New haircut.

I posted a minute ago by accident. I thought I stopped it, but it went! I hadn't written anything, yet, and just hit the wrong key. Anyway, here is the new haircut; a slightly different shot. I'm liking it okay, but I'm not at all used to it. I see this picture on Face Book and bend over to look closer to see who it is! When I look up in the mirror it's kind of a shock. I've had long hair for a long time and for years before that I had really short hair. This is something new for me. I thought it would still be curly, but it's not NEARLY as curly as it was when if first grew in after the chemo. I guess I'm still on the journey. The back is really short. The sides have those weird curls, so I kept them for fun. I imagine I'll end up chopping those. It's fun for now, though. I so thank God for giving me life after breast cancer and hair for fun, too!

My good friend, Vereal Barton sent me a note the other day advising me that Acetaminophen is hard on the liver, not the kidneys. I studied up on it and he's so right. It's especially important to me because the one test that worries my oncologist is that my ALT is sometimes high; that has to do with liver health. I'm not concerned about it because it has been high off and on for 25 years. Ever since I've given blood that was a number that was always off, and one time they asked me not to give for a year because of it. It never amounted to anything more than a number out of whack; like I'm only 5 feet tall and women should be taller. My height number is just off a bit, and so is my ALT number, but neither seems to be a real problem. However, I DO NOT want to aggravate my liver or my ALT number! So, I'm taking Ibuprofen instead of Acetaminophen. And most days I only take 2; the dosage is 2 every 6 hours as needed. So, I'm so thankful that I'm doing better and better with my hip and back. Thanks, Vereal, for keeping up with me and keeping me informed!