Hi Bonnie, Went out to get my vigna to take an updated picture, but the batteries on my camera are low, rats! Here's a picture from before so hopefully you will be able to see that the leaves look different than your two plants. The leaves on the vigna are sort of thin, not thick, and the stems are smooth, green and very flexible. Also, noted the each 'branch' has a grouping of three leaves. Hard to explain and when my batteries are charged, I can sent you a picture if you like.

I have always talked to my doc about being on the pills and the risk factors. I have always been on low dosages. Now that I have breast cancer it has made my dh and I really think about things. When we are given the pills they just give us whatever. There is no discussion about our own hormones and how which pill will do what. We are serioulsy wondering if I express more estrogen than others and that being on pills with more estrogen in them than others may have led to my cancer. There is not lab work done before being given pills. Why?? My dh is a microbiologist also and realy has been looking into the hormone factors lately with me. My treatment will remove the cancer and attack any lingering bad cells. But what is to prevent them from growing again. Shouldn't we be looking at what makes the cells grow to begin with?? I was told that chemo will shut down my ovaries and put me into menopause but my ovaries could actually come back so I might have to go back on the pill. But why would we do that if the hormones are causing my cancer?? The research is not directed at trying to understand where these bad cells are coming from like it should be. DH has brought up these questions to my onc and others and they all say he brings up some valid concerns. Anyhoo, I discussed with my 12yr dd about how maybe before she considers any form of birth control she should have her hormones looked at first. This is a really serious thing to consider along with the risk factors. DH's phrase to patients is that nothing in medicine is free. Everything has its plus and minus. We choose the birth control hoping that we are not one of those who has issues. Sometimes all we can do is question and seek medical advice immediatly. Any of the meds I receive we will printout the info on. If I end up in the ER for any reason the staff needs to know what I am on because it would be so easy to miss something if they were not fully aware. Glad to know this gal acted quickly and was able to determine what cause was. Scary though.

Oh, Jasdip, I'm so sorry to hear of all of the problems and complications. Sending good thoughts and hopes that they may get to the bottom of these extra difficulties and be able to get them straightened out. Offering some prayers on her behalf ... and for you and the others who love her, as well. ole joyful

HI guys and thanks....since the doc read off the pills and amounts she has me taking I am just guessing if I was to call today she would say no she wanted me to keep taking them..and in lite of what Carol said that my iron is still not as great as I thought it was...I will contiune them as bad as I hate taking them... Gosh annette....I can'ttake them on a empty stomach when I do I get sooo sick...I have to have something in my stomach.....so I do take them with water though but about 30 mins of eating something.....And Leslie she told me it was from a blood clot not the riding and was suprised it was just now starting to bleed..(since it is old blood) but it sure is painfull....course she said it would be...and said itw ould be like when Ihad a period..I told her that it sucked because I didn't have pain with my periods..and now I am....okay no more whining I know that in a few more weeks and yearsto come I will be sooo grateful I had this done.....Stacy