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@chicagoan I'm on the waiting list for the Nov retreat. Hopefully a spot will open up, but can always wait til spring. Thanks so much for your encouraging words!

@tougholdcrow Good for you for making that reservation! I think the odds are very good that you will be able to do the hike next fall. It's also good to have a goal to keep on hiking!

That would be great if we were both at the retreat and could meet IRL. I'm waiting to see when my cryoablation will be scheduled. If it doesn't conflict, I plan to go.

In a wild gesture of hope, I've made a reservation at a mountain lodge for fall 2026. You have to hike 5 miles to it. Next year, I hope to post here that I made it up that mountain.

I'm considering the Nov. retreat you've mentioned.

thank you @tbos805 . And you are tolerating 100mg fairly well (except for this dang hair loss, me too). Will discuss lowering to 100 for me at next appointment. Thanks so much

Yay, I glad everyone enjoyed it.

Rose, there’s some early talk of making movies from the 2nd and 3rd books with the cast and director all for it, I’d love that too, we’ll see.

@rlschaller thanks Rhonda 😊

@illimae I watched the "Thursday murder club!! I absolutely looved it. That cast. adds to the fun. Senior citizens like me, doing stuff nobody wants them to do... 🤣🤣🤣🤣. Hope Nerflix can stream more episodes. I wish it was a series 🤗❤️

Another good watch is the "Book Club!!" LOL!! What a bunch of livable women. They give me courage to stand up and be counted as a self-empowered woman regardless of what any ageist society says!! 👍👍 More power to us 💪💪💪

Sending love and blessings to all.

@dutchgirl11 - I reduced to 100mg after I was NED - I was too chicken before that. The studies show equal efficacy at the 100mg dose - there's a link to the study earlier in this thread. About the hair, it seemed like all my brown hair fell out on the 150mg, while the grey held on for dear life! I lost at least ⅔ of my hair. Some grew back on the 100mg, but it's still only about ½ as thick as it was. The dose reduction helped reduce the fatigue, too.

@dutchgirl11 - you might try simethicone (e.g. Gas-X, Phazyme) for the gut. cramping. It usually works fast for me...10-15 minutes. I've been on Verzenio 5yrs. The biggest help for me, was a dose reduction to 100mg. I do better if i dont eat really big meals. I also try not to eat too much of certain things at one time ( i.e. raw veggies, cruciferous veggies, meat, greasy foods). I can still eat them , I just eat less of them than I used to. A little is okay, a lot is not. I was having problems with dairy, until I had the brilliant idea to take lactaid. ::smh::

wow @seeq this is super helpful. After how long on 150mg did you reduce to 100mg? But this is all great information thank you! (Any tips on hair growth mine is so thin!)