[twister_mama]

Thanks everyone. My stomach is much better, but my headache pounds on. I saw an Ear, Nose, and Throat specialist last week, and had a CT scan done of my sinuses, and it showed that I do have some wicked infection going on it there. They prescribed another strong antibiotic, which made me extremely nauseated and dizzy, sweaty, lightheaded, and rapid heartbeat within 30 minutes of taking it. After the second pill, it was so bad I thought I was gonna faint; and of course, this was in the middle of my son's birthday party with a house full of guests. That particular med had nasty, dangerous side effects like tendon rupture and liver damage and seizures and stuff anyway. SOOO, then the doctor got me on an antibiotic I have used in the past without any problems. The only thing is, this med takes a good three weeks to work for me (even though it's the double strength formula); so I'll be on this for a while. I've also been on strong prednisone to heal the inflammation. To date, my headache is still as bad as ever. I know it's the sinus infection and not hormones, cuz it started way back before I took my break; and it continued throughout my month break, and now two weeks into my resumed program. It's so hard to concentrate and get stuff done when your head is burning and pounding! Sigh.

I did take DIM earlier this year in hopes that it would clear up that terrible acne I had, but alas, it did not. I think it's supposed to help convert "bad" estrogen into "good" estrogen. I took two DIMs a day for several weeks to give it a fair go. I was still taking the DIM for a couple weeks when my headache first started (before my break), so I know the headache is not caused from hormones this time. Although I DO get hormonal headaches from time to time. And I could never take BCP because it would give me a migraine that wouldn't go away.

Funny you mention charting symptoms, GF; I've been doing that for a few weeks now! I've been getting wicked hot flashes on occasion the past few days, so it'll be interesting to see if that happens again in a month. It's so hard to know what's causing symtoms for me now, with this stupid sinus infection causing my headache and my antibiotic making me queasy most of the day (no vomiting though). I'm a wreck, I think!

I had slowly ramped up my HGH releaser capsules to my correct dose (3 capsules), according to the label. My headache got worse when I reached full dose, so for the past four days I haven't taken any of the HGH releaser to see if that was the cause; but my headache is still so, sooo bad, so I'll put the HGH releaser capsules back into my program. I'm still taking GABA at night, and two Neocell collagen I & III tablets per day (thinking of going up to three tablets though), and about 2000mg of MSM (will go up to 4000mg of that soon though). Unfortunately, I've been really bad about taking my protein drink. It's been like a week since I've had one. I've been mega busy, because we just adopted two little puppies a week ago, sisters from the same litter. They are 12 weeks old today, and they have required every second of my attention all week. They are Yorkshire Terrier/Bichon Frise mix. SUPER ADORABLE!

I've had mild aches in my breasts once in a while, but nothing much. There MIGHT be a teeny more fullness in the cleavage-wannabe area, but I'm not sure. I've measured myself several times, and I'm beyond disgusted. My under bust measurement is 29.75", and my across bust measurement is 32.75". I USED to have a 4" difference between the two measurements; now there's only a 3" difference! *crying* I don't know what I'm doing wrong. At this point, it seems apparent that BO has done all it can do for me, seeing as how I've had NO measurable growth since early last fall. When my supply of BB ends in August, I'm switching to PM. Either St. Herb or Siriporn, I haven't decided yet. I'm getting frustrated and discouraged. Maybe I'm just not meant to have breasts.

On a slightly more positive note, I FINALLY found a bra that I actually fill! I found it online, at Lula Lu Petites. It's the Natasha Bra for US $56, in size 34AAA (yep, I lost an "A"). It's pretty, with lace and everything. And it's not padded; just a thin foam lining for modesty. And I actually fill it! So, I look really flat now under my clothes, but I can't stand wearing something that doesn't fit me. It makes me feel worse about myself. At least with this bra, I know my silhouette (what little there is) is ALL me. And that helps my self-esteem a little.