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I have two other e-mails, besides my main one, that have never been used for a bulletin board and so far neither one gets any spam.  My main one gets tons of spam every day.

I think that's a great list.  Two years out, my nurse navigator is still my point of contact for everything.  Recently, I needed a written referral for an MRI and she made sure it was waiting for me.  She was then, and continues to be, invaluable to me.

Beautiful picture, Spar! 

KAK:   He was very young in that picture, and I can't even begin to imagine what he went through.  He lost many friends and also has some friends who came back missing body parts.  He considers himself one of the lucky ones, but I know he still has emotional scars from the experience.  How could you not.

Good morning, girls.  Hope everybody who has been having physical problems and/or recovering from surgery is now on the mend and feeling better.

Nancy, I can relate to the hair regrowth.  I don't know if it's my imagination but it seems when my hair came back, it came back in places it had never been before.  Grrrr.  I need to go in for some laser, but now might need a second on my house to finance it.  THANK YOU, CHEMOTHERAPY!

Have to get ready for work....I'm actually looking forward to seeing everybody at work again.  But what I wish i could do is go in, give everybody a hug and then drive home and slip back into my pj's.  I know this will come as a shock to you all, but I hardly got anything done at all during this recess. 

Good morning, Daffodil.  Sorry your surgery wasn't a completely smooth ride for you, but happy you are now home.  I'm with you on nonprivate rooms.  It would be great if they could be done away with.  When I'm in the hospital, I don't want visitors, except for one person to be on hand to help, and definitely don't want to be forced to be sick in a room full of strangers due to noise levels, hospital gowns that never cover what you want them to and bathroom issues.  Glad you're out of there.  Hope your new C's end up looking good so you can have this part behind you. 

 I don't have time to respond to everybody right now, but will later.  I will say to Miss S that you are welcome to kiss my husband, but may have to get in line.   We were at my boss's wedding this past summer, and when we were leaving, one of my coworkers asked if she could give my husband a hug and kiss goodbye.  I said sure!  As soon as I said that, a different female coworker who was standing in front of him yelled out, "Goody!" jumped up and threw her arms around his neck and planted one on him.  We all cracked up.  Except hubby, who ate it up.  I've since teased him that he was the belle of the ball that day.

Fans, fans, fans.  I sleep with my window open in the winter AND simultaneously have a fan blowing on my face.   I have fans strategically placed all over the house so I can immediately stand in front of one when I start baking.   While at work, I have a small fan on my desk that is directed at my head and is on the entire time I'm at work. 

 My hot flashes started during chemo, which ended 2 years ago, and have remained pretty constant since then.  I'm on Arimidex.  The ones I had during chemo were just on my head.  The ones I have now go through my whole body.

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Lisa:  So much to go through.  Unfortunately, decadron is a necessary, but effective, evil when dealing with the fallout of this horrible disease.   I lived in L.A. for 13 years and know well the awful traffic.  Smart thinking checking into a hotel.   Good luck with your appointment tomorrow.  I hope they are able to get a lot of your questions answered and move you forward in getting your brain met OUTTA there.

Shirley:  My husband is getting a big head from you girls.  Remember that pic was taken 40 years ago, although he (irritatingly) hasn't put on an ounce.  Still the same size.  I really LOL'd at your comment regarding your husband expecting to travel the world and instead he wound up with you.  Sounds like he ended up with a pretty good deal.

Isabella:  Awful about the plaques!!  I don't understand how they're getting away with turning them in for scrap.  The people paying for the metal, if they're ever caught,  should be put on trial.  Also awful about your finger, but did chuckle about using a vet.  I accidently broke my sister's arm (in 2 places) while babysitting her when we were kids.  We were horsing around and let's just say she landed wrong.  I called my girlfriend's dad who was a vet.  He came over and checked  her out and declared I had to call mom and dad.  She has never let me forget that I called a vet for her.

Nancy:  You've motivated me to try to get some stuff done today...no matter what.  

Mke:  My husband has a picture hanging over his desk here at home that has a row of rifles stuck into the ground by the bayonets,  the helmet resting on top and the boots placed in front of the rifle.  He said that's what they would do with the fallen soldiers' things as a memorial.  Very moving and sobering picture.

Good luck to Daffodil today with her exchange surgery.