Sue gets to go home today.
The last few days she has made the most amazing progress. They came to remove her catheter – at 2am – so much for the restorative value of sleep eh? – just a couple of days ago.
She then HAD to walk to the loo (because she vowed she would never use a bed-pan!). Other tubes came out, along with half the staples that held her together – 60 staples that day! She had her first solid food in two weeks on Saturday (sausages, baked beans, white bread, cake….sigh). The dietician is worried that she has lost 8kg in just 10 days, but we wonder what they expect, when she has had lots of her innards removed, a lake full of fluid drained from her gut, AND she hasn’t eaten anything for 12 days!
The last 60 staples were removed yesterday and she was able to have a shower. She said she stayed under the water for an hour, and washed her hair four times – she said it felt marvellous š
She has an appointment with the oncology people on Thursday to discuss her chemotherapy treatments.
She and I will both fast for 48 hours prior to each chemo treatment. Fasting apparently causes the ‘good’ cells in your body to go into ‘survival mode’ – thus protecting them from the side-effects of chemotherapy. The ‘bad’ cells are ON all the time and cannot protect themselves against the drugs.
She is hoping – if she can minimize the side-effects, she will be able to return to work. She LOVES her job. The only question she asked the other day was ‘when can I go back to work?’
She and I will also continue with the very low carb version of the paleo diet. Research shows such a diet can help ‘starve’ the cancer cells of the glucose they need in order to grow.
I know you probably get tired of hearing about this ‘diet’ stuff, but it fascinates me… and is a way for me to feel not so completely useless while Sue is on this ‘journey’. It simply can not do her any harm, and is my way of showing solidarity at this time.
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The “diet stuff” is important. Write about it all you want.
I’ve read that the diet is important but more in the prevention part than cancer cure part. Dr Robert Su did lots of podcasts and blog posts on this subject which might interest you. http://www.carbohydratescankill.com/blog There are some transcripts of there about cancer and carbs.
Hi Lynda – thanks for that link. It occurs to me that I should try and include links to the information I am finding. We are, of course, too late to prevent her cancer, but we’re determined to find anything that may help from here on in…
I’m so glad Sue is heading home, that will help immensely, emotionally and psychologically.
I’m cringing at all the staples and tubes, etc. Ugh. I can only imagine how fabulous the shower felt.
Continued purrs and purrayers.
Hi Kim – she slept 11 hours in her own bed last night š
Also, she wasn’t looking forward to getting the staples out, but it turned out to be nothing at all to worry about. I’m just a bit shocked at the number of them!!!
YAYYYYYYYYYY! Such good news!
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That’s such a good sign, I so hope she feels better soon. Getting back to work, even part time, might give her the morale boost she needs to keep fighting back. xox
Bless your heart Janet! I hope she continues with good progress. The diet thing is so fascinating – and makes so much sense! Good luck to both of you! š