Pinnie, some of the gifts I most appreciated were my new CD player (my old one was acting cranky) and the Michael W. Smith CD Worship (contemporary religious music). I also received several very lovely spiritual books, one is Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World and another is Prayers for the Domestic Church, a Handbook for Worship in the Home. I listened to CD's and read my books alot. After surgery I had weekly dr visits for 6-8 weeks with a lot time spent in the waiting room, the music and reading was a Godsend in more ways than one. Another friend gave me some lovely very mild moisturizing cream that I used on the scar after it healed, it was Archipelago botanicals No. 3 oat creme milk.
My most special gift was a little wooden cross my sister gave me. Her husband cuts the wood in his workshop and she glues and stains them. She also adds a special touch, a piece of paper that is tied to the cross with some thin rough rope. Here is what is written on the paper:
This little cross, fashioned of scraps of wood by hands that prayed for you, was never meant to adorn a wall. Rather, it is just the right size to hold in your hand whenver you need to be reminded of how close the Lord is to you.
From Isaiah 49: 15-16: thus says the Lord. . . ". . .I will never forget you. Upon the palms of my hands I have carved your name.. ."
My sister has always been a spiritual person, she was in the convent at one time and has worked in more than one parish in Louisiana, now she volunteers due to health problems.
They made these the last year and a half to raise money for the Relay for Life team that my brother-in-laws cousins head up in Grammercy (one of his cousins has stage IV BC). My mom and I give them to friends and family with sick loved ones or who are bereaved.
I also benefitted from meals supplied, mostly from neighbors and DH's co-workers. Someone put together a schedule. DH's boss (he's single) just gave us a large $ gift card from Jason's Deli.
I would stay away from plants (high upkeep).
A box of nice stationery or cards and stamps is not a bad idea.
I really loved receiving get well cards too, especially the ones with notes.
I also received religious medals and St. Jude's oil.
Good luck tomorrow and Tuesday, Daxx. If you are still reading this thread, tell me the time of your biopsy and surgery, so I can pray for you at that hour. (CST or EST?)
Welcome back from your trip, Ann.
Hope it was wonderful.
Merry, I experienced similar probems with COBRA years ago, not for mammos though. Thankfully we were on it a limited time. I hope they get their act together soon.
GAGWTA!!! Hope everyone has a beautiful day.
He says if you are pre-menopausal tamoxifen has less chance of causing problems of this sort. It's when you aren't sluffing off that lining that it CAN become a problem.
I only cried once. When I recognized a young ladies face, but didn't know from where. She was my DD high school chum. She is right in the middle of tx. 33 is TOO DAm Young!! It was too close to home. I put on my you can do it attitude in front of her. Hooked her up with Y-Me for support groups, parted ways, and sobbed. Please pray for Amanda. 
