April 2011 chemo

Merilee

Sweetener	GI
Glucose	96
Fructose	22
Lactose	46
Sucrose (white sugar)	64
Brown sugar	64
Barley malt syrup	42
Brown rice syrup	25
Raw honey	30
Agave syrup	15
High fructose corn syrup	62
Stevia	less than 1
Sugar cane juice	43
Evaporated cane juice	55
Maple syrup	54
Here is a little chart on G I indexes of sweeteners

Merilee

Tried to post the GI chart

Sweetener	GI
Glucose	96
Fructose	22
Lactose	46
Sucrose (white sugar)	64
Brown sugar	64
Barley malt syrup	42
Brown rice syrup	25
Raw honey	30
Agave syrup	15
High fructose corn syrup	62
Stevia	less than 1
Sugar cane juice	43
Evaporated cane juice	55
Maple syrup	54

Merilee

Well crap can't get the GI chart posted with out it scrabbled

Anyway Agave is 15 and honey is 30. surprised me too when I learned it.

I like the recipe for the truffles I posted because it includes protein which slows the Glycemic index even more. The recipe is from a book called Raw Energy. I love it because it included nutritional info about each recipe

Anonymous

Thanks for the glycemic index info, Merilee. I realize this isn't the "Natural Girls" board, but for those who are interested, here's an article by Dr. Mercola about why agave nectar may not be so good. Sorry it's a bit long and rambling.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mercola/agave-this-sweetener-is-f_b_537936.html

KiwiMum

Windlass - I can totally relate to your feelings in relation to number of nodes and stage.  I keep thinking "what if" I had found it sooner.  Why didn't I check myself regularly?

I try not to be jealous of Stage 1'ers.

I am not HER2+ so for me I don't have to do a year of Herceptin. 6 months chemo, 5 weeks rads and 5 years Tamoxifen is my treatment plan.  I guess you have Tamoxifen to look forward to too.

The truffle recipe looks yummy.  I am trying my hardest to eat well and not put on any more weight.  Gosh it's tiring, as if treatment isn't bad enough.

artiecat

Whatever "stage" you are in, you are still at war with cancer!!!!

KiwiMum

Totally agree Artiecat.

BernieEllen

Hi to everyone, sorry to hear of the bads days, glad to hear of the good.  It's the balance we all need to understand how we are all being affected.  I know it's not always possible to be positive - my bipolar can do a good job of reminding me of that.  I have a sod it and see attitude.  I go on the - o my god you know you have cancer when - forum.  The humour might not be for everyone but it does it for me.  Had no 4 thursday - went much better using the picc line.  Side effects seem to be different this time but the steroids are just kicking in so wait and see.  Good news - hubbie has got a job.  Down part - the oilfields in Algeria - four week on, four off.  He did this previously for ten years and before that was in the army so i'm used to him being away. Will just take time readjusting.  Hope you all have a great weekend.

Merilee

Hang in there everyone

artiecat

How appropriate, Merille!  And hilarious!!!!!  Thanks!

CarlaB76

Love it, Merilee!

pawprintgirl24

merilee you make me smile!

Merilee

Had a good visit with my naturapath on Friday. I love her. She gave me some ideas on how to exercise the brain to hurry along the brain fog lift. Once rads are done she is going to put me on VIt c infusions.  She has given me B12 complex in liquid form for under my tongue to help with energy, RXstrength multi vitamin, magnesium, calcium, silica, 10000 units of vit d. All of which has been approved by the rads team.

My Onc told me that at about 9 months out I will feel about 80% like my old self again. This grim news sent me directly to the naturapath. I WANT TO FEEL LIKE MY OLD SELF NOW!

Natuapath also questions the one size dose of Aremidex fits all concept. She said that there is evidence that smaller doses work just effectively and advised me to do a quarter tablet twice a week to start. My onc would have a cow if she knew that I am sure . I don't start the Arimedex until after rads.

At the onc office I said to the onc nurse I thought the chemo did not cross the blood brain barrier? The nurse tried to tell me that it was all fatigue and that slows down the brain. I say bullshit to that. I felt like there was a vibrator going off in my brain for about 14 weeks,

Onc office was not concerned that I all ready have osteopienia. Naturapath  is very concerned about that and has a non estrogen treatment planed for me if we see any changes in my bone density scans which the onc never ordered or looked at, just the naturapath.

