I want to wish everyone out there a happy new year. Obviously, this past year has been a little different. So I'm counting on this year being a lot better. I want to thank all the people who have supported me over the past year. You don't know how much that has helped.
I had an appointment with my radiation oncologist last week, and found out that my stable condition is a lot better than expected. He told me that with the type of cancer I got and being in stage IV that it is rare to see this type of cancer not getting worse. He mentioned that being stable for a three-month period is very good, but to be stable for over six months is really good. He also mentioned that the tumors are more hollow which means there is less cancer cells and he said there's probably less than a teaspoon size of cancer cells in their. Of course this isn't good enough for me so I am going with this super aggressive approach on my peroxide therapy to see if I can rid the cancer altogether. So according to my directions for my peroxide therapy, instead of three drops of peroxide for every 6 to 8 ounces of water, I'm going with their recommendation for more serious conditions which is 25 drops for every 6 to 8 ounces of water, three times a day for three weeks, followed by the same ratio, two times per day for the next six months. What is really scary is that I am getting used to the taste of that stuff. So it's not as bad as I thought it was going to be, plus it's a small price to pay with a lot of upside potential. As far as the diet goes, I'm still having my grog every morning and still staying away from sugars and starches and red meat but have added white meat and every once in a while will cheat and treat myself to something like a slice of pizza or my wife's famous lasagna, but it would only be one slice or one piece at a time. I did have a slice of pizza the other day, and I tell you it smelled a lot better than it tasted. I guess it's amazing, how much better you feel when you eat food that is good for you compared to food that has all that non-good stuff in it. Even though it is one small slice it really felt heavy in my stomach.
Considering all the things that happened to me in 2009, the year went by really fast. I thought with my previous lifestyle of being so active in my new life style of turtle boy that it would only feel like April of 2009 by now.
Since this is New Year's, I must have resolutions with everyone else out there. So here they are;
1. Completely eliminate the cancer.
2. Be able to walk like a normal person.
3. Enjoy the company of friends and family.
I'm just going to start with these three which are huge. I can always add more based on how the above three workout.
As usual me and my wife always appreciate company and anything you can do to help make our life easier, especially my wife Sue, because like I mentioned before she needs to get out more and away from me.
So upcoming things for me, in January I will be having my nerves and muscles tested to see what can be done as far as the paralysis and at the end of February I will be having another MRI. Otherwise, I am pretty much home all the time, which is okay because I really don't want to go out in the crappy weather.
pogo
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Thursday, December 24, 2009
M & M
I know this is pretty obvious, but I think we all know that M & M is an abbreviation for Merry Christmas and medical update. So I apologize to all of you who knew that already.
Well, let's jump into the medical first. I got my MRI results yesterday, and everything is stable. Since there were only three choices, which would be shrinking, stable, or growing, I'm okay with the stable( as long as there is no horse shit in the stable). The tumors have been stable since early April, which by my calculations is 8 1/2 months. Based on this news and what I know now as far as what cancer cells like and what cancer cells don't like, I'm going to be a little bit more lenient as far as my diet goes. This is a big relief for my wife who really wasn't too thrilled with making all these different specialty dinners, plus trying to feed our son, and herself, which means she was making three different meals. So basically for myself, I'm still going to have the grog every morning, and I am still going to be on the peroxide therapy, I'm going to stay away from all types of potatoes and pastas and anything loaded with sugar which is basically candy, cookies and any type of food that has a lot of hidden sugar in it. I still be eating a lot of fruits and vegetables, but I will be be occasionally treating myself to some white meat, such as chicken breast, turkey breast, and non-coated fish. I may also sneak in the occasional slice of pizza or a sub sandwich and actually order something off of a menu at a restaurant. As much as I like beef, I'll probably stay away from that, but at least this should give me more variety and I won't have those commercials driving me nuts plus the smell of Brad heating up those leftovers. I figured since before I started the special diets things were still saying stable, so this way I will still be hyper oxygenating the cells and the vitamins I'm taking will help strengthen the cells plus increase the alkalinity, which again normal cells like in cancer cells hate. This is kind of what I was hoping would happen, so I guess the power of the mind was hungry.
