ferrals and Twin Sister, congrats!!! It's nice to have some good news in here.

coco, good luck with the waiting. Hopefully you have a definite answer either way soon.

snugglybean, I worked in a dental office for 4 years (front desk), and even certified in radiology one of those years. Personally, I'm not very afraid of exposure from a dental xray--it's an extremely low, well-aimed dose. You get worse exposure from the sun, the TV, the microwave, etc. I hope it's not too hard dealing with the pregnant coworker, that can be a very painful reminder.

craftymummy, it's your own business deciding if you want to keep trying. I'm sorry your friend is being insensitive. Personally, I don't want to be trying over the age of 40, but I leave that decision up to every individual to make for their own circumstances.

AFM, I've found an unfortunate reason to stop focusing on birthday blues. My mom is back in the hospital. She's had strep and pneumonia recently, and she's been on oxygen for a couple of weeks now. Today they finally diagosed her with sarcoidosis. That's a condition with granulomas in the lungs, and can be pretty serious. From my reading, it's treated with steroids, so I hope the medication does its work. I get home from work late, so I'll have to call my brother tomorrow to find out which hospital she's in. Then I can give her a call there, maybe leave early so I can visit before work in the afternoon. There's nothing to put your own problems in perspective like seeing family in worse shape.