Angie, had I known (title subject) this was a petition, I'd have signed up at once, extremely important issue and sure hope many participate and help make it succeed. It takes a few seconds --highlight the link, right click and it takes you to the site--thanks to LakeDallasMary who've had posted in this forum on Links to Help you Browse. I'm forwarding this site to everyone in my e-address. It's sad this practice of quick mastectomy exists and how money matters to some before anything else. Sending along reminders of importance of preventive measures- breast examinations. Let's pass this one along, well worth it. Thank you Angie. Bea

Hi twolips i wil definatly be back on to let you know how i get on im definatly doing the right thing getting it checked out i know that much like i said i am trying to be positive and optomistic its the only way to go otherwise i think id go insane this is such a difficult time in out lives aint it , im so pleased you have beat the monster gud for you hun , you gotta remain positive girlfriend , i am a fighter like you obviously are , how old are you lori? are you perimenopausal ? i am 46 and had a hysterectomy when i was 30 had 1 ovary left in and had no symptoms of menopause until last sept i started with palps like a bolt out of the blue then this year the flushes and everything started what a minefield of confusion , all i seem to do these days i fill in my monthly symptom checker chart do research and comfort myself by coming on here everyday to reassure myself the way i am feeling is quite usual for my age ,my fella is only 27 but we have been together for 11 yrs and he is very patient and understanding he deserves a medal lately i swear anyway take care i look forward to another chat to you ok shelly ps i am in England where are you?

I had something like that once. When I would lie down or bend over it would cause shooting pains that would take away my breath. I went to the dr and he said that I should use ibuprofen and alternate between hot and cold packs. He said that he thought that is was a duct that was infected or inflammed. It went away in a few days. Hope this helps! Angela

Thank you all! I'm relieved to hear that many of you think the cream works. Delicious and rich are good descriptions. It reminds me of the color of homemade whipped cream, fresh from the farm. Although, my nine year old said the texture makes her think of paper towels, lol. We got the rug at Tuesday Morning. DH and I stopped in there to look for rugs and curtains on Saturday. I didn't see any good rug candidates hanging up, but there was a gentleman who worked there that was unpacking and hanging up a few new ones while we were browsing. We waited for him to start unpacking this one. We had a great conversation with him, and he convinced us to at least bring it home and try it out. He had an artist's eye, and wasn't just a salesman, as he chatted with us about kids, colors, and fiber contents of rugs. We never even saw the whole thing unrolled until we put it in the living room the next day. But we saw enough of it along the edge where he'd started to unroll it to take a chance. Here is testament of how much I love y'all here on gardenweb. The label to the rug landed under my big chair. (Of course, right?) I got a helper to hold the chair, sat on the fooor, and used my foot to hold up the rug so I could get this shot for you. :-) This way maybe you can find one a little easier, ctlane.