Continuing on the medical front, my left shoulder was getting sore when I would move it a certain wayso I thought it may have been out of the socket, so I also stopped in to see an orthopedic surgeon and he took some x-rays in the shoulder was fine, just tightness of the tendons and muscles from lack of use. The left arm is still a useless appendage at this time. However, this doctor referred me to another place where they will evaluate muscle activity and nerve activity, so we can see if the brain is sending a signal that is getting blocked or where the problem may be. So we actually are going to do something that is scientific and not just people telling me that everything will be normal again. This I will be finding out sometime in January. They are not too worried about the legs since I use them all the time, but it is just going to take some time but will hopefully be able to walk like a normal person again. My next MRI is scheduled two to three months down the road, so hopefully my new modified diet will keep the tumor stable. I figure with my positive mental attitude and my good looks that we should be keep things stable.
I also want to thank my friends who have been visiting me for conversation and games, it is always nice to be around people.
Now for the Merry Christmas part. It seems a little different this year with all that's going on but am anxiously looking forward to spending some quality time with the family. On Christmas Eve, my mom, my younger sister, Carol, who is in from Kansas City, and of course Jack, Lisa, and our little buddy, Parker, will be coming over, and chicken is the main menu, which sounds like white meat to me. We will not have Jesse and Cory with us on Christmas Eve because that is when Cory's family celebrates Christmas. On Christmas morning we will have Jesse, Cory, Jack, Lisa, and of course Parker. This will be the present opening time. On Christmas afternoon, we will be going to Sue's side of the family, so I should have my fair share of people to visit. My sister, Carol will also be in town till next week Wednesday, so this next week should really be great.
There is one extremely important person that we don't want to forget about which is my wife, Sue who needs to make sure that she can spend some quality time with friends and family and get away from me every once in a while. Because we all know the saying,"too much of a good thing"(me being the thing). So if anyone out there wants to take her out to lunch or just call her to talk, or for some other activities, that you think she may like, don't be a stranger.
pogo
Well, let's jump into the medical first. I got my MRI results yesterday, and everything is stable. Since there were only three choices, which would be shrinking, stable, or growing, I'm okay with the stable( as long as there is no horse shit in the stable). The tumors have been stable since early April, which by my calculations is 8 1/2 months. Based on this news and what I know now as far as what cancer cells like and what cancer cells don't like, I'm going to be a little bit more lenient as far as my diet goes. This is a big relief for my wife who really wasn't too thrilled with making all these different specialty dinners, plus trying to feed our son, and herself, which means she was making three different meals. So basically for myself, I'm still going to have the grog every morning, and I am still going to be on the peroxide therapy, I'm going to stay away from all types of potatoes and pastas and anything loaded with sugar which is basically candy, cookies and any type of food that has a lot of hidden sugar in it. I still be eating a lot of fruits and vegetables, but I will be be occasionally treating myself to some white meat, such as chicken breast, turkey breast, and non-coated fish. I may also sneak in the occasional slice of pizza or a sub sandwich and actually order something off of a menu at a restaurant. As much as I like beef, I'll probably stay away from that, but at least this should give me more variety and I won't have those commercials driving me nuts plus the smell of Brad heating up those leftovers. I figured since before I started the special diets things were still saying stable, so this way I will still be hyper oxygenating the cells and the vitamins I'm taking will help strengthen the cells plus increase the alkalinity, which again normal cells like in cancer cells hate. This is kind of what I was hoping would happen, so I guess the power of the mind was hungry.
