Happy Christmas Eve Eve PWYC

[CathyS]

LucyLee maybe this gyno is actually a really good one even though you don't like them. They are on top of things. Please go for that biopsy. I had an ultrasound that found an issue and ended up having a complete laproscopic hysterectomy less than 6 months later. In Canada that is considered fast. From September when I had the ultrasound until January when I had the surgery, I had to go for many tests. A blood test showed cancer, and the surgery was done in a hospital that specializes in cancer. I was scared. Really scared. Thankfully the results came back negative. Doctors schedule ultrasounds and biopsies for a reason. Doctors want to extend lives. Dh has to go for a third colonoscopy because they want to follow up to make sure he doesn't have the same cancer that killed his dad 25 years ago. His cancer wasn't found soon enough to do anything about it because he didn't want to go see his doctor. I'm not saying you have cancer, but wouldn't it be better to not have it and live for many, many more years to be with your grandchildren? Not just your grandchildren, but your mom and your kids and even this group, where you are a much loved member. I think I speak for all of us on this page who love you very much.

[Lady Maverick]

Any suggestions for something mild?

DMom would get relief using Benadryl cream for itching.

We did some shopping today in a city that has many Mennonite & Amish communities. It had many differences from shopping in a city next to a military base.

Guess who has finished Christmas shopping and food prep for the next 2 gatherings? That would be ME!
Tomorrow I will do the gift wrapping. Most of them will be dropped into a gift bag and filled with some decorated tissue paper. Simple. Easy.

I am giving a big sigh of relief to be 99% done with Christmas prep.

[Nancy]

I have been dusting a bit.
I need to do more like under the holiday decor.
Got the main traffic areas swept in the kitchen, halls, dining room and steps to the basement.
Have put the brush attachment to use off the vacuum to get fur off the living room.
The other brush I did under my bed also.
Had my dinner tuna san. sounded good and was easy.

[lucylee]

I will get the biopsy — I mean I’m scared to death it could be cancer, but of course it would be better to know, and sooner rather than later.
I’ll call them Thursday and schedule it.
She said it would only take 10-15 minutes; it’s not like my dad’s prostate biopsy, where they took 10-12 samples — this will only be 1 or 2 at the most, and she said it was not an incision, more of a suction-type process. Dgd said I could drive myself to-from, she only advises Tylenol beforehand. She doesn’t know I have access to Tramadol and Norco! I better ask to make sure those don’t have anything that would interfere with the bleeding.

[lucylee]

I second the recommendation of Benadryl cream for itching. When I had the allergy sensitivity tests, that REALLY started itching and when it was all over, the nurse used some Benadryl cream and it was almost instant relief.