Calling all triple negative breast cancer patients in the UK
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HI, Sylvia,
I am sorry, I should have said that the birds in the pic.are ruby-throated hummingbirds. They are fascinating creatures that travel long distances to have their young. They spend the summer in these climes and then go back to the tropics for the winter. They are the only type of hummingbird we get here. They drink nectar from flowers and the acceptable thing to feed them is plain sugar water, no substitutes.
I will write more later.
Love, Mary
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HI, Sylvia,
I did not know that long-term medication treatment for BC with positive receptor status can end up causing triple negative status. I had not heard that before.
My DIL had several tumors in each breast, they were all small. After the dust settled, she was told that all the tumors were not cancerous, but each breast contained at least one malignant tumor. But they were smaller than they thought. I wonder sometimes if someday the docs will come out and say that some of these very small tumors might go away on their own? I don't know, it just is so strange to me how there can be so much of this disease now, when it was uncommon years ago. Because of more diagnoses? Or maybe because women used to have larger families, with longer year-spans of child-bearing, there was more protection in that respect? There were more deaths of women in childbirth though, my mother was among that number.
I am pretty sure I will not stop doing everything that causes me pain, I will just try to do less of it. Now too, our temperatures are getting very hot. I do not do much outside exertion in these temps, it makes me feel ill.
Many people were off work yesterday, July 3rd. A nice, long weekend for them. I am invited to my neighbor's home today for a July 4th party. I went last year, it was very nice, with a band playing music and patriotic speeches. They have 5 children, and along with many other children present they presented a patriotic parade, it was all very entertaining. They go to a lot of trouble, very nice people.
I saw the post you posted to ElleElleBee, and I see that now she has been found to be ER+PR+. It was nice to see your history again, I can't believe you waited so long to treat, I was so panicked at diagnosis I wanted everything gone immediately. In hindsight, it wouldn't have hurt if I had waited a bit and looked harder at my options on place of treatment.
I have frankincense essential oil, sometimes I diffuse it. I know people who take these oils internally, I am not sure that is a wise practice. I think some of them are safer than others to take internally, I am not confident of my knowledge to do that. I'm sure rubbing it on the body is fine, although some of them will irritate the skin and should be mixed with another lotion.
I am not up-to-date on the WDDTY magazine, too much to read right now. I saw the latest Chris Woollams' post, I did click on the first post about escaping cancer, and it is the gut again. Very important body system, we are hearing a lot about it these days.
I must go for now, will talk again soon, Love
Mary
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Hello Mary,
Thank you for your post. I have read a few times that long term use of tamoxifen can cause triple negative status. I think that cancer is a very complicated disease. I remember my oncologist telling me that cells mutate all the time and that my triple negative receptor status did necessarily start as such.
As I have said before, I do not like the way the media etc. paint such a terrible picture of triple negative and frighten patients. I do not think that hormonal breast cancer is any picnic, and I am so glad that after standard treatment of chemotherapy, surgery and radiotherapy, I did not have to face five to ten years of tamoxifen and/or aromatase inhibitors, such as Arimidex. They have nasty side effects. I was glad not to have any medication and be left in peace with basic physical check ups and on my own to build up my health. I also think that probably the worst receptor status is triple positive. It certainly killed my friend and neighbour quite quickly. I think Herceptin has nasty side effects.
It sounds as though your daughter-in-law will be fine. It could be that she had calcium deposits around the tumour that were not harmful. I know there is a debate goes on about DCIS – ductal carcinoma in situ and whether it should be diagnosed as cancer or not. A nurse friend of mine said it was not cancer and did not need treatment. Who knows?
Like you, I think it is odd that there are so many cases of breast cancer and that so many young women are getting it when it was supposed to be a disease of old age. I think it is to do with lifestyle. Those risk factors I mentioned show women having a different role than their grandmothers. Girls are having their periods younger and younger, not having children, having them late in life, having late menopause, etc. It is not how we should be according to nature. I know quite a lot of childless women who end up with breast cancer. The birth control pill must play havoc with the body. Then there is bad nutrition, pollution, alcohol and sugar everywhere. It is no wonder we end up ill. Life has become too hectic and stressful. We are not physically active enough. I think it is very difficult to put our fingers on what really caused our cancers.
That is about all for tonight. Take care.
Love.
Sylvia xxxx
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Hi Sylvia, Mary, Debra & Pam,
Thanks for your kind words. I ditched my wig because it was too warm to wear here and I couldn't stand it. It was liberating indeed not to wear it.
