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Hey, Lisa, I'm sure you are right about the gas.  Don't forget, I had mine about 100 years ago!  It wasn't unpleasant, though.  Just outa this world.  LOL

I'm so glad that they stuff a tube down my throat during surgery while I'm under.  God knows what I would say if given the opportunity.

Oh, Marin, you are a Scorpio!!!  How fitting, you passionate thing, you.

Have the best day today.  May you be embarking upon a wonderful year.

Lots of love,

Tina

PS We are practically sisters.  Mine is in a few days but I'm a whole lot more "experienced" than you!!!

Right on!  Let's see the eyes, Beth.  Surely you make up every day, don't you?  I cannot imagine starting my day without a bit of buff and puff even though it's usually only the squirrels and chipmunks that see me.  It's always on those days when you look like a rag that someone pops in.  Anyway, it makes me feel better.  Every little bit helps, especially when I'm feeling mean.........

I remember as a kid having dental work done, preceded by the laughing gas.  You get this funny smell and all of a sudden everything goes dark and you are swirling around in a vortex with unidentified stuff, going deeper and deeper until..........you wake up and your daddy takes you for a coffee cabinet (Rhode Islandese for coffee frappe) on the way home.

Really, the Novocaine injection into your gum only hurts for a little while.  About two seconds and it's over.  I agree with Lisa about wondering about the cavity.  Maybe you could have it checked again by someone else?  OTOH, chemo does things to a mouth.  You never know.

I've decided I really don't like my new glasses.  They hurt the sides of my nose.  Going back today for adjustments but I think these will just be a standby pair in case of emergency.  Botheration.

purplemb, I will knit some and send them to you.  I'll PM you about it when I have them finished.

In the meantime, what do you suggest for sizes?  The knitty pattern lists them by cup size.  Also, best materials?  I'm thinking washable soft wool.  I refuse to use acrylic.  And, should we make them by pairs or are singles okay?

Tried the L'Oreal tinted moisturizer yesterday.  It performs fine but is scented!  Like most of their products.  I don't know why I didn't read the ingredients before buying it.  I really cannot stand fragrance in cosmetics; talk about in your face.

Well, it was "free" so I will pass it along to someone who can use it.  Will use my $15.99 "bucks" to buy some batteries on sale.  With $20 battery purchase, you get $15 extra "bucks."  Maybe I can keep this thing going indefinitely.  Such a Yankee. 

Checked online for ULTA locations.  None around here.  Closest is about 1.5 hours drive.  Bah, humbug.

Laura, HI!!!  We have missed you, too.  I hope you come back often.  And, yes, I do use the cream, etc.

What's an ULTA?  I guess I'll have to google that. 

Rose, my last mammo order was for the wrong breast.  I refused to have the wrong one done and the mammo tech had no problem doing the correct one.  I have never heard of going ahead with a faulty order just because it was written that way.

Yes, Bonnie, that is pretty common.  Apparently, they have found that the survival rate for those who get all kinds of screenings and scans is no different from those who develop mets that are picked up when symptoms become apparent.

This may change some day if and when tests/treatments for bc change/improve.  In the meantime, as your doc says, you are considered free of disease unless and until something happens. 

It's called lanugo hair and it's what babies have when born.  It will go away even if you just leave it there for now.  Always some surprise, huh?

Ha ha.  I had the Skeezix look at first, too.  It does go away over time.  Well, actually, it doesn't go away it just gets incorporated into your new mass of hair.  If I look at my hair now, over a year out of A/C chemo, it is clearly growing up in front before it flops over and goes down.  This is the same way it was before chemo, just never really took note of it.

BTW, my brows only fell out once about 5-6 weeks after last dose of A/C (no taxols) but my lashes fell out fully four times, then a little at a time for a sixth time and now are falling out very, very slowly and coming back at the same time so it isn't noticeable.  This has been happening every three months.  Grrrrrrr.