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Old 10-06-2009, 05:04 AM   #18
Karen Wheel
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Re: Great news after mastectomy

Vicky - great news! Congrats!!!! I did a low toxic chemo (see my stats) and I found I just wanted to nap a bunch - was really tired - but more so the first 4 weeks- then I started taking the chemo in pill format and it seemed to work better and the exhaustion was not so bad...

If you haven't heard my thoughts on good reading material - my biggest tips are these:

Get a juicer and start juicing - think this saved my bum with helping sooooo much in my energy level - as you can get so many nutrients in 3-4 cups of fresh juice and you don't have to EAT all that fiber and actual food... it is a great way to help your energy when doing chemo.

Also - my favorite book (now I use it as a daily manual) but if you ever wanted a book about how to cure (yes CURE!) cancer - please read this one.

A Cancer Battle Plan Sourcebook - by David Frahm.
there are two Cancer Battleplans - get the SOURCEBOOK - it is the better and latest version with lots more stuff in it.

It is a simple read - it explains so much and gives a TON of information on how to fight cancer.

I am doing this approach along with all the medical treatments as I have yet to hear one of my doctors say that they can cure the cancer.... they keep saying they will only prolong my life.... ugh! So, I want to live - and live for more than 5 or 10 years ---(I just turned 45!) so thinking 40 more is more what I had in mind!

Hope this helps - but while you are home and recooping - try reading this book! :-) Amazon.com has them half price almost if they have a used copy....

Feel free to email me if you want to chat about it: wheelistic@yahoo.com

:-) Karen
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Karen Wheelhouse Age: 46
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2-09 – Age 44 -Biopsy-Cancer
3-09 – Right Quadrantectomy. Clear margins.
3 lymph nodes taken - all clear
Tumor results: Stage 1, 1.5 cm, Her2 +++
Est positive 80% - Prog 10% - Ki67 postive 30%
4-09 – Became a vegan! pH balance of body - cancer can't grow in neutral pH!
4-09 Started Herceptin & Chemo (9 weeks of Navelbine *)
* FYI - when coupled with Herceptin has the same results as more toxic chemo. No brainer!
8-09 - 30 RADS
9-09 - Said NO to hormone therapy
4-10 Finished Herceptin!!!!


7-10 PET Scan & other exams .... All clear! YIPPEE!!!!
11-10 Breast, organ Ultrasounds and lung x-rays all clear no changes ... NED!

2-25-2011 --- 2 years from surgery and NED!!!!!!
7-2011 Clear bone scan and full body and head MRI! NED! NED! NED! ;-)[/SIZE]
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