ita !, I'm sorry to hear it. Hopefully it can be resolved relatively easily? Keeping my fingers crossed.

msbelle, yay for a good interview! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you too.

Off to prenatal yoga, hoping my crossed fingers don't interfere with Downward Dog...

ita, if you'd like, I can put you in touch with my sister. She's usually great about translating doctor talk into straightforward language. She'd know about the white blood cell count, for example.

Monique (Buffistas/Bronze) just finished chemo for breast cancer, maybe she has a good idea? I'll ask her to take a peek in here.

I just ordered a new mattress set, going up to a queen from a full. I'm a little saddened about getting rid of my old bed, it was the first new piece of furniture I ever bought with mine own saved up money. But the mattress was well over a decade old, and sleeping on it blows.

I got a new mattress pad, sheet set, and dust ruffle to fit it, but think I'd like to get a new cover: [link]

It says burgundy red, but that looks like a bright red on my screen. Anyone? I'm looking for a bright lipstick red.

Someone set my expectations: white blood count too low for chemo--how bad is that, and what can you do in a week to fix it?

It's quite common. It's not so much that it's too low for chemo but that the next round of chemo might drive down her white count to the point that she's really prone to infection.

There's a drug [link] that's been approved here for about 10 years and longer in Europe that stimulates white blood cell production. They may see how her count does in a week and try again or they may start with Neulasta right away.

ita, all best possible thoughts to your mother. I hope one of the people Buffistas rec can help you understand doctor-speak.

Good luck, ita's mom!

I have determined, after a visit to the Mayo Clinic website, that I have chronic sinusitis. It's really fun.

Good luck to your ma, ita.

Better-stuff good luck to msbelle!

I have chronic sinusitis. It's really fun.

::pulls Consuela up a chair::

Sorry, hon.

Good luck to your mom, ita !

and msbelle, go you with all the interviewiness. Wishing you all the luck and that you find an excellent match.

Y'all!

I GOT THE JOB!!!!

Final offer letter is being pulled together. They need to do a full background check and shit. Start date to be Jan. 30th or Feb 1st!!!! HOLY SHIT!! Benefits start day1. That means bye bye $850/month insurance!

SO MUCH FOR TWO WEEKS!!!

HUZZAH FOR MSBELLE!!