Jamie Oliver rocks. I haven't done that recipe, but DH uses a ton of Jamie Oliver's recipes and they are all good.

I'm all out of likes or I'd like everyone's dinner. They all sound yummy!

It sounds like someone in their family is an asymptomatic carrier to me, too. Can you mention that to your sister? Maybe she doesn't know that that could be the case?

That just stinks. :grouphug: Yours is not a kid who sits around the house. That kind of statement doesn't fit at all. She didn't read the notes, didn't listen. I hope the lead doc can fix this.

I'm so sorry. How sad. Yes, life is short. :grouphug:

Yikes. So sorry! :grouphug: A good drink sounds like the right plan.

I can't wait to try it!!!!

Mmmmmm. Your name will be revered at our kitchen table sometime soon. Thank you. A huge, huge thank you. I don't think there will be any leftovers when we make it, so it'll only be one meal. :lol:

I liked your post, too, just to give you some love back. Mine are all gone, too.

Gone here, too. In withdrawal.

Of course one can set up a power of attorney. And I don't expect you to get passionate about gay marriage. But I don't think gay marriage needs to be distilled down to being only about sex, either. It's not just about having a "friend with benefits" and giving those "friends with benefits" the privileges/rights of a legal spouse. If you have a nanny living with you, I would think that you pay her a salary or in some way compensate her (or him) for the time spent caring for your kids. I think there is a distinction between someone we pay to care for our kids, and someone who is the other parent to our kids. It's not the same thing. I do, however, think it should be easier for you to provide health insurance for the nanny. So that part does stink.

The check means you liked it. I think. :)

Do you want your nanny to visit you in the ICU? Do you want your nanny to make intimate decisions about your health care, if you are incapacitated? Or do you just want the nanny to have the perks of marriage that you cherry pick as worthwhile? A nanny is an employee. Not the same thing as a life partner. Don't compare the two. My mother made/makes those same types of statements, she has been single for 25+ years and committed to being single. She wants to add a friend on her Costco account, since she doesn't have a spouse, that sort of thing. She thinks it's discrimination. I disagree. She doesn't share a household or a life with her friends.

Yum. What are you doing with the cucumbers? ...We have zillions. Ok, not zillions but they seem to all be ready at the same time.

Thinking of Mayank and his family, and hoping that he will improve quickly.

Gluten and dairy free?!? You are my hero! Teach me how?

Sounds yummy. We have lots of roma tomatoes, pepper and squash from the garden, and basil... I love caprese salad. I could make it for all of us but dairy-allergic DS. Hmmmm... And foist the burgers off on DH, because I am grill illiterate... Liking this. :)

Can I come over? :drool5: You had me at cinnamon roll bread pudding... We can pretend it's gluten free, right?

I have to go shopping. Give me some inspiration?

Pamela and Pippen, would you mind sharing how old you were when you had your hysterectomies? I wonder if that might have some bearing on finding yourself in the Best Thing Ever Camp, which is very cool, by the way! I have no regrets about mine, but am not in the Best Thing Ever Camp, because I know that opting for a hyst in one's 20s is a huge deal, and impacts one's health on much more than just a child-bearing level. I am now in my 40s, and there are quite definitely some areas of health that may have been impacted by the choice I made then - though, again, I have no regrets. :) Aimee, sorry I keep clogging up your thread. For me, choosing a hysterectomy in my 20s was a huge deal. It should be for you, too, so I hope you get a ton of responses! And if you do opt for a hyst, I hope you find yourself in the Best Thing Ever Camp!!!

:grouphug: You're not broken. And no worries on the terminology - you are totally allowed to make mistakes and say the wrong thing when the discussion on the table is about removing your organs. Really. Is he saying there is a chance he'll remove your ovaries? But he'll try to avoid it? Have you had an exploratory lap, just to see what's going on? I think, in your shoes, I'd want to know what might cause him to remove the ovaries. I had the option of removing ovaries, and knew that in deciding to keep them I might have further complications, and need another surgery. But in my late 20s, I felt it was worth the risk of having further surgeries to keep those ovaries. My surgeon was totally onboard with that, and I trusted him. It would have been difficult to go into surgery not knowing if I'd wake up with ovaries. You might think about that part, and consider another opinion based on that. Depending on your relationship with your surgeon, of course. Maybe you trust him wholeheartedly. It wouldn't be a bad idea to take some time to think about this, then schedule another appt with him to ask more questions, before you make up your mind. Here are some things to ponder, off the top of my head... Once you remove everything else, there is a chance that you will lose a lot of ovarian function, as sometimes the blood supply to the ovaries is routed through the uterus. Your ovaries may not function as well post-hysterectomy, even if you keep them. Some people no longer have orgasms, or their orgasms change after a hysterectomy. Just food for thought. Obviously, I opted for hysterectomy. :)

I had a hysterectomy at 27. Wait, was it 28? Oh no. My brain is not working. One of those two! If what you mean is that your doctor is suggesting a hysterectomy that removes uterus, etc but leaves the ovaries, then yes - that's the route I went. I'm confused, also, by the word "complete." You'll want to clarify that. Procedure and recovery - not bad. Mine was done laparoscopically and vaginally. Not bad at all and minimal scarring. The scarring from a gall bladder removal a few years later was much worse. :) I haven't needed any estrogen, though we suspect I'm now heading into pre-menopause, naturally. Check out the website hyster sisters. :) I haven't been there in a long time, but it used to have some good info. I don't think another opinion is a bad idea. I tried every option available before opting for hysterectomy. However, I didn't have kids, so was well aware that I was giving up the choice to become a birthparent, permanently. Obviously, I worked through that, but trying all the options available at the time gave me peace. It might be different for you, already having kids. Feel free to pm and ask any questions you don't want to ask publicly. Or ask more here.

Please see a different doc. There are more specialists, and there is no reason to waste your time and your energy on a doctor who doesn't listen. :grouphug: You'll get a better diagnosis and treatment plan from a doctor who is listening compassionately to your symptoms.

:grouphug: Do you have a post-op follow up scheduled? I would make sure to attend that one, and all appointments, taking notes. Some people have a hard time with asking questions of docs and relaying answers, and it sounds like your DH and son have had a hard time getting/relaying info. Going from a 6 week recovery to a year recovery + 3 to 4 more surgeries is a major change, and warrants a fairly extensive post op appointment to discuss changes and findings, I would think. When you call to schedule the appointment, could you ask to be booked for double time? You may need to pay for the extra time out of pocket, but it would be worth spending time with the doc feeling less rushed. Most doc's offices will allow that, though it's not the norm, and I have had docs thank us for booking it that way, when it's something that will take a significant amount of time. I'm sorry your kiddo is having anxiety about germs. :( I might, too, in his shoes. Would he feel better if you used some kind of bottled water in cleaning the area? I don't think that's going to be any better (and maybe worse) than the water you have, but maybe it would ease his mind some? And in easing his mind, it might make the stress of cleaning the drains less for you.

Thanks for explaining the adopted kids statement, and thanks, KK, for bringing it up. Earlier, I opened the thread because we are campers, and closed it with a sick feeling. It sounds petty, but those statements hurt some of our sensitive kids. OP, we camp even in the rain. :) ...or did, before I got Lymed.