LifeT, congrats on week 1! That first week is really hard for some of us. I'm somewhere around week 3 and feeling good as long as I ignore the sporadic pains.
Coffee, people have called me "one tough cookie" before but it's really all marshmallow inside :-). I just don't like being out of commission so I've gradually learned to very slightly push the envelope without risk of drastically overdoing. If I get any effects I don't think I should be getting, then I just retrench. Good luck with your meeting with sponsors this morning! I've heard that some of them can be very insightful and helpful. If you get a turkey, there's nothing that says you can't switch.
Hugs,
Sass