Thursday, March 31, 2011
Going off Chemo 3/26/2011
Because of the negative side effects I have been taken off chemo therapy as of Friday 3/26/2011. Ther chemo has been replaced by Tamoxafin which is a hormone suppressant. I have been on this medication before, after my original breast cancer and chemo. I stayed on it for about a year and a half. Supposedly it can still work because the dynamics of cells change over years, let's hope so. The Oil and Protein diet is going well, very satisfying yet restrictive at the same time. Still soaking in epsom salts, meditating and doing yoga. It would be wonderful to stay off chemo and have my cancer go into remission at the same time.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
March 16, 2011
It has been a week since I started the oil and Protein diet for cancer and my weight loss has subsided which is good. The food is satisfying and healthy. The diet is giving me additional energy which is another reason for me doing it. I feel much better this week than last. The two Yoga classes I taught yesterday were more challenging because I felt so great physically.
The soaking in bath salts have helped my neuropathy a little bit. I'll keep using it.
I recommended using the lavender epsom bath salts, along with spa music and meditation to a friend. She tried it and loved the relaxed outcome she felt. I'm enjoying the outcome of the diet and behavioral changes I've made so I'll contue on this path.
It has been a week since I started the oil and Protein diet for cancer and my weight loss has subsided which is good. The food is satisfying and healthy. The diet is giving me additional energy which is another reason for me doing it. I feel much better this week than last. The two Yoga classes I taught yesterday were more challenging because I felt so great physically.
The soaking in bath salts have helped my neuropathy a little bit. I'll keep using it.
I recommended using the lavender epsom bath salts, along with spa music and meditation to a friend. She tried it and loved the relaxed outcome she felt. I'm enjoying the outcome of the diet and behavioral changes I've made so I'll contue on this path.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
March 12, 2011
March 12, 2011
I Continue to soak in the salts for 20 minutes everyday, the relaxation portion is great. The neuropathy is still there. I've also started The Oil and Protein Diet for cancer by Dr. Johanna Budwig. The diet is so satisfying, but I've lost 5 lbs in 4 days and that is not my intention. I've always lost weight rapidly when I eat right, sick or not sick. I just have a fairly high metabolism. I'm also doing a short intense form of Hatha Yoga followed by relaxation and short meditation. This all takes about 45 minutes. I feel very good today! My mind is in a good place and my body is feeling a little stronger. I'm keping the faith and working toward health.
I Continue to soak in the salts for 20 minutes everyday, the relaxation portion is great. The neuropathy is still there. I've also started The Oil and Protein Diet for cancer by Dr. Johanna Budwig. The diet is so satisfying, but I've lost 5 lbs in 4 days and that is not my intention. I've always lost weight rapidly when I eat right, sick or not sick. I just have a fairly high metabolism. I'm also doing a short intense form of Hatha Yoga followed by relaxation and short meditation. This all takes about 45 minutes. I feel very good today! My mind is in a good place and my body is feeling a little stronger. I'm keping the faith and working toward health.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
March 3, 2011. This is the third month of the first quarter of my 11th year dealing with Breast Cancer. My current chemo, ixabepilone is leaving me with a great deal of neuropathy in my hands and especially my feet. I am on a medication to help the neuropathy called IC Gabapentin. It doesn't seem to be helping. I'm taking an additional route which I started yesterday. I purchased a relaxation CD called Sedonna Spa and some Eucalyptus Spearmint Epsom Salts. Each day up until Easter I am going to commit to soaking in the salts while listening to the CD for twenty minutes. As I soak I visualize my nerves healing, the feeling coming back to my feet and hands but I also picute myself with a cancer free liver and cancer free bones. While I picture good health and relaxation I also practice deep abdominal Yoga breathing through the nose.
I'll let you all know how it goes. This is day two. I am also going to maintain healthy food choices and exercise. Comment if you like. Try committing to something yourself for at least a month and see if it changes your life.
Kristy O'Brien
I'll let you all know how it goes. This is day two. I am also going to maintain healthy food choices and exercise. Comment if you like. Try committing to something yourself for at least a month and see if it changes your life.
Kristy O'Brien
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