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orthodoc · 10-15-2014, 10:35 PM

Seven-hour exam tomorrow on which my career depends ... so I'm grilling a steak 5 hours before I have to get up, because I can't sleep. Hopefully will sleep after this.

Undertoad · 10-15-2014, 11:56 PM

You're supposed to grill for an exam!

Griff · 10-16-2014, 06:50 AM

Just breathe Ortho.

DanaC · 10-16-2014, 07:56 AM

Good luck Ortho!

orthodoc · 10-16-2014, 07:15 PM

It's done. I'd better have passed, because I never want to have to do that again. So tired I can't think straight - just crawled into bed and don't have to move again for 11 hours! Thanks for the good wishes, they're much appreciated.

BigV · 10-16-2014, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by orthodoc

It's done. I'd better have passed, because I never want to have to do that again. So tired I can't think straight - just crawled into bed and don't have to move again for 11 hours! Thanks for the good wishes, they're much appreciated.

Excellent. Good work, enjoy your rest.

glatt · 10-16-2014, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by orthodoc

It's done.

Good! I'm sure you did well.

Gravdigr · 10-16-2014, 11:34 PM

orthodoc · 10-17-2014, 08:53 PM

Love you guys.

Starting today to taper off a med that has played havoc with my mind and mood for the past two years. I finally get to be rid of it! Cancer-related ... Just one more reason to be so grateful for where I am now, and for all of you.

monster · 10-28-2014, 10:53 AM

daughter's SAT subject test results due today. She wasn't pleased with how one of them went, but it was a one-shot deal to get them taken in time so it is what it is.....

orthodoc · 10-29-2014, 10:09 PM

I suppose I could start a thread titled 'What are you finding difficult today?', but it seems self-serving. Many of us are finding parts of our lives difficult.

I'm finding it a challenge coming off this med, with its predictable issues of brain zaps, incredibly loud (much louder than my normal) tinnitus, sudden vertigo, sleep disturbance, and irritability. I've gradually reduced doses with predictable effects, and today was my last dose. The next week(s) may be tough. All of this for a med that was only supposed to treat tamoxifen-induced hot flashes, and didn't even do a good job of that.

I will NEVER take another medication without overwhelming evidence of need or benefit. That said, I'm taking Femara instead of anastrozole (which gave me a fracture), but I refuse to take an anti-osteoporosis injection - urged by my onco because of Femara's side effects - that could give me necrosis of the jaw. I will deal with the osteopenia/osteoporosis, and if it becomes too big an issue, I'll stop the Femara (letrozole). Honestly ... the treatment truly can be worse than the disease.

Clodfobble · 11-06-2014, 05:42 PM

I'm just so tired.

Routine blood test from the neurologist showed relatively high blood sugar. "Probably because you had just eaten," says they. Except I hadn't. So I picked up a test kit at Target and have been monitoring myself. Currently my averages seem to be hanging out in the "pre-diabetic" range, which isn't terrible but on the other hand I don't eat a whole ton of carbs in the first place, so maybe I'm only accidentally/barely keeping it in check. Meh.

But THEN, Minifob sees what I'm doing and asks if we can test his. Sure, why not... Oh look, it's at 147 when he hasn't eaten in four hours. That ain't good at all. More important is the post-meal spike, so I let him eat his normal (pretty high-carb) snack and will test again in 2 hours.

Anyone want to reassure me that I bought a cheapo blood monitor that gives consistently inaccurate readings? Anyone?

Gravdigr · 11-06-2014, 06:21 PM

Clod, give this page a try. It compares different meters, and has some guidelines for how accurate a meter should be.

Shouldn't you check first thing in the morning, also?

Clodfobble · 11-06-2014, 07:06 PM

Yeah, first thing in the morning is the next thing to check... thanks for the link, it's actually very reassuring. Ours isn't listed, but the sheer number of products that are wrong more than half the time means I'm not sold on this thing.

Undertoad · 11-06-2014, 07:17 PM

Welcome! I got my diagnosis Tuesday!

10-15-2014, 10:35 PM	#631
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Seven-hour exam tomorrow on which my career depends ... so I'm grilling a steak 5 hours before I have to get up, because I can't sleep. Hopefully will sleep after this. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

10-16-2014, 06:50 AM	#633
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Just breathe Ortho. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

10-16-2014, 07:15 PM	#635
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	It's done. I'd better have passed, because I never want to have to do that again. So tired I can't think straight - just crawled into bed and don't have to move again for 11 hours! Thanks for the good wishes, they're much appreciated. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

10-16-2014, 11:34 PM	#638
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	__________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

10-17-2014, 08:53 PM	#639
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Love you guys. Starting today to taper off a med that has played havoc with my mind and mood for the past two years. I finally get to be rid of it! Cancer-related ... Just one more reason to be so grateful for where I am now, and for all of you. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

10-15-2014, 11:56 PM	#632
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	You're supposed to grill for an exam!

10-28-2014, 10:53 AM	#640
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	daughter's SAT subject test results due today. She wasn't pleased with how one of them went, but it was a one-shot deal to get them taken in time so it is what it is..... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

10-29-2014, 10:09 PM	#641
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	I suppose I could start a thread titled 'What are you finding difficult today?', but it seems self-serving. Many of us are finding parts of our lives difficult. I'm finding it a challenge coming off this med, with its predictable issues of brain zaps, incredibly loud (much louder than my normal) tinnitus, sudden vertigo, sleep disturbance, and irritability. I've gradually reduced doses with predictable effects, and today was my last dose. The next week(s) may be tough. All of this for a med that was only supposed to treat tamoxifen-induced hot flashes, and didn't even do a good job of that. I will NEVER take another medication without overwhelming evidence of need or benefit. That said, I'm taking Femara instead of anastrozole (which gave me a fracture), but I refuse to take an anti-osteoporosis injection - urged by my onco because of Femara's side effects - that could give me necrosis of the jaw. I will deal with the osteopenia/osteoporosis, and if it becomes too big an issue, I'll stop the Femara (letrozole). Honestly ... the treatment truly can be worse than the disease. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

11-06-2014, 05:42 PM	#642
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I'm just so tired. Routine blood test from the neurologist showed relatively high blood sugar. "Probably because you had just eaten," says they. Except I hadn't. So I picked up a test kit at Target and have been monitoring myself. Currently my averages seem to be hanging out in the "pre-diabetic" range, which isn't terrible but on the other hand I don't eat a whole ton of carbs in the first place, so maybe I'm only accidentally/barely keeping it in check. Meh. But THEN, Minifob sees what I'm doing and asks if we can test his. Sure, why not... Oh look, it's at 147 when he hasn't eaten in four hours. That ain't good at all. More important is the post-meal spike, so I let him eat his normal (pretty high-carb) snack and will test again in 2 hours. Anyone want to reassure me that I bought a cheapo blood monitor that gives consistently inaccurate readings? Anyone? __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

11-06-2014, 06:21 PM	#643
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Clod, give this page a try. It compares different meters, and has some guidelines for how accurate a meter should be. Shouldn't you check first thing in the morning, also? __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

11-06-2014, 07:06 PM	#644
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Yeah, first thing in the morning is the next thing to check... thanks for the link, it's actually very reassuring. Ours isn't listed, but the sheer number of products that are wrong more than half the time means I'm not sold on this thing. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

11-06-2014, 07:17 PM	#645
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Welcome! I got my diagnosis Tuesday!

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