Tittyology

Killer Titty Wannabees

2009-12-22T23:41:00-08:00

Anybody else seen the South Park breast cancer episode??

Loved it...and now I call my boobies, "Killer Titty Wannabees" - they keep trying. But thank goodness that the best they can do is DCIS - and that we find it early.

If you haven't seen this South Park episode, I highly recommend it...as long as you're not highly sensitive. (Then again, if you are easily offended you probably shouldn't be watching South Park or reading this blog.

Here's an excerpt of dialogue between Wendy and Cartman - you had to know that Cartman came up with "killer titties", right?

Mr. Garrison: OKay, children. Let's all take our seats. Before we get started, Wendy Testaburger asked to share something with the class. Wendy?
Wendy: Thank you, Mr. Garrison. Fellow students, October is awareness month for the one of the leading cause of death in women. A terrible disease that takes the lives of American women everyday. I am talking, of course, about Breast Cancer.
(Cartman snickers)
Wendy: An estimated one in six women will deal with cancer in their lifetime. Breast Cancer is the most--...
Cartman: (giggles) She said it again.
Wendy: Is there a problem? 'Cause Breast Cancer isn't funny. Breast Cancer is killing people!
Cartman: Mr. Garrison, do we really need all this potty talk in the classroom?
Mr. Garrison: (Rubs his head) Eric, for the love of Jesus.
Wendy: This is a serious issue, Eric. What you're doing is very offense.
Cartman: Me? You're the one talking about "killer titties!"
(Clyde snickers)
Cartman: Watch out, guys. Wendy says boobs can kill people. Rawr! Gonna get ya! Gonna get ya!
Butters: I don't wanna get killed by boobs.
Wendy: Will somebody do something?! Every week he gets worse an nobody does anything!
Mr. Garrison: Eric, stop being offensive.
Cartman: I'm just trying to engage Wendy in a constructive dialogue about Breast Cancer awareness, Mr. Garrison.
Wendy: NO YOU AREN'T!
Cartman: Wendy, you need to calm down. You're gonna get your boobs all angry and then they'll start killing everyone.
(everyone laughs except Stan, Kyle and Bebe)
Cartman: Dude, I'm on fire today.

Clip of dialogue borrowed from www.tv.com : http://www.tv.com/south-park/breast-cancer-show-ever/episode/1233702/trivia.html

The episode is called "Breast Cancer Show Ever", from Season 12. Check it out.

If you can't find it, email me. (Email's at the top of the page.)

All the breast,

Round 2: Biopsy Results

2009-12-21T23:37:05-08:00

So, here's the deal (without being too technical)...Right now, they are calling it just atypical ductal hyperplasia (ADH) - a pre-cancerous and likely to lead to cancer condition...I expected them to find the ADH.

When they examined the tissue after the mastectomy, there was ADH everywhere - both sides. So, not surprised that this was there...especially after discovering that about 5mm of tissue was left on both sides (more on that later) - and not surprisingly, this lump was found in that tissue.

The sample this time was small and of course they couldn't get good margins because there simply isn't room there. The pathologist said that if she had a bigger sample, she's pretty sure it'd be DCIS again. Again, the sample wasn't big enough to call it DCIS for sure.

So, great news - could have been MUCH worse. If you have to have cancer, DCIS is what you'd want.

The rest of it has to come out, and basically, we'll be redoing my mastectomy entirely. Dr. Johnston is shooting for flying me to Bethesda in January. (I'll be there for about a week.) Sounds like there are several good doctors,a nd I know of several young women who have been treated there and spoke highly of them.

I did not understand that breast tissue would be left with the mastectomy I had. I understood that it was most likely to recur, if at all, in the nipple - but I completely missed WHY, and now I know that it's because they leave tissue there. I'm not second guessing my decision, but I'd never have done this type of mastectomy had I known.

Who would have a mastectomy and LEAVE breast tissue behind?!? After all, that was WHY I was having a mastectomy - to get rid of breast tissue.

But, good news is that it's caught early again.

She thinks if I have enough fat on my stomach - in a particular area, that the best mastectomy might be the one that also involves a tummy tuck. (See...there IS an upside to having gained 20 pounds and having cancer come back...gotta have the fat to do this surgery.)

She said they'd want to do radiation and tamoxifen...that's where I'm not too keen and will investigate other treatments. I believe they can do as much harm as they do good. We'll see.