My eyebrows did fall out but it started growing when my hair started to grow.
Here are some photos take in Misibis Bay Luxury Resort & Spa from my hometown in Philippines.
I am currently waiting for my very first follow up check up after PFC. No test for now. I am just oing to see my Breast Surgeon.
Best regards,
Lou
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Sylvia and Maryna - the good news is that the protrusion on my clavicle is a synovial cyst - no malignancy present. So that is very encouraging to hear especially before leaving on a long trip. I am very, very grateful, and thank God for this. I am almost packed up and ready to go - just last minute stuff like deciding what shoes and jackets to take - most definitely a good rain jacket since the majority of our trip is along the wild and wet west coast of Ireland. I will try to send some photos if I can. Looking at the forecast in Ireland - not much sunshine there, so we are savouring every bit here before we leave.
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Hello Lou,
Thank you for your lovely photographs. The scenes are of amazing beauty. It is therapeutic just to look at them. I am sure you must have had a wonderful holiday. You look lovely in your photograph and very peaceful.
I do hope you will have good news when you go for your check up. Let us know how you get on.
To Mary, Debra, Pam, Val, and Rhonda, I do hope you had a very enjoyable July 4th yesterday. If you have any photographs please post them.
Hello Kath in Australia, it is a long time since we heard from you. I do hope all is OK.
Fond thoughts to everybody.
Sylvia xxxx
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hi Sylvia
Doing ok physically but need to work on my mental status a little I think. I'm still imagining the worst with every ache and pain. My hip and back are ok now that I'm on NSAIDs for arthritis . I think they have always ached a little but still scares me. I see my onco on Monday for my 3 month check and I'm terrified yet again. Ur it's something I have to do!
I've been frantically busy with work and just attended the national communicable disease conference in Melbourne which was fantastic! I really want to restart my nurse practitioner program but I'm too scared to make any long term plans!
Hope everyone is well
Cheers
Kath
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Hi Sylvia and everyone,
I enjoy everyone's pictures that they post. Sylvia I love the minimalist look but can't seem to get it right.Your apartment and grounds are beautiful! I had a nice July 4th that started with a small town parade and then we had a BBQ at our house with lots of grandchildren, children and friends.I am in some pain from the radiation and I am experiencing some annoying itching.I am so happy to be done. I haven't started Xeloda yet and am not looking forward to it. I am glad I am waiting a few weeks since my radiation oncologist said it interferes with healing from radiation.I am trying to walk and today my daughter and I exercised for 30 minutes with I haven't done in a long time. I am attaching some pictures of my deck
, yard and chickens. We dont have any flowers, except those that are wild since there is so much rock.
This is a picture of my husband(check out his hat), moving counter clockwise that is me, my son in law Ronny with Adeline and his father is sitting. Parker is my grandson with the blue hat and Cody is a friend. More grand kids below! Parker and Cody with the chickens in the background. The boys are catching crayfish which I am against, but they are careful not to hurt them.
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Hi, Pam
Hoping for you that your energy levels come up soon as you move farther away from chemo and rads. My energy has (finally!) gotten much better, but I still don't have the stamina I would like. If I have a busy day I am dragging by the end of it! If I do a lot of walking I get crampy pain in my legs when I finally sit down, almost like restless legs. Not sure what that is, I am upping my magnesium intake, but not too much since it is supposed to be balanced with calcium and Vitamin D. It could just be part of my peripheral neuropathy, just a guessing game. If the crampy pain happens while walking, it can be blocked arteries, I don't have that.
I also had a lot of pain after chemo ended, flaring pain that would be worse with any activity. My GP offered me Neurontin and other drugs, he said this pain would probably last at least 6 months. He was pretty much correct, the big, flaring pain slowly tapered away but I am left with more aches and pains than before. I did not take the drugs offered.
I have considered using a Kindle, but for me the book thing is a whole sensory experience. I like the look of books on shelves, I like clever bookends, and the feel of books in my hands.....except for the very heavy ones.
Glad you are traveling, nothing better to take your mind off things. Good pics of your California fun.
Hope you have a great summer, and find your energy back, it's there somewhere within you. It does take time to get over the onslaught on our bodies.
Talk again soon, Love,
Mary
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Hello Kath,
Thank you for your post and I am glad to know that you are doing well physically. That is good considering the physical toll that breast cancer treatment takes on your body.
