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Emily Brown81 said:Honestly, my house didn't even have Plazma biscuits in it. I literally first heard about those cookies maybe 5 or 10 years ago when they started their aggressive marketing blitz. 🙂
Back in the day, "Housewife" style cookies were the absolute standard. Whenever I had a craving, I’d just grab some original Housewife ones or maybe some wafer rolls. It was all about that specific feeling when you just want to stuff your face with cookies and milk. 😁
Those Housewife cookies were also unavoidable whenever you were visiting people—close enough friends where you wouldn't feel weird bringing fancy stuff like Bajadera or Griott. Just a box of Housewife cookies and a cup of coffee.
I actually remember that before they were called Housewife, they used to be Golden Biscuits. But the last few times I had them, they were totally pale and hard instead of being golden and crumbly. I can't tell if it's a drop in product quality or just how they're being stored in the warehouse.
Yeah, regarding the bold part... 🙂
Basically, I sign off on everything here. 😁
Thomas Roberts9 said:That sounds great, thank you so much!! 😘 Please let us know if you notice any changes.
I honestly feel quite conflicted about what to do next. On one hand, I'd love to stay on them because my skin looks wonderful and my cycles have been painless, but when I hear stories about everything people go through—especially when they point the finger at the pills—it honestly makes me feel a bit uneasy.😢
p.s.- wiredpilot25 thank you as well. 👍
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If this keeps up or if I get new side effects, I'm stopping. Until then, life feels a lot easier and better.😁
Need to learn the risks and listen to my body.
It's possible the heart stuff is linked to the stress I've been under lately.
Eat healthy, exercise, quit smoking, watch the coffee, try to keep stress down, and then see if skipping periods continues. It doesn't always have to be hormones.
Thomas Roberts9 [User said:]
Just checking in here to ask about tablets. General topic. 🙂
It’s me, Gin. My doctor put me on Belara because of hair growth issues. From what I've read, these pills are great—they work wonders for hair and they're actually helping with my seborrheic dermatitis too. But there's one other thing that's bugging me— Before I started drinking Kontra.tbl. (Yasmin, Logest, Triquilar), my heart was skipping beats. It felt like stabbing.Got my results back. Everything’s fine, according to the doctor. The gynecologist says it isn't related to the pills, but I'm convinced it is...
Anyone else dealt with something similar?
Started getting these skips in my cycle about a year and a half ago. Went to see a cardiologist, ran all the tests—everything came back fine. He wasn't sure if it was related to my birth control, but he suggested switching pills to see if that helps stabilize things. My gynecologist put me on Qlaira. I'm halfway through the first pack, so it’s too early to tell if there's any actual difference yet.
Gary Kern56 said:I find myself wondering if anyone else here is currently using Qlaira. I’ve just finished my first pack, and interestingly enough, my period hasn't arrived yet. According to the schedule, I was expecting it around the 26th day—specifically after taking the second red pill—but nothing has happened. Is this considered normal behavior for this medication, and should I proceed with the second pack as planned? To add a bit of context, I actually started the first pack on the very first day of my last cycle.
Yeah, just keep taking them like usual.
Durex isn't the only condom brand out there.😉
Thomas Collins60 said:Pills definitely play a role in how Candida pops up—they basically mess with your "flora"... honestly, if you Google why Candida flares up, it'll tell you right away that medication can be a huge trigger.
I actually suspected my pills were the culprit for a while, but it turned out to be some kind of bacterial issue instead.
Has anyone else dealt with breakthrough bleeding because their cycle was shifting or shortening? Like, what’s considered a "normal" amount of days for spotting to last?
It lasted me through the next whole box. I went through two boxes in a row without any placebo tablets.
This was done by Jendom about a year ago. Can't remember it anymore. 😁
Last month, I started taking the placebo pills three days early just to try and trigger my period sooner. It lasted three days like usual. Nothing crazy happened, everything was fine.
