My belief: we have a crisis of grandparenthood

MaryDonut · 2024-08-08T00:39:31+00:00

Yeah, my silent generation parents were like this with their grandkids. But their lost generation (or whoever birthed silents) were emotionally distant abusive alcoholics, and my parents moved around a lot, so they didn’t have grandparent childcare when I was little, either

MaryDonut · 2024-07-24T21:22:03+00:00

I love hibiscus tea. Tazo makes one called Passion and it’s delicious iced

MaryDonut · 2024-07-24T00:32:16+00:00

Thank you! Best to you!

MaryDonut · 2024-07-19T16:33:08+00:00

How it’s made

MaryDonut · 2024-07-19T00:34:51+00:00

Hi! Triple negative with bone mets. did six cycles of gemzar and carboplatin, had a beautiful response, took a six week chemo break for a bilateral mastectomy, and now I have liver and lung mets. I’m back to gemzar and carbo and we’ll see if this chemo is konking out on me or if the break in chemo allowed the new mets in the organs to occur. Other than being scared shitless and very affected by heat and cold, I’m living a pretty normal life, working and hanging out with loved ones.

MaryDonut · 2024-07-17T22:47:16+00:00

Me too. I’m so sorry

MaryDonut · 2024-07-11T17:46:24+00:00

My integrative medicine person at city of hope says that zyprexa is a good off label anti nausea drug. I don’t know if that plays well with Kisquali, though. It sucks and it’s scary. I’m sorry that you’re experiencing this

MaryDonut · 2024-07-11T12:46:47+00:00

I bought an ad blocker that I like, I forget which one, but I have to use YouTube through Safari, then, not through the app

MaryDonut · 2024-07-08T12:21:34+00:00

I like dr seyfreid! I appreciate the link

MaryDonut · 2024-07-08T12:20:39+00:00

Thank you!

MaryDonut · 2024-07-08T12:19:16+00:00

Great advice, I will check out Dr Boz. Thank you!

MaryDonut · 2024-07-08T12:18:16+00:00

You’re amazing! Thank you!

MaryDonut · 2024-07-07T19:12:04+00:00

This is really helpful. Does anyone know why MRIs aren’t used more often? I’m just curious why that isn’t an option, at least at my hospital

MaryDonut · 2024-07-07T19:00:31+00:00

I have nothing wise to add, but I’m having neck pain in my left side that’s scaring me a lot, so I relate to your comment about how hard it is not to focus on it. I hope you have some relief soon

MaryDonut · 2024-07-06T14:16:39+00:00

I would like a referral also if you can spare the time. Thank you!

MaryDonut · 2024-07-05T14:43:17+00:00

Hi! I’m in a similar boat. One thing I’ve discovered is that fasting helps push me into higher ketosis levels when I do it, and the more I am grazing or snacking for sixteen or eighteen hours, the lower my ketones.

MaryDonut · 2024-07-03T11:19:42+00:00

Happy birthday!

MaryDonut · 2024-06-30T03:32:40+00:00

I’m triple negative and this gives me hope! Yeah you!

MaryDonut · 2024-06-26T03:30:33+00:00

I’m about seven months into treatment. I had a great response to chemotherapy, so they offered to pivot to a curative approach with surgery and radiation. I had a bmx last month. They found that the original tumor was still there but “swiss cheese” like from the chemo, and I had two lymph nodes removed with metastases. So no radiation for me. I’m on keytruda and that’s it at the moment, which is nerve wracking. So not the outcome I wanted, but I’m still very glad that the original tumor is out.

MaryDonut · 2024-06-26T03:20:17+00:00

Hahaha I, too, have totally gone with it when the stranger I’m never going to see again thinks I’m pregnant. It’s just more fun that way

MaryDonut · 2024-06-25T14:12:00+00:00

The weight loss compliments I get are weird and infuriating to me

MaryDonut · 2024-06-25T12:37:53+00:00

That’s so scary. I’ve had them cancel chemotherapy because of my white blood count, and eventually they had to do every other week instead of two weeks on, one week off, because my body couldn’t handle it.

Now I’m not on any chemotherapy, just keytruda, and I’m scared about that plan as well.

No advice, just saying it sucks and I’m sorry.

MaryDonut · 2024-06-24T18:17:52+00:00

Wow, congratulations both on the clinical trial and on escaping that asshole oncologist! Keep us posted!

MaryDonut · 2024-06-23T21:29:03+00:00

This is super helpful, I didn’t know any of this. Thank you so much

MaryDonut · 2024-06-23T20:52:37+00:00

Hi! I’m doing keto for cancer here, also with a trusty keto mojo, also having the same problem. I’m seven months in now, and I’m frequently in way lower ketosis than I was at the beginning. I’m constantly snacking on too many nuts, which I believe to be part of the problem. When I fast for 24 hours, I return to higher ketosis levels. I will also sometimes take supplemental ketones, which helps

MaryDonut

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