Enzymes and Probiotics

With this last treatment, I was also taking an antibiotic. The result: not being able to digest my food. I bloated up like an Ethiopian malnourished child. At first I didn't realize what was going on. I was just getting more and more uncomfortable. I had terrible gas and diarrhea, but it was of undigested food. Really gross. When I was finally able to get out an about I went to Wal-mart and bought the only bottle of digestive enzymes I could find. Luckily it also included pro biotics. I took 3 doses that day and was feeling better with in 30 min of the first dose. Since then I have been taking at least one dose a day and trying to get more raw veggies. Raw Veggies are full of naturally occurring enzymes that break down our food.

I have also started eating plain yogurt. I have a pink smoothie most every day in addition to my green smoothie. I put strawberries and banana with the plain yogurt, a little agave, and wah la, tasty snack with probiotics for my digestive track.

One more thing I have started is sour dough bread. Again naturally occurring critters. I haven't had a very good loaf of bread yet. Our house is way too cold. I have an idea tho for the next batch. I will let you know how it turns out.

Third treatment results

I have good news. The tumor has shrunk. The Doc had a hard time finding it. I was so excited to know that it wasn't just my imagination. When we started all this, all I had to do was put my hand on my breast and the tumor would fill my palm, now I have to dig for it. Cool huh.

I have been having a lot of trouble sleeping. So when they gave me the Benydryl it made me groggy but I didn't go to sleep. So for the first time I was able to feel the chemo course though my veins. It felt like pressure and slight burning. I felt it first in my liver then across to my pancreas and gallbladder, to my stomach through my intestines, down my legs and my arms. Very interesting feeling.

I feel great today. I think the steroids are giving me the energy, or maybe the green smoothies are the trick. The Doc was all for the smoothies and said that the chemo does all that it will do in the first three hours. So I waited three hours and had another smoothie. Then when we got home my Blendtec was here and I had to try it out so I had another smoothie before bed.

When I was done with treatment I called mom to come and get me, at that time she told me that George had been throwing up and had a high fever. Miquel was going to watch George for my while I went to treatment but Attisyn had the flu and we didn't want George to get it. Too late. Atti only threw up a couple of time, George puked up his toes several times and his fever reached 103 degrees from him arm pit so I am sure it was really higher than that but I didn't want to traumatise him anymore by putting a thermometer up his butt. He is feeling much better today. He doesn't really want to eat but he is drinking almond milk and water. Can't get Pedialite down him.

More good news the scoma in my arm pit where they removed the sentinel nodes has finally started to go down. I started taking an antibiotic a couple of days ago. The redness and tenderness are less and the the lump is much smaller. yea.

Third treatment

My friend Kathy will be taking me to my third treatment tomorrow. Geo has to work. But then he will have 4 days off so he will be able to take care of me and George. I am so excited to be able to stay home this time. Miquel was going to watch George for me but Atti and Cougan are sick so we will take him with us; mom will care for him.

I forgot to get my steroids til this morning, so I was late taking the first dose. But I got it before lunch so I am guessing that I am OK. Again the steroids made water taste like chlorine and I have a very scratchy voice, almost horse.

I wonder if this treatment will finish off my hair. I have never lost all of it. I shaved it off last time thinking is would all fall out and then I wouldn't have the mess. All that did was give me really bad razor burn and lots of ingrown hairs all over my head. Not pleasant or pretty. My hair grew about an eighth of an inch in two weeks, some very fine blond hair is a quarter of an inch. Anyone know if this is normal?

Geo and I spent the last week in Winnemucca NV. We took Georgie to see his grampa Gibb and Lisa. We had a great time. Georgie loves his gampa. They had a great time playing. Gibb took us on a tour of the city and then to see old abandoned silver and gold mines. It was really interesting. He showed us a hoist with a really deep hole under it. It had been caved in so we couldn't go investigate further (thankfully). I was worried that Geo and Gibb might get to adventurous and try to get into one of them but rationality prevailed and we all returned home safely.

Another high lite of the weekend was being invited to Zachary's Patriarchal blessing. It was really special to be there and participate in the spirit that was there. I knew Zach was a special person but it was fantastic to have it manifest in a blessing from Jesus Christ thru the Patriarch.