minerals like magnesium, so I take more, if I have a day I am a couch potato doing a movie marathon, I take less. That's why I think it is so hard to come up with an exact dose, if that makes sense. If I do the 90 degree long bike ride and I don't take enough, my legs let me know. If I take the right amount, my legs are "quiet."

Katy, you're a brat for posting that. I love, love, love lemon bars! Drooling now.

Ok remind me what are the benefits of magnesium?

Sharon I love the Vanna gogo for your camper and I just love the camper! I'd love to have one too maybe when son goes to college. Zoey is a cute name means life or Joy, or Lucy I always think of Lucille Ball and her crazy fun adventures.

I went to a Breast cancer wellness day today offered by Unite for Her. A breast cancer survivor started the org to empower and restore women after a diagnosis. The day started with a continental breakfast with welcome and then yoga, massage, reiki, lunch, nutritionist talk and acupuncture doctor talk. A truly enjoyable day plus each attendee receives 12 complimentary sessions for service of choice to be used within a year and a nutritionist will call me and do a 1/2 hr phone consult and a 45 min beauty is wellness consult(she teaches about detoxing your beauty products- Katy they r not fans of the look good ACS program) and I get an 8 week CSA vegetable share. Also received this cookbook and some other helpful tips.

I'm loving Vanna!

Sue and PB, I got my Lupron shot on 10/16 and just started my AI last night. No side effects yet, but it's probably too soon. I'll let you know when more condiments start rolling in.

Katy, those lemon bars look divine. I'm salivating!!!!!!!!

Maryellen, magnesium helps with pooping, making sure calcium doesn't end up where it isn't supposed to be, making sure calcium goes where it is supposed to, keeps heart steady, seems to help with hot flashes, helps me with leg cramps, helps regulate blood sugar, has natural relaxant properties, like if I mistakenly have caffeinated coffee too late in the day magnesium a helps me get to sleep, essential for bone health, helps with blood pressure, helps reduce inflammation.

Shron/ you have lemons don't you? Yeah I'd like to cut out sugar but I think I'd have to shoot myself.

T- maybe the magnesium will make the sugar ho where it needs to go too, haha

Lol, Katy.

Avmom- glad you are home and in your own bed. I hope and feel certain your swelling and discomfort will start to abate soon. And you should have the bracelet any day now! There might be some special mojo that will help you feel better.

So glad the mx was prophy! Fingers crossed on the final path and that you get the drain out later this week!

Thanks for checking in. We are all thinking of you.

Avmom...so glad to hear all seems to be going well. I'll be having my prophy mx in about two weeks and starting to get nervous. Makes me feel better knowing you got through ok. Hope all continues to go well.

PB

Sharon- two migraines in one weekend. I'm so sorry. And you were out doing van Gogo! Stress follows us around. Sorry about the lemon tree too. Glad at least they are plentiful. ;-(

Maryellen- HUGS! 💗💗💗

Sorry for the double post but my typing slowed since I back spaced. Anyway...I am a school counselor now but I used to be in private practice and I always told my clients that counseling is like a relationship in that you don't always "click" but I also know shopping around for help is annoying. I am happy to have found my counselor through my local cancer resource center. She knows a lot about cancer and treatment just from talking to her clients. Anyway, IMHO, counseling isn't lame but also isn't for everyone.

Amber, so glad your scans were clear! That is wonderful news!

And bacon was enjoying such a spike in popularity! Rumor has it they've known this for several years and the ag industry and cattle lobby have kept it from making the news. I dont know if thats true but the economic impact could be huge. I also saw a story yesterday about human dna being found in meatless hot dogs. the timing of the story is maybe not coincidental?

Carrie, I had a rough time going back to work after my bmx. I had the crushing anxiety and had to leave early a few days. I felt superfluous to my team, l had trouble focusing, and on the verge of tears. It took several weeks to get back to normal. People eventually started treating me like they did before I left, and I slowly started feeling useful again. It's not completely like it was before, but nothing is. The new way of going through life, at least until this year is further behind us, includes a degree of anxiety and discomfort.