I do hope that, as time goes on, your mental status will improve. You have to keep telling yourself that you completed your breast cancer journey successfully and that all appears to be clear. You must stop focussing on the what ifs. Whatever the future holds you will deal with it. Negative thoughts will only keep you back.
I was glad to know that you are keeping busy. That is very good for you and should help to keep all negative thoughts at bay. You are doing a very interesting job and a very important one. That conference in Melbourne must have been very interesting. I do hope you will put into practice your wish to restart your nurse practitioner programme. Do not be scared and just seize the day.
Thinking of you and sending best wishes.
Sylvia xxxx
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Hello Rhonda,
thank you for all your beautiful photographs. You look like one big happy family. It looks as though you had a really enjoyable July 4th.
Thank you for your kind words about my apartment and the grounds. I have always been a minimalist and find it a peaceful way to live.
I was sorry to read that you are experiencing some pain from the radiation and I do hope it will soon pass. Just keep it well moisturised with something like aloe vera gel and for washing use aqueous cream rather than soap. Have you told your oncologist about the pain from radiation? You should get that checked out really. There might be some kind of inflammation underneath.
I think you are right to have some rest from treatment while the radiation problems heal. Your body needs a good rest before you start Xeloda.
Taking gentle peaceful walks will help you, but if I were you I would not overdo it.
I enjoyed looking at the photographs of your family.
Take care of yourself and do not overdo things while you are healing.
Fond thoughts.
Sylvia xxxx
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Hello adagio,
I was so pleased to read about your good news and that there is no malignancy. You can now sit back, relax and enjoy your holiday in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Yes, I am afraid it does rain a lot in both the Republic and Northern Ireland, but, remember, it is not called the Emerald Isle for nothing. All that rain makes the grass a beautiful green. Most mornings about 6 am I listen to the news and weather forecast. It is usually raining in the Republic and Northern Ireland and it is seldom very hot. It is about the same in Scotland. At the moment it is again very hot in the South of England and even hotter in London. Northern England gets more rain. In the South West, Cornwall and Devon, before we came to live in Devon, it always seemed to be raining when we were on visits. Now it seems much drier and I am longing for a good downpour overnight, as the grounds here are beginning to dry up again.
Keep in touch and send photographs if possible.
Fond thoughts.
Sylvia xxxx
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Hello Mary,
Thank you for your PM. I understand what you are saying. I shall read the link during the weekend and let you know what I think. If that were me I would not take much notice of any doom and gloom. I noticed that the article is written by three people who have financial interests in certain drug companies. Concentrate on the positives and do not worry about the what ifs. I shall write more over the weekend when I have had time to read and digest that information.
That is all for now.
Love.
Sylvia xxxx
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Hi Sylvia,
I did enjoy the breathtaking view in the resort. A well deserved break indeed after what I went through.
My first follow up check went well with my Breast Surgeon. No test was done just physical check up. I am going for my very first Mammogram with Breast Ultrasound on September.
I love the photos of you, Raymond and your apartment. I am also a minimalist person. Even with a toddler, my place is mostly clutter free.
Best regards,
Lou
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Hello Mary,
I have been reading the article you sent me. I think this article is very technical and not the kind of article that it is useful for us to read. The heading is somewhat misleading as it says CNS metastases more common as breast cancer patients live longer. From that heading you think these experts are talking about patients who have survived primary breast cancer. In the article it is changed to refer to just metastatic breast cancer. "Many patients with metastatic breast breast cancer are living longer, thanks to new drug therapy regimens, but a side effect is that they are developing CNS metastases." I noticed there is no explanation of what CNS metastases is. They just mention what treatments there are.
I do not think it is useful for us to read such articles.
As far as we are concerned, we have been through our standard treatment and are now survivors. As the years go by, and the further away from diagnosis we are, according to my oncologist the less likely we are to have recurrence and spread. We need to focus on that, live the day, and not worry about the future and what ifs.
Most of this article focuses on triple positive and the dreaded HER2+ receptor. This was impossible to treat until Herceptin became widely available. These are injections taken with chemotherapy and often afterwards. All the drugs mentioned for this HER2+ are known to me as my friend and neighbour who was triple positive, had most of them once she was diagnosed as metastatic. I know she had radiotherapy to the brain as she showed me the horrible mask she had to wear when going through treatment. None of it did her any long term good. She developed oedema in the lungs towards the end. I saw here on the Monday. She went to hospital on the Tuesday to have this removed and the following Monday she was dead, aged 59. I think the drugs killed her and not the cancer.
