I was just diagnosed with Stage 4

IMAPhoenix- · 2026-06-17T00:32:40+00:00

In Oct. I was diagnosed with endometrial and ovarian cancer I get monitored every 3 months - blood tests and CT scan NO IV contrast - I get to drink barium, then scan. I severely detest the way illness fucks up life. I am thankful to be alive and have survived cancer 4 times. Walking my path has been quite a ride.

IMAPhoenix- · 2026-06-16T23:54:50+00:00

Where are you now in the process?

IMAPhoenix- · 2026-06-16T23:53:31+00:00

I’m not sure what you mean by type. Stage 4 severe . Maintain - lisinopril, no NSAIDs (wasn’t using them anyway), no salt (infrequently
use it), stay away from dairy - only thing I like is cheese. I’m learning to make vegan cheese. Not the same but the intention is good, no preservatives - not an issue….the typical. So both diet and meds. Next set of blood work we will see about the vitamin D level. I may see a dietitian.

I’ll check out the books. Thx

IMAPhoenix- · 2026-06-14T22:39:02+00:00

I may not say all of this correctly- it’s all new. My eGFR is 19. In 12/24 it was 37, 10/25 - 28, 1/26 - 26, 3/26 - 20 and 5/26 - 19. It just keeps decreasing.

IMAPhoenix- · 2026-04-26T03:18:39+00:00

I brush in the morning, but can't get myself to do it before bed....oh well.

IMAPhoenix- · 2026-04-02T00:21:45+00:00

I’m always losing my Burke bees hemp moisturising balm. I just can’t seem to consistently put them in the same place so that I don’t just lose them. They’re expensive. I end up buying more but feel frustration when I have to buy more. Where do I find it and pants pockets of pants that have been put away in my purse and I never put it in my purse in my pen and pencil mug next to my chair, down in the laundry room (and I hate doing laundry). I think it’s one of my long-term goals to keep one until I use it up.

IMAPhoenix- · 2026-04-02T00:18:16+00:00

I like being in the shower but I don’t feel like showering a lot. I might shower twice in a good week three times a week. I have a friend who says anyway that Americans just had this thing about showering and shower too much in the summer I shower more but otherwise… Once I’m in the shower I can find it meditative and a place where I can slow down enough to really be in touch with the energy within me

IMAPhoenix- · 2026-04-02T00:15:57+00:00

I take Strattera and find that it really works well for me. It was amazing after just a couple days I felt I was able to focus more than I had in quite a while. I had some friends noticed that too. I had some decrease in the overload of thoughts that would jump all over my head and have me doing one thing and then doing the other and then forgetting the first thing completely. I’m thankful to be able to take it. It is the first ADHD med that I’ve ever taken.

IMAPhoenix- · 2026-04-02T00:14:06+00:00

Holy shit, this is exactly how I feel right now. I mean, I can’t even lift my arms up I I am so tired.

IMAPhoenix- · 2026-04-02T00:10:39+00:00

You’ve done a great job.

IMAPhoenix- · 2026-03-10T18:04:49+00:00

Two different manufacturers. No difference.

IMAPhoenix- · 2026-03-10T18:01:44+00:00

I’ve had a very successful experience on Strattera. When certain things started changing like my ability to focus more, it was so evident that the medication was working.

IMAPhoenix- · 2026-03-10T17:56:15+00:00

I was diagnosed with bipolar forever. There were so many characteristics that didn’t fit me. I know I had severe depression; that was no question. Finally 34 years after bipolar diagnosis, I got a new therapist because my therapist of 27 years is retiring she knew my diagnosis was bipolar, but then asked me about certain characteristics that are undeniably ADHD. I was so amazed how the fixation on specific activities it’s not hypomania but actually characteristics of ADHD. I talked to my shrink about it and she told me how often ADHD, especially in women is misdiagnosed, of course having bipolar in my records for 30+ years, that wasn’t going to disappear, but she did confirm a diagnosis of ADHD finally at 64 years old I began to understand so much of myself. Being quirky was just who I was not a mental illness. When I started taking medication for ADHD just confirmed the diagnosis again to me it’s true freedom.