Plus, it dawned on me the other day that they've never typed the DCIS...so we don't know if it's ER+, PR+, etc, etc.

I don't understand how anyone can say, "You MUST be on tamoxifen," without knowing that the cancer is ER+. (Tamoxifen is the typical protocol for ER+. They recommend 2-3 years of tamoxifen and then an aromatase inhibitor for the remaining years of the five.)

Plus, tamoxifen puts you into menopause...not ready to do that yet, either.

So...not at all thrilled about doing this again - there were NO booby antennae at the biopsy. I was HIGHLY irritated at finding myself in a hospital bed for breast cancer AGAIN. Plus, I'm BRCA negative - shouldn't be having this problem, but oh well.

Here we go again...haven't decided about booby antennae for the next surgeries. We'll see.

All in all, excellent news.

BUT, I do feel like I'm once again stepping into the "Titty Twilight Zone". Wierd to have to do this again - didn't I JUST have a mastectomy?!? - Who knew it was possible to have more than one? Kind of like going back for seconds.

Exciting news: Step 1 for the Bra Line

2009-12-16T09:10:09-08:00

Met the Consultant for the Bra Line

Yesterday, I met with a woman from the fashion industry who knows how to take a product from idea, to design, to market...and I LOVED her. (I'm not going to share who she is yet, but when we finalize the deal, then I'll tell you even more about her.)

She's authentic. She's spiritual - but not "out there woo woo", and she's got great vision - as well as the knowledge and resources to do the practical, step by step piece (which I need)...not to mention that she completely gets the vision I have for the bra line and this company. (I'll share that vision later.) Plus, I'll be sending out surveys to you to get design ideas.

What's really amazing about all of this is that it was when I decided to let things come to me that she showed up - a friend introduced us.

Why am I sharing this with you? (And what's in this for YOU)

I'm sharing this with you for many reasons...Largely because I believe in the entrepreneurial lifestyle...at my core is a Freedom Philosophy, and for me, the best way to do that is to start businesses. If that's a desire you have, too, then by all means...come with me on this journey, learn and then bring your business to the world --- then turn around and help someone else do the same.

Plus, I believe in Multiple (and passive) Sources of Income (and multiple sources of abundance). Passive income becomes important when you can't work due to disease. Again, if you've ever had the desire to create passive income, please let me know, and follow along with me.

Will the bra line be totally passive? No. But eventually, the company will have people in appropriate positions to run them. (I have other projects that will be passive.)

And...I want you to know that this is fun and exciting - and hugely overwhelming...and I have NO IDEA what I'm doing. Yep, that's right...no idea. I've never owned a full-on corporation before. But I have the vision. I can see it clear as day.

Finally, I want you to see this start-up process from start to finish.

I'll say it again...I'm hoping that many of you will be inspired to start your own businesses.

***(I also am working on a project that would allow us to partner such that I help you with the details - and act as your guide in the business and internet jungle - while you get a business that delivers service and value to the world and which brings you massive joy, profits and freedom...stay tuned for that, too.)

Next Step with the Consultant

The consultant is getting me an estimate of her monthly retainer as well as the costing estimates to bring the product to market. I will do a 2-pager about me, the idea, and the company.(I'm also getting estimates for admin and tech work from Erin Blaskie's company BSETC.

Then I have to...

$$ FIND THE MONEY $$

Oh, yeah...did I mention - - - I do not have the money to do this. But I KNOW it's there somewhere,and I KNOW it will show up.

Doing Things Differently

Actually, that's one way that I'm doing this differently this time...I've made stabs at businesses before - and not successfully. In attempting to create businesses, I'd end up creating another J-O-B for myself time after time.

I've spun my wheels and created lots of debt by micromanaging and trying to figure out HOW to do everything.

So, this time, I'm going to just ALLOW it to come to me. There's a fine line of difference between allowing and being passive...passivity can imply a lack of caring, energy or action. After all, we're taught to take action, take charge, set goals, and do, do, do.

The feminine energy is so powerful that you can see amazing results just by setting an intention and backing it with faith. You can create amazing things just by following what's right in front of you - as opposed to trying to "figure things out". (Men have this feminine energy as well, but with their masculine being dominant, it may not show itself in quite the same way.)

After all, this consultant just showed up.

And I KNOW that the investors will as well.

