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Old 10-23-2003, 12:29 PM   #6 (permalink)
Mamabear
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: phila, pa
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Hi Juls,

It's good to 'hear' your voice. I also isolate when I am feeling down. Sometimes it helps me sort things out but ore often than not it just lengthens my depression.
I don't know if your gyn told you this or not but endometrial biopsies are the only means of measuring the effects of hormone therapy. Since I am on progestin, I have to have a biopsy every 4 months. Initially that upset me and my gyn (who I love and know I will miss dearly when he retires) explained to me that blood tests can't measure cell changes and only a biopsy can really verify whether or not cell growth is improved. He explained how the term biopsy is so closely associated with cancer that many women forget that a biopsy tests for so many other things besides cancer. It made me feel a lot better. I hope in some way it eases your anxiety a bit, too. now I kind of look at it as a time to see if the med is working or not.
Things aren't so great here. I think my son is taking a nose dive. He has changed his drug of choice to alcohol. My husband and I are trying to figure out what we can do, if anything. I will try to post later in the day to explain.
(((take care of yourself)))
Mamabear
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