I have always been honest with my Dr as to what I eat & how I sleep. I will be glad to answer your questions. morz8, we do not live near a teaching hospital. The nearest one is over 2 1/2 hours away. With our car being old we have to rent a car when we do go to Nashville for surgery. I know that is why I am going to this Dr so he can eliminate certain things. chisue, I went through the change when I was 42, no problems. When I was 48 I started getting hot flashes real bad. My OBGYN put me on HRT & every time I tried to get off over the years the flashes got worse. At 48 I got lung cancer, they removed 1/3 of my right lung. The cancer I had-one of the side effects was hot flashes. Last year I had a TKR & had to go off all my meds. 1 months before & 1 month after. I told my Dr I will not go back on HRT, this after 21 years being on them. Since then my hot flashes are day & night & worse then I have ever had them. She is sending me to the new Dr because of the cancer I had. I have always been a picky eater, nothing new. I don't like different foods. chi83, you did not come across the wrong way. I am 69 & when I left home & got married at 20 I started eating the way I do now. I can never remember sleeping 5-6 hrs straight. My Mom was the same way. My Dr has taken more blood then I have in my body. I don't have a deficiency that has to do with vitamins. I hope this answers your questions. I have had 21 surgeries over the years but most of them were because of arthritis. I have osteoarthritis in almost every joint in my body but that does not stop me from working outside with my husband as we own a small landscaping business. Thanks for your concern

Wanted to let you know that I made this cake yesterday. OMG it is fabulous! I started eating it right out of the oven, and had to force myself to stop. Later on after dinner, we heated some up in the microwave and put a dollop of vanilla ice cream on top. Incredible. Thank you so much for posting it. One question, is the 9 inch cake pan supposed to be a round cake pan or a square cake pan, or does it even matter? I used Square, and I'm wondering if I should have used round. I know it wouldn't change the taste, but maybe the height. Anyway, thank you so much. It was delicious.

That quiz is cool. But it says that I sound like North Central. Don't know about that! When dh lived in NC the people there thought he was from Virginia. Apparently our Cdn accent sounds like Virginians....

Sounds like a combo of bad news, good news. That's a long time to live with the pain. My knee dr is retiring next summer. But he's in with several others so I'll be turned over to one of them. I really, really like my dr.........I'll miss him. Shirley