Natural Medicine Clinic in Boston

2009-12-15T13:14:57-08:00

Just wanted to throw in a resource for you, in case you're interested. In my last post, In Case of Cancer's Return, I mentioned a clinic that I would go to before I would do radiation or chemo. I am familiar with the type of work they do - and their reasoning...which is along the lines of, "Let's see what's at the root of the cancer and try to balance the body, helping it heal itself."

They look at the emotional, physical, spiritual, biochemical, etc sides of cancer.

It's the Paracelsus Clinic. They are based out of Switzerland (with practitioners in the U.S.) and are a leader in natural medicine. I like them because they seem reasonable - not hard core "natural" and opposed to allopathic. Their philosophy is inclusive and treats the whole person.

Look for a video called "Cancer and Biological Medicine". (I don't see it on the site.) Someone gave it to me, and that's how I learned of Dr. Rau and his work. You can also read about how he treats breast cancer here.

I'm not saying go totally "natural". You have to make your own choices. I believe in doing what works. For me, that's been a Multi-Modal Healing approach using Allopathic, Alternative, and Anicient healing methods.

Check it out.

PS...I don't see the video on the site, and the cover of the video lists www.marionfoundation .org as the place to get more videos...(Am I "telling on myself" by using the word video?)

Anyway, I checked Marion Foundation and it looks they've changed their name to www.marioninstitute.org - still couldn't find the video. If I find where to get it, I'll let you know.

In case of Cancer's Return

2009-12-14T05:30:00-08:00

Part of why I feel "okay" about the possibility of cancer's return is that I know what the plan is if it's back.

Truth is, I'm beyond pissed off that this is happening...and I keep bracing myself for the "look" from the doctor and others if it is back...this will be the 2nd time in five years.

(Statistically, a recurrence within that time frame does not bode well...In this case, I will be viewing it as a "new" occurence for purposes of healing. I can't afford "naysayers" or doomsday predictions. The mind is a POWERFUL thing...when it's life or disease, you're better off choosing a perspective that suits you.)

Feels like the Titty Twilight Zone all over again.

The plan if it's cancer is to fly me to Bethesda Breast Center, remove my nipples, and put the implants under the muscle - that's the part I dread the most. Painful!

(The surgeon here - who used to be at Bethesda Breast Center - wants the nipples off regardless. She says that they no longer leave them on. In other words, they do skin sparing, but they no longer do skin and nipple sparing .)

Not sure about chemo and/or radiation. That will depend on the pathology - and truthfully, before I do that, I'd want to have some tests done. There's a center in Boston that runs tests on you before you have any of that done to see if there's any metals or other things in the blood that could be contributing to the disease.

I'm also curious about something I saw recently about an oncologist in Rome who believe that cancer is a fungus. I've heard theories that it's a virus, and if you understand how fungi and viruses work, fungi go through a viral-like stage...so, interesting to say the least.

Truth is...I'm not keen on chemo or radiation, not as a first option. It seems to do a lot of damage in order to make you better - but it's the best that the allopathic world has got at the moment.

I'm not saying I won't do it, but I need to investigate the options.

If this is cancer again, all I want to say is, "WTF???" - the chances of recurrence are around 3 freakin' percent?!?

...And I did a mastectomy to keep from having to do this again!!!

...And, OH...did I mention that I am BRCA negative...NEGATIVE!?! (Actually, I had that test in May, so I probably haven't mentioned that fact before. Finally did the test. If it had been positive, I would have taken off nipples, skin, uteras, ovaries...the whole kit and caboodle...but it wasn't positive!)

...And here I am again, facing the possiblity of the Big "C".

ABOUT THE PICTURE:

That's me, of course - (With my new, Italy hair. It was hotter than hell here this summer. I just walked in the shop one afternoon and said, "Cut it off!" - and I LOVE it!)

I'm standing next to the Tiber River in Rome eating nocciolo gelato (hazelnut gelato - popular flavor here). I put that picture here because it puts me in a "one with the world" feeling, in a calm, "all's good" feeling. We had just walked through the Jewish Quarter. I'd met an amazing dressmaker - beautiful couture-level work - beauty is good for the soul...and we were getting ready to go back across the river for lunch at Nonna Betta's...great place I found thanks to Conde Nast Traveler. (It was a wonderful meal with delightful service.)

...It was my birthday weekend. The air was cool and crisp. Great day. Ahhhhh...

