Cancer is a full time job.

It truly is.

I've had good results from biotin with my nails but it can make me break out. I assume if it works well for one keratin-based outgrowth, it'll help with them all. My hair has always been thin and fine.

I hope she gets out soon, e-o and gets to figure out her own mind.

Erin sorry you are going through this

Also thanks everyone for the fish stories. I killed mine from neglect. It's sort of an indicator that things aren't good. Also an indicator are staying up until 5 am and barely sleeping. My shift started at 3 pm but it was bad. I snapped at a few people. Cried a bit fit prissy with a customer ( who wanted to argue our policies to fight fraud and basically he thought they were stupid and u was mindlessly following them. I should have called the manager over). I don't have a support system right now. I want to call out tomorrow but I'm worried if I do I'll want to call out the next day. I'm not stable I mean I'm not needs to be hospitalized unstable but I could be a lot better. I'm worried this will cost me my job. That even though there are bigger duck ups at work that no one likes and management won't fire I'll get fired. Or I'll quit. Or I'll do something stupid. I wanted to tell the general manager that I needed tomorrow. That I have bipolar disorder that I may need accomdatuons or something but it was too hard.

Lots of marrow~ma to Connie's DH.

Dental~ma to Laura's son.

Family wackiness~ma to erin_o.

Mental health~ma to askye.

Marrow ~ma and full recovery ~ma.

askye, you don't sound good. Do you need your meds adjusted? Can you talk to your psychiatrist? Perhaps you'd be better off calling in sick (Saying you're throwing up is good. No one wants details.) and seeing if you can get some help.

Seconding Ginger's throwing-up-excuse rec, askye. It sounds like you desperately need some time for self-care.

All good vibes to you and Hubby, Connie. My aunt underwent a similar procedure 15 years ago when it was seriously experimental and unproven, and it was rough and brutal but here she is, 15 years later, still in remission. All possible digits crossed and Viking gods appealed to.

~ma for all!

On the subject of hair, I have lots of grey and use henna to cover it. The combination I use works brilliantly to create what looks like natural highlights...much more natural than salon coloring...and it only costs me about $12 per year!

Second-thirding Ginger and JZ, askye. Your body's demanding help. I hope you do what you need to do. Vibing hard for you.

And for Hubby, Connie, and you, too.

hello all! semi-lurking, but I wanted to pipe up about the thinning hair - mine's thinned a bi, especially in one spot; I've been advised to try Rogaine ... which you CAN buy at the drugstore (expensive, but not prohibitive).

askye, definitely speak with your meds management team, if you can. I would also suggest possibly going to urgent care. Even if you don't need hospitalization, it's better to stave it off than suffer. Also, are you taking any kind of sleep aid? I don't know what meds you're on, but my shrink has me on Lamictal along with a very low dose of Seroquel at night to help me sleep, otherwise I'm in the same boat as you with the terminal insomnia.

Belatedly, ~ma to Connie and husband, ~ma to erin_o in trying situations.