enigma wrote:
> "Jean B." > wrote in
> :
>
>> I didn't know you had cancer. :-(
>
> i wasn't talking about it until i had more of a handle on it. it
> was a pretty agressive type, but hadn't spread & surgery and
> radiation seems to have taken care of it. i declined chemo because
> i'm uninsured & there's a limit to my savings account
> fortunately my oncologist & surgeon both think that was the right
> choice anyway.
> if i had been insured, my outlook would not be so good. due to the
> location & aggressive nature of the cancer, having to wait for
> insurance approvals probably would have let it spread to both the
> lymph system & through my chest wall... without insurance i was
> diagnosed & through surgery in 5 weeks. my surgeon says it's
> typically 8-10 weeks waiting for approvals to get through the
> tests. that's horrifying.

Egad! When you first mentioned the lack of insurance, I was
thinking of the monetary ramifications. I guess, in spite of
that, it is good that you DIDN'T have to go through any red tape.
This is surely something to ponder as we possibly head toward
a different system of medical care here.
>
>> re vitamin D... We were told to avoid the sun for so many
>> years.
>> Now it turns out that we do need the sun (or some other source
>> of vitamin D). I am thinking we should get as much as we can
>> without burning. (Note to self: get out more!)
>
> most sunscreens give me hives. i've never had a bad sunburn
> though, but i've never been one for laying around in the sun
> either. how boring!
> the Vitamin D supplements aren't too bad. i just have to remember
> to take them.
> lee

I rarely am out long enough to need sunscreen. I do get vitamin d
in a (good) multivitamin (i.e., one that is not just the rda).

Lee, I am sorry you have been having such a hard time and truly
hope things just continue to get better now.

>


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Jean B.