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Jackie07 · 12-03-2013, 08:45 PM

Please hurry up - I need the antidote quickly!

Been staying at FIL's house for over a month. The TV in the living room has not been working correctly - I could only watch local channels plus CNN-Headline (but not CNN) and Turner Classic Movie. Hubby and FIL have been watching the TV in FIl's bed room (with a different receiver) without any problems. Today FIL checked the TV set a little bit before leaving for his afternoon coffee and daily walk. While the two guys were gone, I thought I'd call Direct TV to take care of the problem.

After being on the phone for about an hour and talking to the fourth person - obviously an experienced technician, the solution was finally found. She's going to send a new 'B-band converter' which, hopefully, will be the solution.

No, Direct TV was not the problem - I was.

The first three people I talked to were not Direct TV staff. They were the Dish Network staff. For whatever reason, I suddenly decided that we were using the same network. Since I couldn't locate the Direct TV Manual, I used the saved number on my cell phone. The three Dish Network staff I talked to patiently walked me through everything. At one point, they did question my Identity. But hubby's middle name is FIL's first name, so they thought I was talking about the same person when they tried to identify the account.

The neuropsychologist who had evaluated me in 2009 had listed the brain surgeries (craniotomy and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery (for life-long brain tumor) and two full doses of chemotherapy (for breast cancer) as the culprit of my cognitive decline. Now adding Tamoxifen (which I took for just about five years altogether before I had the hysterectomy and started Exemestane [trade name Aromasin] a year after the surgery) things become quite clear - I can not be trusted!

12-03-2013, 08:45 PM	#3
Jackie07 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: "Love never fails." Posts: 5,808	Re: Cognitive changes associated with tamoxifen ---antidote may have been found Please hurry up - I need the antidote quickly! Been staying at FIL's house for over a month. The TV in the living room has not been working correctly - I could only watch local channels plus CNN-Headline (but not CNN) and Turner Classic Movie. Hubby and FIL have been watching the TV in FIl's bed room (with a different receiver) without any problems. Today FIL checked the TV set a little bit before leaving for his afternoon coffee and daily walk. While the two guys were gone, I thought I'd call Direct TV to take care of the problem. After being on the phone for about an hour and talking to the fourth person - obviously an experienced technician, the solution was finally found. She's going to send a new 'B-band converter' which, hopefully, will be the solution. No, Direct TV was not the problem - I was. The first three people I talked to were not Direct TV staff. They were the Dish Network staff. For whatever reason, I suddenly decided that we were using the same network. Since I couldn't locate the Direct TV Manual, I used the saved number on my cell phone. The three Dish Network staff I talked to patiently walked me through everything. At one point, they did question my Identity. But hubby's middle name is FIL's first name, so they thought I was talking about the same person when they tried to identify the account. The neuropsychologist who had evaluated me in 2009 had listed the brain surgeries (craniotomy and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery (for life-long brain tumor) and two full doses of chemotherapy (for breast cancer) as the culprit of my cognitive decline. Now adding Tamoxifen (which I took for just about five years altogether before I had the hysterectomy and started Exemestane [trade name Aromasin] a year after the surgery) things become quite clear - I can not be trusted! __________________ Jackie07 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2011/06/doctors-letter-patient-newly-diagnosed-cancer.html http://www.asco.org/ASCOv2/MultiMedi...=114&trackID=2 NICU 4.4 LB Erythema Nodosum 85 Life-long Central Neurocytoma 4x5x6.5 cm 23 hrs 62090 semi-coma 10 d PT OT ST 30 d 3 Infertility tmts 99 > 3 u. fibroids > Pills CN 3 GKRS 52301 IDC 1.2 cm Her2 +++ ER 5% R. Lmptmy SLNB+1 71703 6 FEC 33 R Tamoxifen Recc IIB 2.5 cm Bi-L Mast 61407 2/9 nds PET 6 TCH Cellulitis - Lymphedema - compression sleeve & glove H w x 4 MUGA 51 D, J 49 M Diastasis recti Tamoxifen B. scan Irrtbl bowel 1'09 Colonoscopy 313 BRCA1 V1247I hptc hemangioma Vertigo GI - > yogurt hysterectomy/oophorectomy 011410 Exemestane 25 mg tab 102912 ~ 101016 stopped due to r. hip/l.thigh pain after long walk DEXA 1/13 1-2016 lesions in liver largest 9mm & 1.3 cm onco. says not cancer. 3-11 Appendectomy - visually O.K., a lot of puss. Final path result - not cancer. Start Vitamin D3 and Calcium supplement （600mg x2) 10-10 Stopped Exemestane due to r. hip/l.thigh pain OKed by Onco 11-08-2016 7-23-2018 9 mm groundglass nodule within the right lower lobe with indolent behavior. Due to possible adenocarcinoma, Recommend annual surveilence. 7-10-2019 CT to check lung nodule. 1-10-2020 8mm stable nodule on R Lung, two 6mm new ones on L Lung, a possible lymph node involvement in inter fissule. "I WANT TO BE AN OUTRAGEOUS OLD WOMAN WHO NEVER GETS CALLED AN OLD LADY. I WANT TO GET SHARP EDGED & EARTH COLORED, TILL I FADE AWAY FROM PURE JOY." Irene from Tampa Advocacy is a passion .. not a pastime - Joe Last edited by Jackie07; 12-03-2013 at 09:08 PM..