Continuing on the medical front, my left shoulder was getting sore when I would move it a certain wayso I thought it may have been out of the socket, so I also stopped in to see an orthopedic surgeon and he took some x-rays in the shoulder was fine, just tightness of the tendons and muscles from lack of use. The left arm is still a useless appendage at this time. However, this doctor referred me to another place where they will evaluate muscle activity and nerve activity, so we can see if the brain is sending a signal that is getting blocked or where the problem may be. So we actually are going to do something that is scientific and not just people telling me that everything will be normal again. This I will be finding out sometime in January. They are not too worried about the legs since I use them all the time, but it is just going to take some time but will hopefully be able to walk like a normal person again. My next MRI is scheduled two to three months down the road, so hopefully my new modified diet will keep the tumor stable. I figure with my positive mental attitude and my good looks that we should be keep things stable.
I also want to thank my friends who have been visiting me for conversation and games, it is always nice to be around people.
Now for the Merry Christmas part. It seems a little different this year with all that's going on but am anxiously looking forward to spending some quality time with the family. On Christmas Eve, my mom, my younger sister, Carol, who is in from Kansas City, and of course Jack, Lisa, and our little buddy, Parker, will be coming over, and chicken is the main menu, which sounds like white meat to me. We will not have Jesse and Cory with us on Christmas Eve because that is when Cory's family celebrates Christmas. On Christmas morning we will have Jesse, Cory, Jack, Lisa, and of course Parker. This will be the present opening time. On Christmas afternoon, we will be going to Sue's side of the family, so I should have my fair share of people to visit. My sister, Carol will also be in town till next week Wednesday, so this next week should really be great.
There is one extremely important person that we don't want to forget about which is my wife, Sue who needs to make sure that she can spend some quality time with friends and family and get away from me every once in a while. Because we all know the saying,"too much of a good thing"(me being the thing). So if anyone out there wants to take her out to lunch or just call her to talk, or for some other activities, that you think she may like, don't be a stranger.
pogo
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
December update
Once again life hasn't changed much since the last blog. Sue Brad and I went to the dental office last week for our six-month checkups, and it was good to see this staff again. We recently lost a staff member due to husband being transferred, but we're expecting that. And are presently in the process of hiring someone new. We probably got close to 100 applications including a lawyer who was a CEO of a company, so I guess the economy and unemployment is as bad as they say it is. Normally when we look for new employees we are lucky to find one or two good ones as far as resumes go, but this time it looks like we have a lot to choose from which is a good thing.
I've also caught up with the office books except for one check for $86.48. Now it's up to my poor accountant who has to make heads or tails of the past year. So it's probably going to take him several times longer to do my taxes this year, so I wish him the best of luck. Now that I caught up on everything, I only need about five hours per week to do the office work. Plus the fact that I don't really have any doctor appointments or therapies, I have gotten a lot of free time. Where in the past my calendar was pretty full, now I have days that are completely open and the only time I really have to be out is for the aqua therapy which is twice a week.
I do have my game group which we meet once a week for board games. Next week, I'm going to learn how to play majong, or however you spell it. So if anybody out there likes to play board games, give me a call, or if you just want to visit, that's fine also.
This Saturday, is our office party at THAT' AMORE. I'll have to bring some of my own stuff to eat because there is very little on the menu that I can eat. But I may cheat a little bit.
For Thanksgiving, we went to Lisa and Jack's, and Jack was his usual good chef. He did the old dip the turkey into the deep fryer in the backyard and didn't blow up the house. It also had to be a really cold day which made it not as much fun. But I cheated and had some skinless white meat along with the veggies that he had made, so it was really weird eating regular food again.
Two days after Thanksgiving which was a Saturday, which was our traditional day for putting up the Christmas lights, but since they were already up from last year, all we. had to do is plug them in, and believe it or not after one year of those lights being up there, we only had to replace five light bulbs. They also got a bunch of miscellaneous things done that day including getting a new Christmas tree that came complete with lights and looks really good in the family room, which is a new place for the Christmas tree since the living room is now my bedroom.
My younger sister will be coming in for the holidays for a week and she is a gamer, so it wil be nice to have her here, plus after being unemployed for a while, she finally got a new job which is great news. My mom is doing good. We call each other each morning, to make sure we're both alive.
