A Fortunate Life
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Two weeks recovering from four procedures including two operations and a minor infection. A great job done by Dr Leo Barnett. Port back in and ready to go next week, only pain coming from this mysterious gut issue, (your ideas are welcome as my doctors are stumped)-constant tummy ache aggravated by eating ANYTHING. Clear endoscopy … Read more

Two weeks recovering from four procedures including two operations and a minor infection. A great job done by Dr Leo Barnett. Port back in and ready to go next week, only pain coming from this mysterious gut issue, (your ideas are welcome as my doctors are stumped)-constant tummy ache aggravated by eating ANYTHING. Clear endoscopy … Read more

Walking at least 5 days and using far infrared sauna and dumbbell work out in sauna to help bring down insulin. Weight using Gi Load 95% of time has seen my weight drop to lowest in seven years. Still 40kg to go. With The Famous Eric Davis net Friday week and Jay Mulder this wednesday. … Read more

Greg Wren was the country GP whom found my cancer – twice. He is pretty famous up Maleny way for being full of common sense and logical thinking. He sent me an e-mail last night, (which I share below). If only all Aussie doctors realised that much more than any prescribed meds, their encouragement, and … Read more

Have Nic and Minnie doing a girls weekend with me, while beloved has a well earned break down Byron Bay way. Finished 10 days of Radiation this week on a near surface tumour and sleep is already improving, (two nights-with only one small break.) Have kicked all the drugs except the one sleeping tablet. Learnt … Read more

What a tumultuous few weeks. Advisors’   suggest no juice detox to after radiation treatment. No biggie and that is only 7 treatments away after today. Had first two radiation treatments last two days. All that fear for nothing. Have switched from heavy chemical pain control (Morphine, osteo strength panadol,  valium) to Vitmin C, Folic acid, aspirin and lots more … Read more

Easy start, fruit salads and juices, few seeds. My body temperature seems to be lifting with macrophage enzyme factor, 36.3 this am, normal for most, at least half a degree up for me. Still discomfort from rib tumour, makes difficult to sleep.   Article source: http://cancereducationaustralia.com/?p=761

Turns out the bug did not relate to my chemo treatment, (always follow your own logic), but was opportunistic probably entering through my port when doing vitamin C therapy. Having port out on Tuesday operation so that the bug, (cause this guy can kill u) has nothing to hold onto. Feeling about 50%. Boy was … Read more

Thanks to some quick decisions from Dr Ali and some great quarterback work from Dr Darcey, I am still with us. I had septicimea (Bacteria in the blood-one of those newer-tougher buggers “GRAM NEGATIVE BACILLUS) after  a week of blood pressure as low as 27, temperature as high as 39 and resting pulse as high as 129, … Read more

Well lets hope he knew what he was talking about. Part of the deal with Cancer is under active Thyroid-hence my body temperature is normally as low as 34.5 and as high as 35.5. Even in Mexico when I got the flu-felt so crook, only hit 36. My new enzyme therapy, (last 3 days has me see … Read more