I had the ultrasound and as mentioned in my previous post, the tumour has stopped shrinking. Today I went to have chemo they told me that my oncologist had cancelled it.....I am guessing as there is no point.....it has stopped working so there is no point in putting me through the last two chemical dowsings.
So now I have to wait for the MRI results, I don't hold out any hope regarding the effectiveness of the chemo. From here on in I am trying everything but chemo, I will ask for any targetted treatments if I can have them, i will investigate Rigvir further, and try to think of how I can raise £8,000 to go to Latvia.
The problem with chemo is, as everyone knows, it destroys the healthy cells and can actually make the cancer worse in my opinion as the cancer mutates and becomes more aggressive. I have seen it happen to people I know, you think you are in the clear then bam, it's back and twice as bad cue a more intense chemo and so the cycle begins. I was lucky as a child, I believe my current cancer is an after thought post radiation in 1988. I could be wrong but 25 years post full body radiation, they say 25 years is when tumours can come as a result of the radiation treatment and that was back in the dark ages of radiotherapy in the 80's when doses were probably alot higher, now it is more targetted and less aggresive.
I need to really get on top of keeping my body as alkaline as possible too, which will involve bicarb of soda and MSM. Cancer cannot thrive in an alkaline environment. Anyway I must go and phone my macmillan nurse and find out if i have an appointment for the MRI results. I am so tired, I just hope my energy starts returning and the tiredness is just a chemo side effect and not the cancer. I am trying to stay positive and have hope in the alternative strategies and surgery. Chores beckon me now, and reluctantly i must follow that calling.
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