Figuring things out post-cancer

2009-12-13T08:35:09-08:00

Hi Everyone,

I am back. I have been gone a while --- obviously.

All is well - or at least it was. (More on that in a minute.)

Update: I now live in Italy. Check out this kick-ass view:

We have amazing views of Procida and Ischia. Before the weather turned cold, we took full advantage of our amazing balcony.

This house is the one I had envisioned before we moved - even has a balcony on my office!

So, we got moved to Italy - spent three months living in hotels, finally got moved in...and are almost through dealing with the disastrous move (lots of stuff damaged, destroyed).

I'm enjoying the food and have learned quite a bit - I'll be posting the food, recipes, vineyard trips on either www.KitchenCulinista.com or on www.SandraGahlinger.com. (Not sure if I'm keeping that one or will make this the main posting site linking out - organization is not my strong suit. I'm much more of a Big Picture kind of gal.)

Once again, that's what I've been up to...Trying like hell to "figure things out". Sometimes I feel like Sysiphus pushing the rock.

FIGURING IT OUT

I've wanted to "Get it together", "figure out why I'm here", and "what I'm supposed to be doing". I dropped the other projects and seeing clients because what I really enjoy doing is writing, and I find that I'm able to reach people effectively through my writing.

(I like seeing clients and helping people. I just didn't like the way I set it up.)

So, I drop everything to write.

But...

I haven't written.

I've studied...

I've read...

I've struggled...

But, no writing - or not much. I've written some articles (but not published them).

And...I've had this wierd "guilt complex" about having survived cancer and not having had it "that rough" when it comes to treatment. Yeah, I had a double mastectomy - but no chemo or radiation. (Again, that may change soon...keep reading.)

I don't feel guilty about surviving. I felt guilty about not "doing" anything with the second chance.

I felt like I was "farting around" and not accomplishing anything - even though I was busy as hell.

I finally had a "throw myself on the floor" moment where I actually said that I thought perhaps God had wasted the second chance on me.

AND...two days later, they found a lump in my right nipple.

You better believe I've spent more than a few moments "taking back" the thought about God wasting a second chance on me...and promising to DO something with the second chance I was given and to BE me fully in this world.

They did a biopsy last Monday to remove the lump. I find out Thursday if cancer's back or not.

Leave it to a face-to-face with cancer to provide clarity once again.

There's been a feeling since I had cancer that "nothing is THAT important"...a "blah" feeling. Not like depression. Been there done that, complete with an eating disorder.

Doesn't feel like depression - feels like an inability to get involved with "making a mark" in life. It's akin to an inability to get involved in "drama"...a literal application of "this too shall pass" which has kind of led to a "bystander" feeling.

What if I never DO anything? --- AND does that REALLY matter?

I'm talented, smart, intelligent, reasonable well-read, lots of skills...and what am I doing???

Up to now...not a whole hell of a lot except thinking. (Felt a bit like Winnie the Pooh, "Think...Think...Think...")

Well, I can tell you what I'm doing now...

I've decided I'm here to BE, to express myself...that my job is to live "in the moment" - not as easy as it might sound. (Most of us, me most of all, spend our time thinking about the moment rather than being in it.)

I had gotten caught up with making money - and dismissing things if I couldn't figure out how to monetize it.

Mostly, I had gotten caught up in trying to figure out how I "should" be doing things, in looking to others for answers about how things "should" be done...lots of expensive seminars, masterminds, teleseminar courses...add in the plane travel, etc, and you have the makings of DEBT.

(I was debt-free before cancer.) --- And I will be again, soon. God love my patient husband - I'd have freaked if he did what I've done. Grin.

I think our "self-help" culture (and our education system) trains us to look outside ourselves. But where is the joy or creativity in that??

The upside for ya'll is that I learned a ton and want to share that with you - without your having to spend all that cash...if you're interested. (I started this journey after cancer because I saw the need for passive income...after all, cancer - or any other serious illness - can make it impossible to work.

In these past months, I have created what I'm calling the PPI model - Positioning and Passive Income model...passive being key, here.

I've also come up with a word to describe my approach to healing, life and being healthy - and I'll use these blog platforms to share this with you. I borrowed a word from my teaching background to come up with Multi-Modal Healing - a combination of Allopathic, Alternative and Ancient healing remedies.

I'm really looking forward to sharing this information with you.

