Hey everyone out there,
As some of you know I have been pretty sick from the nausea medicine finally wearing off. it hasn't been pretty I had lost my appetiete completely and when it did come back in spurts it was really bad in the sense I felt so hungry but I actually couldn't eat anything. I would go to work for 5 hours and come home feeling so terrible that I would just go to bed and try to sleep and not throw up at all. I just couldn't sleep either from the puking feeling and having to pee all the time. The doctors told me that this chemo won't be as bad but I am starting to think that it is just as bad. The nights since Sunday were so aweful I would lay in bed sick and try not to move because the pain in my chest wouldn't go away no matter how I tried to lay. For those of you that don't know I have to lay on my back as I attempt to sleep so everything can heal a little bit faster and the swelling can go down. All in all it has been difficult evenings, nights, and mornings. Otherwise I have started to change my diet slowly like I said in my last post. Fruits and veggies are the main meals and snacks now. Hopefully, I will have my order of mangosteen juice in a few days then I can give that a whirl in the fight against this crap. Can you imagine how a tropical juice like that could possibly give you're body the nutrients to fight cancers and other types of illnesses. I am going to be asking for a miracle in my fight or atleast some help.
Last night I talked to two friends of mine and I realized that I probably don't explain things overly well sometimes. I am going to try and and explain somethings more in depth. It was good to talk to those two again. It had been a while since that last happened. So when I was talking with Dan he asked me a few questions that I should probably post the answers up on here for people to understand. The other thing is I am completely open for questions of any sorts. No matter how personal or repetitive you thing it might be for me I would rather answer questions for people to grasp a larger understanding of my experience and others like myself.
Q: How do you take chemo?
A: There are basically two ways to take chemotherapy treatments liquid and radiation. I currently have liquid chemo. The first time I had chemo treatments it was metered through the IV machine. The IV and the chemo were entered through a port in my chest. Currently, I have liquid chemo. The nurses hook up my port to the IV machine and meter in the IV fluid the also hook up nausea medication and meter that in with the IV fluid. The actual chemo treatment I have this time is in two large suringes. Unlike last time the nurse has to enter it into the IV line manually. The time that it takes to run everything into my body is about 30 minutes as opposed to the Germ Cell treatments which took about 3 hours each time. This new treatment I have once every 3 weeks the first chemos were 5 days in a row every 3 weeks.
Well that is all from the Bat Cave at the moment. Please tune in tomorrow at the same bat time and the same bat channel. I will put more questions and answers up tomorrow.
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Hi Justin, I'm Amber's sister Amy and I haven't met you, but I've heard a lot about you. I am a chiropractor and I've heard a lot of great things about mangosteen. I was also going to suggest eating organic foods as well. Try to continue to keep your spirits up because that is one of the best ways to help your immune system functioning as best as possible. I am currently on a Relay For Life team and we will all be thinking of you and will keep you in our prayers.
I recommend drinking POM, which is pomegranate juice. It has a lot of antioxidants which combat the free radicals and general bad stuff in your system. Blueberries are antioxidant powerhouses, too, so eat those as much as you can.
I, myself, try to keep things "real" when I eat, I rarely eat any transfats or anything with MSG. I cook mostly with extra virgin olive oil (which is another super good food for you), but sometimes you just need butter. All of the nutritionists I know will tell you to eat the butter rather than substituting it with margarine because margarine is not a naturally occurring substance and so your body doesn't process it as well.
Actually, I try to eat based on keeping my glycemic index low. Diabeties and cancer run in my family, heart disease runs in John's, so this works well for us... when we do it (we've gotten a little of track lately). Here's a website about it: http://www.glycemicindex.com/
It's actually pretty easy... the main idea is that foods that have been processed less are usually healthier for you because they don't spike your blood sugar. Whole grains, fruit, nuts, etc.
Here's one recipie for you... 1) Get the big thing of Quaker Instant Oatmeal, 2) make a serving 3) sweeten it with a tablespoon of DARK brown sugar (it is stronger so it doesn't take as much) if you want it sweeter, you can mix in applesauce. 4) mix in dried fruit (i like cranberries) 5) add a teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil (it's great for your heart and the good fat helps keep you fuller) 6) get some flax seeds and add some of them 7) get some ground flax and add a teaspoon of that (adds a nutty flavor, great for your heart) 8) add cinnamon for flavor (cinnamon also shrinks fat cells)
Note: after you add all this stuff, you're going to have a good bit o' food. I actually use a small mixing bowl sometimes just because it's easier to mix it. This'll keep you full for a good while. That's a good, healthy start for you.
Let me know if you want some of my healthy recipies or if you would like me to look any up for you. If you tell me what you like to eat I can totally search around and get you some healthy-fied alternatives.
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