Sept 2012 chemo

Good morning my beautiful sisters!!!!



I love the video Marian.... You look so beautiful....



I do too wanna start my garden but I don't have space just small patio with concrete so I was thinking of making a big box with soil and stuff ... Love some celantro tomatoes and bunch of herbs......



Today I will BBQ with my hubby and daughter and just relax its nice here in Florida ... I'm going to play all my 80th music loud because I wanna enjoy every move ill be making ... Specially from Michael Jackson.... Beat it beat it!!!!!!!!! Because that's what we are doing!!!!!! So my beautiful ladies have an awesome Sunday!!!!!!!!!

Marian - I just watched the video; it was great.  Thanks for letting us share your last session in the BGC.  All centers should have a bell!

I loved the video Marian. You have a beautiful daughter! I hope I live to see mine reach 18. That's my goal.



Amy. Glad you got out even with the drains. That movie looks fun!!



Still waiting to hear from radiology. I'm all mapped so let's get this going!!!

Marian...Your video is great. Your daughter is adorable. Ding ding..your done! And loved being reminded of "Florbo's" dance. So funny!



Forever...I can't clam because of going through reconstruction. You really use your chest muscles to pull them out of the sand. Unfortunately, we hardly got any clams. But that was ok cause the sun was out and I breathed in that fresh ocean air. Ahhhh, nothing like it. Didn't have the cheeseburger as the crab sandwich on crusty bread caught my eye.



The counselor nurse that talked to me last week about nutrition told me the following:

1. No sugar....tumors love sugar....not even the diet sugars.

2. Eat berries as they are full of antioxidants. Better to eat organic as they won't have pesticide residue on them. She said to eat them every day. So, I will put them in my protein smoothie that I buy from Costco and throw in some spinach.

3. Stay away from white potatoes. ....and pasta. Full of starchy carbs which dissolve into sugar. Potatoes raise blood sugar which feeds inflammation and cancer cells. Eat broccoli (cancer fighting) add onions, leeks and garlic.

4. Spice it up with turmeric with black pepper. This helps inflammation. Add Mediterranean herbs like thyme, oregano, basil, rosemary, marjoram, mint etc. these also help reduce the growth of cancer cells. Also cinnamon, cloves and oregano.

5. Only eat omega 3 eggs. Use only olive and canola oil.

6. Eat only whole grains and if you can, organic.

7. Seeds and nuts are good. I'm putting chia seeds in my protein drink. She also wants me use the flax seeds. Do not get the ground as that loses the nutritional value of it faster.

8. Go green meaning drink three cups of green tea daily.

9. Do something physical for 30 minutes for at least five times a week. She recommends walking!! Outside if possible to get that fresh air circulating in your lungs. Cancer cells run from fresh air!

10. Get your vitamin D...whether its 20 minutes of lovely sunshine or as a Vitamin d3 supplement.

11. Melatonin ...but only 1mg...to help you sleep.

12. Eat meat sparingly. Go organic if possible. Eat fish 2 times a week.



We really didn't get into supplements yet....but she really stressed taking the Vitamin D3. And a multi vitamin. She did suggest eating a high quality organic yogurt or taking a probiotic supplement to help the immune function and to weed out the unfriendly bacteria which cancer likes to feed on as well.



Recommends these two books: The cancer fighting kitchen by Rebecca Katz. Anti cancer, a new way of life, by David Servan-Schreiber MD



Avoid alcohol, eat more fiber, drink 64 oz of water daily, eat legumes 2-3 times a week.

1/2 of your daily food should come from the produce department. Veggies and fruit.

JoJo....she said, if you really need a chocolate sweet, try a few squares of dark chocolate containing 70% cocoa. Just eat it slow and enjoy every morsel!



I may be ready at the end of march to go topless as well but not to work. I work at a middle school and I don't want to freak the kids out. They keep asking me if I've colored my hair, got a haircut etc. they are so observant, it's funny.

I did go topless last night in front of another couple that I don't know real well. They didn't care and it felt so good.

Omg here you all are being so good and talking.about eating healthy and my DH is serving me up some oreo mud pie again! Twice this week... I told him no more thats in back to salad... Well I told him after I ate the pie lol

Okay I opened the meijer ad tonight and they are having their 10.for.10. Sale.this week that includes strawberries, salad, cukes, tomatoes, bell peppers and all sorts of healthy food! Its.a sign lmao

Hope--thanks for the info from the counselor.  I have those 2 books she mentioned.  I got the cook book from a friend and found the Anti-Cancer : A New Way of Life at Half -Price Books for a great deal.  I've read several sources along with the Naturals Forum on this website to avoid canola oil as it has more Omega 6 than we need and the way it is processed.

Marian--it didn't hit me until after the video was over that I realized, " I think she was talking about me and my pole dance!"  I really would have taken my show around the infusion center and collected money if I could.  

Amy--Happy anniversary!  You should just enjoy the mud pie.  

Took my pictures tonight.  Made me so sad.  Trying to keep my chin up -but it is hard.  Then, I was going through the mail and saw a letter from my insurance saying that they denied my doctor's request for surgery.  What a pain in the ass they are.  Do I need this two days before surgery???  So, I have to call them tomorrow and fight with them.  They cite it isn't a medical necessity.  WTF!  (excuse my French).  I think they were billing my HMO instead of my PPO- but it still annoys me.  I pay a ton of money for my insurance, it feels unacceptable to have to worry about this stuff right now.  Oh well.  I need to remember to breathe.

Hope everyone else is doing well tonight and able to get some sleep.

Mariposa... Insurance companies never want to pay anything. Maybe your doctor needs to write it up differently. I don't even know if mine was covered. I don't even want to ask! They didn't cover a 4,500.00 test I had in the beginning to see if I had lymph node involvement. Pisses me off as that is the only test I have had. I would check with your dr. First to see how they wrote it up. You can always appeal. It will get taken care of!



Toastiecat...I'm going with silicone as that is what my PS wants to do. He told me silicone is like a natural breast and it "hangs" better.

Hello ladies! Rads #16 just completed and I am exhausted. Dr sent me home with creams in case itching or burning gets bad. Today is the first time I am red up towards my collarbone. I lost 6 lbs last week. Yeah, but was far from perfect in my diet so hope it was just a long time coming and nothing else.



Mariposa, how are things today? Anyone else having surgery this week?

Mariposa I hope that you are ok and everything was taken care of with your insurance . Thinking of you

Mariposa - Sending positive thoughts your way.  Saying a prayer .... you are going to be okay!  : )))

Big hugs  ))

Mariposa....Thinking of you tomorrow...sending you lots of positive healing vibes. I hope your insurance worked out for you as well!



Patricia...my tumor always hurt. Enjoy your night with your DH!!

Mariposa, wishing you steady-handed and skillful surgeons, clear margins, a good pathology report and a quick recovery.