Plus...EXCITING NEWS...I'm talking to a cool woman next week about launching a BRA LINE and booby products called...you guessed it...Tittyology.

I'll post the email I sent her about THAT big vision.

I'm also going to be asking for YOUR help in creating large pieces of that vision - especially the ones that are desgined to assist young women with breast cancer spiritually, emotionally, and monetarily - and do what we can to prevent others from getting it...or at the very least, help them catch it EARLY.

So, that's a broad stroked view of what's going on. It's a lot - and I supposed these last several months of ruminating have turned up quite a bit. Again, I look forward to sharing.

Think good thought for Thursday.

Great to "see' you! (I'll be using an editorial-style calendar for posting from now on - for my sanity and consistency's sake.)

P.S. And, NO, I don't have any comments on the new mammo rules...puh-lease. (Okay, that's my comment...for now.) Actually, that's one of the projects, I want screening available for everyone - private funding may be the only way to go for that.

Saggy Boob

2009-02-01T19:11:03-08:00

One saggy boob said to the other saggy boob:

'If we don't get some support soon, people will think we're nuts.'

I got this as part of an email the other day...thought it was funny. AND...for those of you - who like me - have had a double mastectomy, it gives you pause for gloating. (There are some upsides to the fake tatas. Ours will never be at our knees!)

Maids and Meal Service...leftovers from the mastectomy

2009-01-09T04:33:00-08:00

Just a little over a month ago, I was on the phone with a good friend of mine. We were talking about one of our favorite topics...creating our ideal life.

We were making a list of things and experiences we wanted to add to our lives.

We both put the following two things on our lists:

1. Maid Service
2. Meals - i.e. eat out or order in any time we wanted - or go to one of those dinner prep places...or perhaps have a maid that cooks when she comes in. (I used to tutor for a family whose weekly maid would throw together the most wonderful soups while she was there.)

After the mastectomy, I lost my desire to cook...my cooking mojo has only recently returned, and even though I have cleaned since the surgery, it's someting I no longer desire to do. (It's also a service I'd highly recommend while undergoing treatment. I didn't have it, but looking back, this is what I'd do. When friends ask how they can help, say, "I'd love some people to take turns cleaning my house." Then don't feel guilty. Just say "thank you" and enjoy...and focus on getting better.)

Here's the point with the maids and meal service...

I arrived in Bahrain and have had both of these experiences for the past 3 weeks...and I am LOVING it.

The maid, Mimi, lives in the building, comes once a week, does an amazing job and is a really nice person.

I've only cooked a couple of times here...every restaurant delivers, and I mean every restaurant - even fast food like Burger King. (And, no, we haven't been eating fast food.) I've been enjoying Al Abraj and the Indian butter chicken from a place called Georgia's. When I want breakfast, I've just walked onto the base. (Tonight, we actually going to Al Abraj with friends for dinner...Al Abraj is the place where I get the lemon mint juices...got one again today after lunch, and I watched the guy make it so I'd know how.)

My point here is not to say, "Neh, neh, neh. Look at what I have."

My point here is look at how EASY it was to get. I'm not making any more money than I was when I made the list. I didn't even have to go out and interview anyone. Yet here I am in another fabulous house, with an amazing maid, and meal service...ordering out for great food whenever I want.

I became fascinated with "how the universe" works and with success and health and money during my run-in with cancer. I saw things happen in my own body that were not supposed to be possible.

I had great doctors, but I created that health in my head first. I decided in my head how I wanted the surgery to go...and what's funny, is that my four-hour surgery ended up taking less than two...when I imagined the surgery, I didn't know all the middle part so I would "fast forward" through those steps. Doctors and attending said it was like some simple outpatient surgery - not a double mastecomy with reconstuction!

Turns out that my daddy was right. Life really is, "Mind over Matter." He would always say that.

That's what's going on here with the maids and the meals.

All I did was declare what I desired...and here's the key, I imagined myself having it. I was excited about having it.

We get things in our HEAD first. If you can think it, you can have it, do it, be it.

Our HEART brings it to us. Feeling is the fuel.

It is really that simple.

But, I had thought about having a maid for a while...especially after I recovered from the mastecomy and was reevaluating how I wanted to spend my time...cancer will make you think hard about how you spend your precious time, and I didn't want to spend mine cleaning!

I even had gotten business cards from a couple of services...but I hadn't made the calls or taken action. (Part of the problem was that "having a maid" didn't fit in with the Puritan ideals of hard work. Having a maid seemed decadent...even for me. Again,the feeling wasn't supporting belief or even wish.)