It’s not getting pregnant that scares me. It’s whether I’ll mess up my hormones or something else and end up doing more harm than good
Chloe Gray5 said:Don't stop taking the active pills—especially don't skip a bunch of them—because you could end up getting pregnant!
The only way to actually delay your period is to skip the placebo pills, though that's not really recommended, especially if you just did that recently.
That’s not true.
One option when you forget a pill between days 15 and 24 is to stop taking the active ones (meaning you skip more pills) and start the placebos instead.
And you aren't even reading what I wrote 😁 I don't want to delay it, I want to get it sooner.
@twisted - didn't fail, everything's fine
got a question
on the pill
heading out on a trip in about two weeks and I really don't want to be bleeding during that time. Looks like it might happen since I'm right at the end of my pack😁
I was thinking about stopping the active pills a few days early, switching to the placebo, and then starting a new pack immediately (basically acting like I missed a pill) just to trigger my "period" earlier than scheduled.
how smart is that?
any chance I'll screw something up?
guessing option A isn't recommended, and for option B—I really don't want breakthrough bleeding for the next two weeks. That happened once before when I took two packs back-to-back without the placebo (I forgot a pill and chose that route).
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Angela Wright said:Specifically, what's bothering you seems to be about the analysis itself—how the tissue reacted during the staining process. Those are the technical parameters used to "categorize" the sample and reach a diagnosis. That’s just my guess.
What we know for sure is that it's an adenocarcinoma that has spread to the peritoneum. What's personally tripping me up is this note saying they couldn't find any intact ovarian or fallopian tube tissue, neither macroscopically nor microscopically. Does that mean it was already removed, they didn't receive it, or the tumor just completely wiped everything out???????🤷
I'm hoping the specialist or someone else with more experience gets back to you.
thanks 😉
I assume the oncologist will go over the results in detail with Mom. She has an appointment on August 9th to start her first round of chemo.
But I like knowing things immediately, especially when it's something like this.
Angela Wright said:Without context, I'm not guessing. Just post the full report. I'm sure one of the doctors on here will have a better take than I do.
fine, thanks
thought you might recognize what the abbreviations meant just by looking at them😳
here's the report
Angela Wright,
(or anyone else following this 🙂)
Do you happen to know what this part of the biopsy report actually means?
show negative immunohistochemical reaction to PR, weakly positive for ER, nearly 90% of cells positive for p53, almost 100% positive for WT-1, and 80% positive for Ki-67
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hm... haven't seen a dedicated thread on this in the food section or here. figured this topic would be the best place for my questions
my mom had surgery for ovarian cancer two weeks ago
since there were metastases on the rectum, they had to repair a 2 cm lesion during removal. she was NPO—no food or water—for 4 days and 7 days respectively
bowels seem fine now. regular movements.
she got home yesterday. didn't get any written instructions or a specific diet list. when she asked the nurses on the ward, they just told her to stick to boiled foods, broths, and light meals.
on the other hand, her brothers' doctor said she should eat whatever she wants, specifically emphasizing berries.
while she was in the hospital, they wouldn't give her salad or fruit (except bananas).
chemo starts Monday (looks like she’ll be getting Taxol)
I'm looking for advice on what she can actually eat. anyone have first-hand experience or suggestions?
it feels like enough time has passed since the surgery that I'd like to cook more than just stews, soups, or boiled chicken—though I assume she still needs to stay light and avoid things that cause bloating for a bit.
fish—just boiled? ground beef? spinach? mushrooms? ...
yesterday she had zucchini soup, polenta with herbs, and cottage cheese.
today was yogurt with ground flaxseeds, chicken noodle soup, boiled chicken with veggies from the soup, and chicken risotto with carrots.
she also had a slice of apple cinnamon pie.
I'm doing several small meals throughout the day.
generally speaking, what did you guys cook (if you cooked anything)?
I love cooking. I do it all the time, so it's not an issue for me.
also interested in immune system supplements. a lot of friends suggested beta-glucan.
read in a few places that beet, carrot, apple, and lemon juice is recommended (supposedly good for the immune system).