If I were you I would steer clear of articles such as these. What purpose do they serve?
I am trying to work out the connection between all this and your shoulder surgery. Is it the thought of what the surgery might stir up or is it the period of inactivity you will have to go through after such surgery? That is a decision only you can make. You have to decide whether you can live with the status quo.
What you do not want to do is focus your mind on scaremongering articles like these. Despite your pain, you are living day to day and you have been able to have some very happy holidays. Focus on all of that.
I hope this helps. I am posting it on the thread because I think we should all stay away from all of this information. We seem to be a happy group and we all support one another. We are getting on with our lives and living each day to the full.
Have you been following the G20 summit? There are such a lot of hypocrites among those "leading lights"! I see the saga of Russian interference is now morphing into having the President of the US declared mentally incapable. Did you see all the protests?
Concentrate on the positive. Do what you enjoy and have some treats if you need them.
Thinking of you and sending best wishes.
Sylvia xxxx
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Hello Lou,
I agree that you earned your holiday. What are you going to be getting up to now?
I was glad to know that your first check up with your breast surgeon went well. It is standard procedure here just to have physical checks, but the consultants know what they are looking for. Around the neck and under the arms they are looking for any swollen nodes. When they run their hands over the front of your body, my oncologist told me they are looking for anything that is not smooth. With breasts obviously they are looking for lumps and anything that does not feel quite right. My oncologist told me that a rash appearing on a scar from surgery might be an indication of something happening, recurrence.
I hope you have good news in September when you have your first mammogram and breast ultrasound.
Thank you for the kind words about Raymond, me and our apartment. I was glad to know that you are also a minimalist person. I think it is the best way to live.
Sending you fond thoughts.
Sylvia xxxx
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Hello Amanda,
I am concerned that we have not heard from you in a while and I do hope all is well. I hope you are just busy with your work and trying to find some time to enjoy our short-lived summer months.
Thinking of you and sending you best wishes.
Sylvia xxxx
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Hi Sylvia and Mary,
I found this on a triple negative survivors group and it shows how there are so many individual differences with triple negative and outcomes are varied.We have to try not to worry which is really hard sometimes.
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Hey, Sylvia,
I receive daily postings in my email from this website, MedPage Today, not sure how I ever got on their list, I think it is really aimed at people who practice medicine, but I find some of the articles very interesting. They cover many subjects, from the newest heart surgery techniques to news on health insurance to cancer research and toenail fungus. But you are right. Many of the postings are very technical, meant for people who know what all the terms mean. When I first read this article, I think it just caught me at a bad moment, and I got worried about it. When I go back and reread it, it is not exactly as I first thought. They are talking about women who already have metastasized cancer, and then what percentage progress to CNS (Central Nervous System) metastasis, by which apparently they mean brain.
That is why I posted to you, at the moment I needed a calm reassurance, and I knew I could count on you. Thanks for taking the time to read the article carefully, and see me through my bad moment!
As to the shoulder surgery, at times such as these, I think to myself "Do I really want to go through the long recuperation process of shoulder surgery? " It is the pessimist in me wondering if it's worth it, or if I should just enjoy the life I have. Then in my good moments, when I feel strong, I am sure I could handle the surgery and move on with it.
The G20, what a bunch of hypocrites. These leaders talk all their global warming talk, as they fly about the world in their private jets burning fossil fuel with the entourages they have to have with them because they are so important. The protests do not impress me, someone made the point that if you look at the signs they are almost all in English, because they are intending them to be seen in the American and English media. Many of them are professional protestors. Media sometimes use clever camera angles to make it look like more people than are actually there. I have no faith in most of the media, they are on a mission, for some reason they wish to tear down the US, UK and Western Europe which has given them whatever fame and success they have. As for attacking our President for his mental stability, it's just more of the same. They (the media and many people in politics) are trying anything to undermine his presidency. However, without much fanfare, he is keeping many of his campaign promises without any reporting of it, except by the part of the media that tries to actually report what is happening instead of what they want to be happening. That is my opinion, for whatever it's worth.
Thanks again, Sylvia!
Love, Mary
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Hi, Adagio,
I am so glad to hear that the cyst on your clavicle is nothing to worry about. Now you can go on your trip without that worry. Have a wonderful time!
It is very hot here now where I live in central US. Cool temps sound great to me!