Diagnosis: 4/4/2011, ILC, 1cm, Stage I, 0/9 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2- [Edit] [Delete]

Anonymous

Thank goodness for alternative opinions. The education mainstream doctors receive with regard to nutrition and natural medicine is terrible. Did you know that Coca Cola regularly guest teaches classes to dieticians in school to tell them how safe artificial colors and flavors and HFCS and sodium benzoate are?

Merilee: Are you still in your stressful marriage? If not, how long before the cancer DX did you get out?

Merilee

Hi Windlass

I was first diagnosed in 2009. Things were rocky for a few years before that because he had lied to me and told me he was a retired doctor which I learned was a lie only after we married. It was down hill from there with all kinds of lies popping up like he did not actually own the house he had moved my son and I into, and many more that make most soap operas look like love movies.

It is a long story but I had moved out of his house and back into mine. I took a summer in Mexico to regroup and when I cam back he had moved into my house. It took me almost a  year to get him out.

You can see how that level of stress most certainly contributed to my recurrence. He has been out of my house for a year and 3 months and I did not hear from him at all until I recently ran into him in the grocery store.

Very  hurtful and humiliating man to me and also my family because they all bought into his lies and gave me the thumbs up to marry him.

Merilee

Here is an interesting read regardng DHA

http://www.wholefoodsmagazineonline.com/news/research/dha-improves-chemotherapy-results-breast-cancer-patients

artiecat

9 months to feel 80% of our usual?!?!?!?!?  OMG!!!!!

Anonymous

Thanks for the link, Merilee. What exactly is DHA? Can I get it through my diet or do I need a supplement?

Artiecat: Yeah, that's what I said! So what are we now? 10% of our usual? 20%?
I know I can't go a single day without napping, and yesterday when I tried to, I was so tired at 7:00 PM I literally couldn't get up from the sofa. 80% would be better than this, but still!

Merilee

DHA is an omega3 oil found in cold water fish. Good for the brain and also the heart.

Merilee

Regarding us being at 10%, I don't know about the rest of you but that is where I was at about 2 weeks ago. I am slowly coming back to life but it is a journey.  I said to my oncologist- If I were having all these symptoms (and had not been hooked to chemo) I would call an ambulance for myself for God sake. Yet we are supposed to tolerate this crap like it is no big deal!

Anonymous

I described it today as being thrown from the fire into the frying pan.

Merilee

Here is a bright note...I am sprouting fuzz

Teckler2

Jackifp- my onc says after #6, i go right to every 3 weeks herceptin 

Teckler2

Yay Merilee!

BernieEllen

Brain fog, mine has been been mud.  No 4 A/C - like being kicked by a mule.  Onwards Ladies

jackifp

Teckler - that's what I thought, too, and was ready to celebrate...but my onc said #6 is a cycle, and so includes the 2 Herceptins that follow it, alas.



#5 is odd - different se's than before, esp. my ears are bothering me, like I'm hearing underwater. And Zantac and I are becoming close friends, and I slept most of the day. I get so tired of this, I just want to get off the truck...

Merilee

Bernie- you are in good company holy smack my thinking is messed up.

Jackifp- I know what you mean about getting off the truck. I feel like the truck ran over me, very slow recovery. I am ok in the morning but by noon I am feel in it.

Hang in there ladies, we chose life, just didn't realize the road to it was going to have this stretch of neck wrenching, brain rattling pot holes. GADS!

Merilee

http://www.lumosity.com/brain-games/memory-games/memory-matrix

I found these, maybe you would like them too.

Teckler2

Jackifp- #5 was different for me too, I had more intense se's than the other rounds. I've been having trouble with hearing too..it seems like i keep making everything louder and louder. I think I need to walk around with a mega phone soon!

My onc scheduled #6 for the 22nd of this month, and then my next hercepton is 3 weeks after that. Is that what you mean? ...sorry chemo brain

Off to my MUGA scan. I have had such chest pain since the last round, and been so wiped out. When I do any activity, I can't breathe.

Have a good day everyone 

artiecat

I am having a hard time coping with this post #5 stuff.  I feel so unsteady on my feet and slightly disoriented.   My eyes and ears arent working so well either!