24 Wednesday Jun 2009
… I seem to be on the mend.
After I got my pre-chemo bloodwork done yesterday morning I stopped by to see Ricardo (of The Team, and head of nuclear medicine). He told me that my latest PET scan had come back normal, that there was no sign of the two tumours they had seen in March. I’ll find out today when I talk to Dr Ana what they have in mind for further treatment, but it will probably mean completing the last two rounds of chemo, and after that …
21 Sunday Jun 2009
Two down, one to go (well okay, one & a half …)
So okay, remember last week when I told you the wonderful news about my friend “Bob” very generously sending me a donation that was enough to see me through a whole month, so I could spend that time focusing on healing and getting through the chemo? Well, guess what? I have just been given another month!
20 Saturday Jun 2009
Posted in cancer, food & drink, photohunt, photos
Today’s Photohunter theme is “creamy”.
In keeping with the whole anti-cancer thang, have been trying to include more antioxidents in my diet. One of the most delicious ways has been making fruit & yoghurt smoothies for breakfast. This one has blueberries, melon, banana, natural yoghurt … and also some greek yoghurt to make it extra creamy.
19 Friday Jun 2009
Going for another PET scan today.
Not looking forward to it, especially as I can’t have any coffee or brekky before I go. The good news is that the appointment is at 8.15 in the morning so there shouldn’t be much of a wait, but it also means I have to miss my yoga class today. And I’m told they can’t use my port to inject the radioactive FDG isotope, so I have to get it in the hand!!! Hopefully “one-poke” Manolo will be there – that guy is amazing.
Well, it’s going to be a full morning at the hospital. Catch you all later…
18 Thursday Jun 2009
Posted in cancer, food & drink
So I got some ginger. So now what?
Trying to do more anti-cancer diet stuff these days. Ginger is supposed to be very good for nausea and tumeric is touted as being a very effective natural anti-inflammatory. Have yet to start on the tumeric but yesterday I made a lovely chicken stir-fry with spring onion, garlic, mushrooms, lemon and ginger. So if any of you have a favourite recipe that uses ginger, please pass them along and I’ll try them out. Preferably some very simple dishes that I can make during the first ten days of my chemo cycle when the nausea is at its worst.
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