Talk to you later, love,
Mary
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Hi Rhonda,
I enjoyed seeing the pics of your family and the children are all so cute! Looks like you had a great Fourth of July. I was at a party at my neighbors, I think there were at least 30 kids there, neighbors have 5 kids, and they have friends with large families. It was great too, with patriotic moments. Your deck looks like a really good place to hang out!
I looked over the article you posted, it is way too technical for me. I got lost! I'm not sure what MBC is, is it metastatic BC? What is a visceral presentation of disease?
I hope you can recover quickly from your radiation treatment before you get into the Xeloda. I hope that drug is kind to you, I do know a few people who have been on it long-term and they don't find it bad to deal with. I am glad you will not have to be on it too long, so your body can get back to whatever your new normal is!
Talk to you soon, love,
Mary
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Hello Mary,
It was nice to hear from you. I can understand that there can be interesting articles on this MedPage website but for anything to do with breast cancer, of whatever kind or whatever receptor status, I think I would stick to information from Chris Woollams. There was mention in one of his emails about the next issue of the Cancer Active magazine, icon, and I would think that would be a useful magazine to read. I am not quite sure how you obtain it these days. I think we should all concentrate on the fact that we have made it through our breast cancer journey and try to put metastatic breast cancer in a dark corner. I think we all know that cancer can come back and that it can spread to other parts of the body.
I can understand your dilemma about having shoulder surgery. You cannot be sure that the surgery will be a success and that is without not being keen on the recovery time. I think, if it were me, I would avoid surgery if I possibly could. I want to keep away from doctors, their drugs and hospitals, if I possibly can.
I have just read the article that Rhonda posted and, like you, I found it somewhat technical and of course it was heavy on statistics. Do we really want or need to know all that information? We are all individuals and we need to concentrate on our own cancer journey and getting to the end of it, and getting on with our lives.
New patients need to know the basics, the different parts of the journey and how to get to the end of it all with as few setbacks as possible.
I was interested in your comments about the G20. I think these gatherings are largely an expensive waste of time with a lot of posturing and nothing of any essence. They preach austerity and practise high living. They preach environmental policies, but, as you say, in their lifestyle they contaminate the environment.
The people in the media are only interested in themselves, a story that makes headlines at whatever cost.
I think that Donald Trump stood out at the G20. A lot of what he says makes sense and he is trying to do what he promised to do in his election campaign. I think Vladimir Putin stood out as well. As for Macron, I think he is an empty vessel.
Here in the UK Brexit drones on. I am convinced that it will not go through and I think it is pathetic if a country cannot stand on its own two feet, protect its borders and keep the population level low. We are a very overpopulated island and we are going to lose our identity and culture and the politicians are to blame.
I have just received another email from Chris Woollams but have not had time to read it.
That is about all for now.
Love.
Sylvia xxxx
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Hello Rhonda,
Thank you for your article. It is true that there are so many different variations within TNBC receptor status, so statistics are not really of any use. This is all the more so because tumour cells mutate.
Concentrate on getting yourself through your journey and tell yourself that you are going to be fine. I do hope your skin is gradually healing and that you will feel strong and ready for the Xeloda challenge. Perhaps you would like to ask your oncologist details about what exactly it is going to do for you and the side effects and how to avoid them or weaken them.
Thinking of you and sending fond thoughts.
Sylvia xxxx
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Hello Everyone
I've been quite busy, between spending time with friends, gardening and cooking. I go in spells with cooking. Homemade soups, etc. I like having something homemade to go to in my freezer. I find since chemo, I don't enjoy eating at restaurants much. I find the food salty. Good thing I like to cook. Simple, fresh ingredients.
It is quite hot here. In the 90's with heat indexes near 100. It saps my energy. I'm feeling stronger each day.
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Hello Val,
It was nice to hear from you. I am glad to know you are enjoying yourself with various activities.
I do not envy you your heat. We have had a few heat waves here and they made me feel very tired.
Take care. Fond thoughts.
Sylvia xxxx
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Hello Mary,
I am just popping in to say that I have just had a glimpse at the most recent email from Chris Woollams. I shall write more later, when I have more time to read it and click on the most interesting titles.
For the moment, just have a look at number 5, entitled My favourite anti-inflammatory herb. I just happened to see the following:
"I'm biased. I had a shoulder operation in January (rotator cuff). They told me it was the most painful operation they had; (just what you need to hear!). After six hours of their drugs, I threw up. Big mistake to even try them, as I have taken nothing since I was 32 (and that's a long time ago!), so I took this herb – it reduces inflammation and neutralises cortisol.
