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     Kommentar till en text av RUTH HAFFLY
Ärende: back to school                                           [1]
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Ahoy Ruth!

-> ->  HN> If you take tea at the same time
-> ->  HN> (within an hour or so) of taking
-> ->  HN> the iron, it will inhibit the
-> ->  HN> absorption of the iron...it's
-> 
-> -> OK, then I should take my iron in the evening. I usually take the
-> 
->  HN> Only reason we knew is because Anne got
->  HN> anemic when she was pregnant with Amanda.
->  HN> Doctor put her on iron pills and told her
->  HN> to lay off the tea when taking them...She
->  HN> actually laid off tea for the duration
->  HN> of the pregnancy....no caffeine at all.
-> 
-> With Rachel, I had the prenatal vitiamins and iron, was anemic so I was
-> told to eat liver once a week. Changed doctors for Deborah, used an all
-> natural multi vitamin plus iron, no trouble with anemia at all. Not a
-> word said about tea--and I was drinking at least a glass & mug of tea a
-> day--hot in the morning, sweet & cold the rest of the day.
->
Lucky you!
Anne swore off caffeine totally 
while she was pregnant. Me? 
I drank her share!!
 
-> -> We are definately up in our consumption since leaving HI. But, we 
still
-> -> eat a variety of grains & things as well so it's not always rice.
-> 
->  HN> we have a little brown rice and red rice
->  HN> in the house but use them seldom as well.
-> 
-> We can't go quite as low carb as you are. (G)
->
Well we are monitoring our blood sugars
as well.
 
-> -> -> I think we have a first aid kit in the car. Started that in
Germany
-> -> -> we were required to have one. Some of your list--not a bad idea
for
-> -> -> to add to our supply.
-> 
-> ->  HN> When I was in Explorers my post
-> ->  HN> was a mountain search and rescue
-> ->  HN> unit, so I got used to having that
-> ->  HN> available all the time. I still have
-> 
-> -> We've got several backpacks we can convert. Steve's doctor told him 
not
-> -> to use one after he started having back problems (and had bought a
-> 
->  HN> Since you're not going out into the
->  HN> wilderness on hikes, it's not a needed
->  HN> item. I still go for hikes in the mountains
->  HN> at times for photography outings..and
->  HN> it's GOOD to be prepared!
-> 
-> No, we generally don't go out into wilderness areas on hikes. Still,
-> there are times when we travel in winter up north, it doesn't hurt to
-> have extra stuff like that on hand, just in case. Better to have and not
-> need than to not have and need.
->
Always better to be prepared!!
 
-> -> Blandest taste too. (G)
-> 
->  HN> I don't think so, I prefer it to
->  HN> the others.
-> 
-> Of the 3 types of Cheerios, I think I would buy the honey nut if I were
-> to eat it on a regular basis. But, we don't buy that kind of cereal
-> 99.99% of the time.
->
read the labels and you'll find that
cheerios have a lot less sugar than
most of your granola type cereals. 
However they are pretty high on the 
glycemic index and I think we may
be phasing them into a less often
rotation.
 
-> ->  HN> We use Fiber One, no sugar added to that
-> ->  HN> and regular cheerios,no HFCS and only a
-> ->  HN> minute amount of sugar. Most of the granolas
-> ->  HN> have a LOT more carbs and sugar than that.
-> 
-> -> I generally grab a mini bagel, whole wheat toast, etc instead of 
cereal.
-> -> A rare bowl of cold cereal or, on really cold mornings, oatmeal. We 
also
-> -> have eggs & suchlike for breakfast.
-> 
->  HN> We have steel cut oats, eggs and such, and
->  HN> cold cereal with yogurt or milk. I try to
->  HN> vary the "rotation" but if Anne prefers one
->  HN> or another she just has to let me know.
->
We also have mini quiches for "just in case"
 
-> We generally get our own breakfasts on days Steve has morning classes.
-> Other days we sometimes do our own, other days we eat together. Got a
-> couple of dozen small eggs from our usual produce lady when we picked up
-> some spinach from her the other day; 3 of them make a good omelette.
->
A 2 egg omelette is just not right!
 
-> ->  HN> Oh I do like the smell of orange
-> ->  HN> blossoms though!
-> 
-> -> In moderation they're OK. Too many at any time and they're too
strong.
-> 
->  HN> True, visit California during the bloom!
->  HN> Still for a short while it's very nice!
-> 
-> And don't come here when the pine is pollenating. I thought I'd miss it
-> last spring by going to LV in mid April but didn't. The trees pollenated
-> a few days before I left--but it wasn't quite as bad as the year before.
-> I wasn't quite as miserable. (G)
->
Washington is the EVERGREEN state, we have 
zillions of doug fir trees, spruces, hemlocks
and others...when it's pollen time you can 
call most cars "dust yellow"!
 
-> 
-> ->  HN> The last series will be the most
-> ->  HN> difficult, as the effects have
-> ->  HN> compounded and she's quite uncomfortable
-> ->  HN> currently. We will both be very
-> ->  HN> happy to see the end of this phase!
-> 
-> -> AMEN! Other than tamoxifin, will she have any other treatments? How's
-> -> the hair regrowth?
-> 
->  HN> Not sure, hormone treatment is next which
->  HN> will be total estrogen suppression I think.
->  HN> We'll know more when we have the next meeting
->  HN> with the oncologist on Feb 27. Her hair is
->  HN> growing back, very short still and very curly
->  HN> as well. The curls may or may not be
->  HN> permanent, and the color is grey, but
->  HN> that too may not be permanent.
-> 
-> The light at the end of the tunnel is not an oncoming train. You're over
-> the worst and Anne is doing very well over all. Keep up the good
-> work--and take her some place special for Valentines's day.
-> 
we are doing our best to weather each
storm as it comes!!
chat with you soon!
ha
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