Sam Grant5 said:thanks 😉
Pack some flip-flops for the showers. You don't want to be walking around barefoot in there.😉
I emailed Unknown Organization to sign up and they gave me an appointment for January 2013. 😲
Over at Rebu, they offered me October 2012.
Where else can I get this screening done? (Not looking for private clinics—I don't have the cash, and since I pay for supplemental insurance, I want to use Medicare)
I'm trying to see if I can snag an earlier slot than what they offered.
gentledriver11 said:I think your best bet is calling the Magdalena clinic. Dr. Robert Bernat is well-known for doing RF ablation—really successful guy, everyone raves about him. Plus, they take patients through
Medicare.
I have an appointment scheduled with him myself, and he also suggested we go ahead with the
RF ablation (though my issues are a bit more complex), but I need some preliminary tests first.
From what I know, you'll just need to pay for the initial exam (around $100), and then everything else is covered by Medicare.
Thanks for the info!!!
Buljevic is also known for that (and for his work with Cayman 😬). I've actually seen him before, and he was recommended to me at the heart center... but if I can't get hold of him, I'll definitely head to Dr. Bernat.
Samuel Allen5 said:They're totally overthinking it. There is absolutely no way I'm multiplying 150 x 12. 🙂
And just like that, I’m starting a brand new blister pack. 😢
Personally, I'd just do 150x6 to make it easier since my guy covers half. 😁Either way. 😱
I'll be heading out to Canada soon too. 🙂
Hoping someone knows something. 😁 Trying to get through to... Dr. Bruce Buljević. (Brother), on the phone he gave me (four years ago) 😬 Nobody's getting back to me. But that number isn't from a local area code since it starts with 49—probably some international scammer. 🤔)
Bringing this thread back from the dead because I have a few questions.
So, I've been dealing with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia for years, but they didn't actually diagnose me until four years ago. Every single time, the "speed" would drop and the tachycardia would stop itself before I could even get through the door at the ER, so they'd just run an ECG and dismiss it as an anxiety disorder or something similar. Four years ago, though, a bout caught me right near a heart clinic in downtown Chicago, so they actually managed to catch it on the ECG. They told me I needed to see a specialist, either Dr. Miller or Dr. Smith.
I was also taking Concor 1.25mg, but my blood pressure is naturally low, and the Concor was driving it even lower—not that the tachy episodes were any less frequent without it. My cardiologist eventually told me I could stop taking the medication.
I saw Dr. Miller at the hospital, and his take is that since I’m dealing with narrow QRS complexes during these episodes, I should undergo RF ablation.
He gave me the whole rundown—explained everything in detail, went over the risks, how successful it is, blah blah blah...
Since it wasn't life-threatening and I was busy grinding through college at the time, we agreed I’d schedule the procedure for later...
Well, "later" turned into four years. 😬 😳 Part of it was because I didn't have supplemental insurance for a while and the procedure is expensive... plus my own laziness, being irresponsible, and that habit of putting things off until the last second. Besides, the attacks were rare anyway. The last one was about a year and a half ago, which I stopped using a Valsalva maneuver.
Anyway, I've finally decided to go through with the RF ablation. I'm trying to call the number he gave me to book it, but no one is picking up.
Does anyone else here deal with this kind of tachycardia? Has anyone gone through RF ablation? With which doctor? I'm looking for personal experiences.
vividbear12 said:She might have noticed her food tastes saltier than everyone else's, rather than just tasting saltier than it did six months ago. It's more common for taste and smell to dull due to things like sinus infections or medication side effects. This is the opposite. We can only guess at the cause here. Could be psychosomatic, or she could even be pregnant. Smartest move is for her to see a doctor and get some actual tests done. You don't wait until you're dying to visit a physician. How salty the food actually is doesn't really matter compared to her change in taste perception
Doubt she's been pregnant for a year now😁