Elaine, since I went to the gym last night I won't go again until tomorrow. I am hoping for a walk this evening but don't think I will make it.

OK ladies (Rob, close your eyes :lol I am still having horrible TOM problems. The nurse and my doctors office said to give it 6 months and now it has been 6 months. Tom is lasting 13-15 days with spotting in between. TOM arrived last Monday the 24th and seemed better than it has been finishing yesterday. This morning, it started all over again, cramps, bloated the whole thing. I called my doctor to get a referral and she insists I see her first. Just an excuse to charge an office visit and I can't get in to my GYN until January 12.

Ellie, what about an ER visit? May be a pain in the a** but at least they'd look at you right away. Would your health plan cover that? I don't have kids so I don't know if having had one has anything to do with it.I'm sorry you are having this problem.

Bawdy, it has ALWAYS been about you

My menu today was
B: 1/2 cup cottage cheese with 2/3 cup blueberries
S: 1/2 cup cottage cheese with a hardboiled egg
L: 1 cup chicken broth with 4 oz cooked chicken
2 cups salad
1/2 cup grape tomatoes
1 T Newman's Roasted garlic/Parm dressing
1/2 cup lowfat yogurt with Davinci syrup and 3 frozen strawberries
S: did not eat one
D: 4 oz ground round hamburger with 1 T ketchup
1/2 cup broccoli
(eating this as I write so I am not sure how I will finish the night-more cottage cheese? Yogurt? 1/2 apple and PB?)
I also did a WATP 2 mile walk when I came home. My total cal so far is 1078.

Ellie, that's awful. The only thing you can really do is see a specialist to determine the cause of the bleeding. That's certainly not normal.

I got to the point in my early 40s where my periods were thankfully brief (maybe 3 days), but EXTREMELY heavy. I do have a fibroid that the doctor thought was probably causing the problem. I went on BC pills every day (no placebos) so that I don't have a period anymore. Hallelujah! My fibroid shrunk down to nothing and I haven't had a problem since.

I've tolerated the BC pills very well, and allow (make) myself have a period maybe 3 times a year. We plan on stopping when I reach around 50 to see if menopause has set in.

Your doctor wants you to come to see him/her first before giving the referral? And you already have an appointment with your GYN on the 12th. To whom is the doctor referring you?

HI everyone!
hey Ellie, you should get that looked at, I have had problems for YEARS, but when it got so bad that I had to be on perscription meds to make it through the day and could not leave the house then I had to end up getting something done, i had a partial hyst. 7 or 8 years ago, I LOVE it, I am finally free of being sick and everything else that comes with it! We were not planning on any more kids anyway.. Well I am getting ahead of things, just GO!!!! Oh and DID you have a big ZIT, I bet not, So it was just YOU!!! I would take it as a compliment anyway!!!

Bw, I thought you said LIGHT reading! I have not read any of the Cornwell books you have mentioned, but the Scotland one sounds interesting. (My Dad is 2/3 Scot.)
Did your pet problem finally get settled??? I had not read any more updates on the guilty one yet! BTW, I need some more tupperware for the church potluck Sunday!

Orang, thanks for posting the mousse recipe! I can't wait to try it! Glad that you are doing better, I love your determined spirit! Salt rock huh......sounds like a plan!

Elaine, or should I say Hippie chick??? Souds like things are falling into place for you! And especially when you say that you forgot to eat something, that means that it is working for you!
BTW, is the Newman dressing pretty good? What is it for Cals and Carbs???
I too am a lover of Classic Rock, they just changed ours to all modern, I was not a happy camper! I want my oldies back!!!!!!!
I do not like the rap stuff that they have out, it has gotten better then that ganstar rap that was out in the 90's, but I am old fashioned, journey,kiss,Ozzie,damn yankees ect.. i do like the new rock also though!!!

Well I better get off before I get the lazies and talk myself out of the treadmill!

Wendy, how are you doing?? Haven't heard from you !! I school keeping you busy, or a certain DF ??? MISS YOU!

Marnie, good to hear from you! Is your son still there???

A Big HI to Rob,Black,Dreamer,Karen,Kristine,and to everyone else!
Have a good evening!!

Thanks guys, moral support is greatly appreciated

Elaine - Doctor has to refer me to the ER so that is not an option. I have lived with this long so I guess another month won't kill me

Bawdy - I appt with my general PCM is Dec 16, must see her before she will give me a referal to the GYN. I went ahead and made the appt with the GYN so I wouldn't have to wait that much longer after my appt on Dec 16. As it is, he won't see me until Jan 12. I wish I could take BCPs but I cannot take anything with estrogen.

Lissette- I am sorry you had to suffer so long before they were able to help. I am hoping I don't need anything like a hysterectomy. I am thinking that I probably need a D&C. Guess I will just have to wait and see. I think I have been avoiding this out of fear We don't plan on more kids, DH took care of that a few months ago, but just don't want to under go surgery.

Thanks for the lunch tips!! I know I need to be more organized. I used to be....I have just gotten out of the habit. With the holidays, I really need to now more than ever!

Orang....glad to hear you are feeling better

Robin