It was FANTASTIC and even my doctor commented and asked what I took. Inflammation and all pain all gone in 5 days. Inflammation and cortisol are in play in a number of chronic illnesses, cancer included."
You then have to click on – Herb reduces inflammation and neutralises cortisol.
I have not yet had the time to click on this and discover what it is.
The other most interesting topic is number 1 – How chemotherapy actually spreads cancer, and you have to click on – How chemo spreads cancer.
I hope you are fine. Here the weather has gone cooler and it has been raining all day. That is great for the grounds.
Fond thoughts.
Sylvia xxxx
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Hi, Val
I agree with you, don't like this hot weather! We have heat index today of 101, tomorrow 103 and looking ahead it's just more of the same in the forecast. It is my least favorite time of the year here, I want to run away to the mountains! The heat makes me tired, but it will make me physically ill if I stay out too long. Usually it starts with a headache, then body aches, upset stomach and so on. I love being outside, so you can see that I am unhappy right now!
We have a big problem with Japanese beetles this year, I have spent a lot of time fighting those. Yesterday morning I took my big shop-vac to my Japanese maple and sucked 100s of bugs into it, until it got too hot.
I am glad you're feeling stronger every day, and it sounds like you are very active. I like to cook too, but living alone I don't often cook much of anything fancy. I do try a recipe now and then that catches my eye, just to see how it turns out. Most of the time, my dinner is a big salad and a piece of fish, or some kind of protein. Like you, I am unimpressed with a lot of the restaurant food around here; and yes, salt is often overdone. The restaurants were wonderful when we were on the cruise and the ones we went to in the European towns were as well, but around here most of them are heavy on fried food, cheese, bread and potatoes.
Talk to you later, love,
Mary
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Hello Mary,
I have managed to read some more of the latest Chris Woollams and have found it all very interesting this month. in particular items 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, & 9.
The herbs he used after his surgery were ashwagandha, curcumin, and boswelia (frankinsence). I must admit I do not know anything about ashwagandha and have not seen it in the shops here. I shall have another look. I do hope we can talk about it all.
This rotator cuff damage seems to be very nasty.
Love.
Sylvia xxxx
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Hi, Sylvia
I have been looking over Chris's latest post. The first one about "Chemo May Cause More Cancer", is something to think about for those yet to go through chemo. However, until the Docs agree with this theory, patients will still be in a place where they are frightened and who else are they going to listen to, except the Doc who is telling them they need to do this drug. The fact that the Taxol only works on 3% of people is a eye-opening statistic, but there again, if the Doc is telling you it's the only thing that will work, what do you do. For those of us who have already been through it, it's an alarming thought. There is a lot more gene-testing and chemo-sensitivity testing these days, hopefully that will progress to the point where no more drugs are given than are actually needed.
I printed out an article a year or two ago, it was written by Chris and it was all about his shoulder injury and surgery. He was in another country and had a bicycle accident, he had the surgery and had a very painful time. In this article he didn't talk too much about these herbs, he seems to especially stress the ashwaganda now. I wish I could find the article but I might have thrown it away, my shoulder and upper arm has hurt for 3 years starting when I was on chemo so I was interested in his story. I find mine hurts less if I am careful not to lie on it, but does also hurt if I use it too much. Varying degrees of pain depending on activity. If I don't use it too much, it's sort of a dull ache. His was a sudden traumatic injury and mine is more of a degenerating issue. I suppose it tears a little bit more as time goes by.
He does talk in another article about the importance of eating nuts, that's easy, I think most people like nuts unless one is allergic. Of course, he doesn't mean the salted peanut kind of nuts!
I will write more later, Love
Mary
PS I did find the article I printed out, I will tell you about it later.
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Hello Mary,
Thank you for your most interesting post. I do enjoy reading what you have to say. I shall answer tomorrow when I hop to have more time.
I do think chemotherapy is dangerous and wonder whether patients are being given too much as more and more drugs are introduced. I was given just EC for the first four months when it was common to give FEC. I wonder why i did not get F(flourouracil) . At the time 2005,2006 it was more common here to have Taxotere rather than Taxol. I was told Taxotere was less harmful on the heart. Who knows where the truth lies?
Love, Sylvia.xxx.
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