A friend of mine is taking me to see the comedy show, "whose line is it anyway",on January 30 at the Pabst Theater which is a show I saw two years ago and pretty much split a gut with laughter, and considering it is all improv, I know I won't see a duplicate, but I'm sure the laughs will be there.
The only other thing I'm doing different right now is that I put myself on a hydrogen peroxide therapy, which again is designed to super oxygenate my cells and help kill off the cancer cells. It requires drinking 3, 6 to 8 ounces glasses of water with peroxide in it. You start with three drops for every 6 to 8 ounces and increase it one drop per day until you get up to 25 drops and then taper back down to three drops. It gets a little nasty at 25 drops and you have to have it on an empty stomach. Thank goodness I'm working my way down, in fact today was 20 drops. On December 16th, I will be getting my next MRI, and on December 23, I have a doctors appointment and will get the results. So we will see how the diet and the peroxide therapy worked out. I am pretty optimistic about how things are going to turn out, because I really don't want to go through any chemo or radiation therapy because they tend to damage too much normal cells.
I guess I have more to talk about than I thought.
That's it for now, when I get the latest MRI results, I will let everyone know.
POGO
I've also caught up with the office books except for one check for $86.48. Now it's up to my poor accountant who has to make heads or tails of the past year. So it's probably going to take him several times longer to do my taxes this year, so I wish him the best of luck. Now that I caught up on everything, I only need about five hours per week to do the office work. Plus the fact that I don't really have any doctor appointments or therapies, I have gotten a lot of free time. Where in the past my calendar was pretty full, now I have days that are completely open and the only time I really have to be out is for the aqua therapy which is twice a week.
I do have my game group which we meet once a week for board games. Next week, I'm going to learn how to play majong, or however you spell it. So if anybody out there likes to play board games, give me a call, or if you just want to visit, that's fine also.
This Saturday, is our office party at THAT' AMORE. I'll have to bring some of my own stuff to eat because there is very little on the menu that I can eat. But I may cheat a little bit.
For Thanksgiving, we went to Lisa and Jack's, and Jack was his usual good chef. He did the old dip the turkey into the deep fryer in the backyard and didn't blow up the house. It also had to be a really cold day which made it not as much fun. But I cheated and had some skinless white meat along with the veggies that he had made, so it was really weird eating regular food again.
Two days after Thanksgiving which was a Saturday, which was our traditional day for putting up the Christmas lights, but since they were already up from last year, all we. had to do is plug them in, and believe it or not after one year of those lights being up there, we only had to replace five light bulbs. They also got a bunch of miscellaneous things done that day including getting a new Christmas tree that came complete with lights and looks really good in the family room, which is a new place for the Christmas tree since the living room is now my bedroom.
My younger sister will be coming in for the holidays for a week and she is a gamer, so it wil be nice to have her here, plus after being unemployed for a while, she finally got a new job which is great news. My mom is doing good. We call each other each morning, to make sure we're both alive.
A friend of mine is taking me to see the comedy show, "whose line is it anyway",on January 30 at the Pabst Theater which is a show I saw two years ago and pretty much split a gut with laughter, and considering it is all improv, I know I won't see a duplicate, but I'm sure the laughs will be there.
The only other thing I'm doing different right now is that I put myself on a hydrogen peroxide therapy, which again is designed to super oxygenate my cells and help kill off the cancer cells. It requires drinking 3, 6 to 8 ounces glasses of water with peroxide in it. You start with three drops for every 6 to 8 ounces and increase it one drop per day until you get up to 25 drops and then taper back down to three drops. It gets a little nasty at 25 drops and you have to have it on an empty stomach. Thank goodness I'm working my way down, in fact today was 20 drops. On December 16th, I will be getting my next MRI, and on December 23, I have a doctors appointment and will get the results. So we will see how the diet and the peroxide therapy worked out. I am pretty optimistic about how things are going to turn out, because I really don't want to go through any chemo or radiation therapy because they tend to damage too much normal cells.
I guess I have more to talk about than I thought.
That's it for now, when I get the latest MRI results, I will let everyone know.
POGO
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