So, what was different this time?

Why would this declaration about having a maid be any different?

Here's what it is...I declared it. I tried to picture it in my head - I've never had a maid so I didn't know what it'd be like, but I imagined it, and I got excited about it...and let it go.

As long as you WANT something, you will never have it.(Reread that until it sinks in.)

I started acting as though I already had one. I would think about my life as though the maid were already present.

...And a few weeks later, I'm in Bahrain with a maid - and an amazing one at that. She's great! Cleans really well - and I'm picky! I expect someone to do the kind of job I would do.

Having the maid here has given me a "taste" of that experience, of what it would be like to have a maid. (And it's pretty great.)

Every night for dinner it's just a matter of deciding whether we want Thai, Indian, American, Mexican, or fast food.

The Trick - or the place where people get tripped up -

What's been interesting is that I found that I was actually uncomfortable having someone do things for me that I'd normally do. I'd said for a long time that it'd be nice to have a maid, or I'd say how much I really wanted a maid. Yet, when I actually got one, I was uncomfortable. I didn't know how to act.

This is important because if what we say we want doesn't agree with how we feel, we'll never get anywhere with the goal. Your feeling is the fuel, remember?

So it was important for me to notice that I was uncomfortable and then learn how "to be" with a maid service. It was important to "learn", yet again, how to be taken care of.

The first day Mimi was here, I spilled something on the floor. I grabbed a paper towel, and as I went to wet it, Mimi - who was doing the dishes - insisted that she would take care of it, and shoo-ed me away.

Notice that I had to get "used to" the experience.

Know that you can get "used to" an experience even if the only experience you've got of "the thing" is in your mind and feeling.

Notice also where I first created this experience...in my head and with feeling!!

I'm realizing that we are all making this so very hard, and it was never meant to be that way. Once I got the idea, image and feeling, I didn't DO anything or work harder - just the opposite. It came to me.

Important: If you aren't getting what you desire, I can guarantee you that there's a mismatch between your thoughts, feelings and beliefs.

Now that I've had this experience, I'm in a situation to recreate it - and something better - at will, and might I point out, without struggle and effort.

You are the supreme creator in your own life...God can do no more for you than you will allow to be done, no more than you are willing to receive.

Cool Bras for the Cancer Cause!

2009-01-07T20:20:53-08:00

I just got this from a friend of mine, Sara. (She's the gal who gave me all the tips for the hospital stay...made everything so mch easier - not to mention that it allows for some feeling of control.) Get your copy on the right, there.

These bras are AMAZING!!! Wow!

Here's her email:

Subject: Interesting Project by the Quilters of South
Carolina

OH MY GOODNESS. What these quilters from South
Carolina have done with
bras!! It is amazing of the creativity and hilarious
too:
http://www.quilters ofsc.org/ artfullbras/ artfullbras. htm

"Gets on my tits!"

2009-01-04T08:33:00-08:00

By now, something like that - on this blog - shouldn't be a shocker.

I was a bit blown back when I first heard this expression. (And I first heard it thanks to the illustrious blog designer extraordinaire, the Blog Angel herself, Claire Raikes www.businessblogangel.com - and just fyi, she is a TypePad specialist!)

I had hired her to help me with the banners for Soul First Living and Tittyology...and to unkink some problems I was having here on Tittyology - which she did with flying colors. (She makes it soooo easy. She taught me a lot, too...and she's a neato bandito person to work with.)

Anyway, we got into a discussion about the use of the word "titty" because of the title (or tittle - hee hee) of this very blog.

I explained that I had, in fact, gotten a lot of grief and heat over the name, and that - no, this word is NOT considered proper or polite...but I just couldn't bring myself to change it - at least not yet. (I'm open to ideas...still not sure if I want to change it. Thought about "From Cancer to Confidence"...that's simply not as fun as Tittyology.)

She then asked me if I've ever heard this phrase, "Gets on my tits." (I never had.)

It means, "Gets on my nerves" - as in "gets on my last nerve".

Fabulous phrase. Makes me giggle.

Even if you're like me and have lost one or both or parts of your boobs thanks to cancer, you can still use this phrase with great aplomb...maybe even moreso.

As in, "Cancer really gets on my tits!" --- And a truer statement will never have been spoken!