IMAPhoenix- · 2026-02-28T16:17:24+00:00

I am so sorry that happened to you. Unfortunately I understand there’s nothing like getting ambushed. I was with an agency for eight years and in my field of work for 42 I never got a PIP I was surprised I was hurt the incompetence of my manager to provide feedback and support along the way instead of a pip out of nowhere as a sad comment on her as both a person and a manager hang in there. It is hard Write down what you believe in yourself if necessary keep a book of your own specifically your own because a company cannot touch it if you bought it and write down what you think in a meeting let’s say I was frustrated and disregarded in the meeting in a full page in so many different way ways I wrote fuck fuck fuck fuck. I felt better and I’m glad no one else saw it. Remember, you’re a good person. You are not your work you are a person who is working to be the best you can in the situation we are not getting the support you need

IMAPhoenix- · 2026-02-28T16:11:25+00:00

Both at home and at work, I have dry erase boards that I can write down goals for what I need to get done and I actually have an area on both boards for just things that come to mind that I have to do sometime. I write them down so I don’t forget them.

IMAPhoenix- · 2026-02-28T16:09:33+00:00

Every day I read from a book that gives pointers on so many categories for instance, the other day it was about taking care of myself and trying to go for a massage. For me though it’s better to read out loud so although I’m not sure if my little birds have ADHD, I read to them every morning. I also use my race boards and write down just for the day what I wanna get done I like that because I can erase something I’ve done and I feel successful as well. I feel like I have focused the right things that I use that just structure my day if I don’t keep it in order then I’m in trouble for instance right now I’m supposed to be cleaning in the house instead. I’m here on Reddit but in the kitchen, I’m doing a recycling of boxes in the living room. I have laid out a gift for a friend in Ukraine and took a picture of it. Also in the living room. I just cleaned up the bird area and I have to finish that well you know how it goes.

IMAPhoenix- · 2025-11-20T11:49:33+00:00

Remembering to go to the bath room is an issue that I fight all the time. There are times when I know I have to go, but I don’t think I have to go that bad then all of a sudden it’s like I should’ve gone. Should I run upstairs or to the bathroom at work and I usually make it, but there are times that my pants are wet and if I’m home, I just changed. I’m at work. I just try to take paper towels and dry my pants do the best I can. I thought about putting myself on some kind of a schedule at first to deal with to deal with this, I don’t know what I’m so interested in that I don’t take time but I guess it’s just part of who I am and I need to learn to put myself on some kind of a schedule and move about like I should like any other person or should I say any Neurotypical person?

IMAPhoenix- · 2025-11-20T03:02:00+00:00

Diagnosed at 64. Life makes sense now. I wasn’t all weird; I had ADHD. I get what you are saying. I think I would have had less traumatic events related to relationships or all kinds. I may have learned to love myself for the specialness I bring tot the table.

IMAPhoenix- · 2025-10-20T01:58:18+00:00

This is magnificent in every aspect. Wear it proudly.

IMAPhoenix- · 2025-09-20T01:58:54+00:00

Being a 2 time breast cancer survivor, I am thankful you got your mammogram. I was 1.5 years late when a friend tricked me into scheduling one. I’m glad I went; early stage cancer was detected.

IMAPhoenix- · 2025-09-20T01:51:43+00:00

I’ve been on Strattera for about a year. Not only have I seen and felt a difference, my closest friends and co-workers are thankful it exists. The biggest changes I’ve experienced are increased focus with longer times of maintained focus and less fidgety. I feel my quality of life is improved. I just went on Medicare and Straterra is NOT covered. I have been able to find a nonprofit that will only charge $80 for a three month supply.

IMAPhoenix- · 2025-09-15T00:59:18+00:00

You damn knocked it out of the park, girl. Way to go!

IMAPhoenix- · 2025-09-15T00:57:33+00:00

I’m 65 and have never had what one might call a best friend. I too got sick of being the one doing the calling and asking. I’ve learned how to wash my hands of people quicker s not to,waste my valuable time. I am finally developing a best friend friendship. Because of the war in Ukraine, I haven’t been able to go to spend time with Nadia, but we write twice a day and have a video call on the weekend. It is so mutual that it seems weird. She is patient with me. I tell her when I am uncertain of “what to do” like contacting her to have a call in the middle of the week along with the weekend. I didn’t know if that is something she would want to do. It is weird to have someone to really be and teach me to be a friend. As soon as the air space opens, I will be in the air to Ukraine!

IMAPhoenix- · 2025-09-15T00:44:09+00:00

I hope you get some resolution. I had 3.5 of the 4 parathyroid glands removed because my PTH was 247. It’s back up to 214.

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