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Thursday, January 10, 2008
First Whole Brain Radiation Treatment Today
By JB aka JayBee
The appointment with my oncologist Dr. A. went fine yesterday. He told me that the brain radiation treatment that I start today is really the only thing I should be thinking about in the near future in regards to treatment. Most of the experimental studies that he had spoken to me about in our last appointment are no longer open to me since I have active metastases in my brain. However, three months after my brain radiation treatment, if the tumor activity stops and I am stable, I may again be eligible for some of the experimental treatments.
Hearing that my brain tumors made me ineligible for these experimental treatments was not the news I was hoping to hear, but in some ways it was helpful, because now I can put all my focus into going through this radiation treatment and on my new diet.
Yesterday my juicers arrived! JSP and I purchased two machines, a Champion juicer and the Cadillac of juicers, the Norwalk juicer. I am on my way to following the Gerson Therapy anti-cancer diet therapy which suggests consuming thirteen servings of eight ounces of freshly made organic juice over the course of your day. That is a glass of juice every hour all day every day.
It is time to drink some juice. Mmmn, I am drinking carrot apple juice made about two hours ago as I write this sentence. Ideally you drink the juice immediately upon making it, but few of us live in ideal worlds... in fact in an ideal world I would not have cancer at all.
I have an appointment tomorrow morning with a surgeon. I want to have some of my tumors removed because they are starting to make it uncomfortable to sleep. Additionally I have a small tumor on my upper lip that causes me distress. Dr. A. did not think there would be any drawbacks to having the troublesome tumors surgically removed. One possible concern is that being on radiation therapy might make me heal slower, so I may wait to have the surgeries until after the radiation is done.
My radiation treatment starts today at 2:00 PM. Sessions on this therapy only last 15 minutes. I'll walk to treatment from work, receive treatment, and then walk back to work. My hope is that I will feel OK after the treatment and be able to continue with my day as normal. I feel confident that I can continue to be productive through this process.
Wish me luck.
Hearing that my brain tumors made me ineligible for these experimental treatments was not the news I was hoping to hear, but in some ways it was helpful, because now I can put all my focus into going through this radiation treatment and on my new diet.
Yesterday my juicers arrived! JSP and I purchased two machines, a Champion juicer and the Cadillac of juicers, the Norwalk juicer. I am on my way to following the Gerson Therapy anti-cancer diet therapy which suggests consuming thirteen servings of eight ounces of freshly made organic juice over the course of your day. That is a glass of juice every hour all day every day.
It is time to drink some juice. Mmmn, I am drinking carrot apple juice made about two hours ago as I write this sentence. Ideally you drink the juice immediately upon making it, but few of us live in ideal worlds... in fact in an ideal world I would not have cancer at all.
I have an appointment tomorrow morning with a surgeon. I want to have some of my tumors removed because they are starting to make it uncomfortable to sleep. Additionally I have a small tumor on my upper lip that causes me distress. Dr. A. did not think there would be any drawbacks to having the troublesome tumors surgically removed. One possible concern is that being on radiation therapy might make me heal slower, so I may wait to have the surgeries until after the radiation is done.
My radiation treatment starts today at 2:00 PM. Sessions on this therapy only last 15 minutes. I'll walk to treatment from work, receive treatment, and then walk back to work. My hope is that I will feel OK after the treatment and be able to continue with my day as normal. I feel confident that I can continue to be productive through this process.
Wish me luck.
2 Comments:
Kristen wrote:
Good luck good luck good luck! All of us in Philadelphia are pulling for you!
Enjoy those new juicers! I look forward to hearing about what wonderful juices you come up with!
jasonstelt wrote:
You have fun gettin' your juice on, JB! :) I'm thinking of you often and am still taking the time to send you lots of love and distance healing Reiki energy. Stay strong, my friend!
Much love!
Jason