If you have recently had or you are having Chemo and struggle with fatigue. Drink Smoothies!!! Get a blender go to the fruit and veg store stock up on random fruit throw them together, blend and drink. Its thick, sometimes its great sometimes its not so great but it sorted out my fatigue.
After day 1 I felt a marked increase in energy lasting up to about mid day
Day 2 I lasted until about 3pm
After a week I could stay up till late without feeling tiered!!!
Try it, you have nothing to loose! Make it routine drink one every day. You can try the innocent smoothies you find in stores. The're okay but nothing like the energy you get from the thick mess you get from making your own. People even started commenting on how much better I looked after the first two weeks.
Do everyone a favour and come and answer my poll when you've done it for 2 weeks so more people will be encouraged to try it!
Friday, July 18, 2008
Where I am now
Me and Heath were dreaming and planning of coming to the UK all the way through my treatment. It gave us something to focus on other than the treatment. And after many trails we are here! Finally!
Just started my new job all looks good, and me and Heath have rented a flat in Twickenham. I work in Stains, which means I don't work in London which is something I really wanted for coming back here. And we also live just a bit further from the town centre than usual that makes it nicer.
I have proposed to Heath who has said YES!! Can you believe my luck.
I had a little scare just before we came over when I had a false positive on a PET scan. It was a long 3 weeks but after almost every radiologist in JHB had a look at it and all thinking it was suspicious I had it redone and it was negative. I doubt any cancer could stand up to the bomardment of prayers that came my way in those 3 weeks. The follow up scan was negative so off we went to the UK.
I still have to go for regular scans, but with Heath by my side and everyone praying for me like crazy, I think I'm done with it all. Or like my aunt will say I believe I'm done with it all!
Good luck to anyone reading the blog going through the same thing. I hope you come through it running out the other side. Just believe, stay positive. Don't for a moment give in to those anoying little cells trying to control your life! Life is your greatest gift. SO FIGHT FOR IT!!!
Just started my new job all looks good, and me and Heath have rented a flat in Twickenham. I work in Stains, which means I don't work in London which is something I really wanted for coming back here. And we also live just a bit further from the town centre than usual that makes it nicer.
I have proposed to Heath who has said YES!! Can you believe my luck.
I had a little scare just before we came over when I had a false positive on a PET scan. It was a long 3 weeks but after almost every radiologist in JHB had a look at it and all thinking it was suspicious I had it redone and it was negative. I doubt any cancer could stand up to the bomardment of prayers that came my way in those 3 weeks. The follow up scan was negative so off we went to the UK.
I still have to go for regular scans, but with Heath by my side and everyone praying for me like crazy, I think I'm done with it all. Or like my aunt will say I believe I'm done with it all!
Good luck to anyone reading the blog going through the same thing. I hope you come through it running out the other side. Just believe, stay positive. Don't for a moment give in to those anoying little cells trying to control your life! Life is your greatest gift. SO FIGHT FOR IT!!!
Stem Cell and After
Well I had my High Dose, its not a game. Its was pretty bad for me for the 1st 2 weeks. They give it to you over a 5 days, Day 1 to 4 is okay, day 5 is the worse. DRINK LOTS!!! I found the only thing I could get down was Iced tea (Haven't been able to drink it since but it worked then) I finished probably about 2 leters of it a day. The food is horrible because you get neutrapenic and you can't eat anything with flavour.
The reason for day 5 being bad is that they gave me 20 minutes of some drug strong. I was so happy it was my last day and I'd "only" have 20 minutes more.
But when thats over its recovery, recovery and more recovery. It can take you over a month to recover even with a stem cell transplant. It took me about 3 weeks. I went home the week after for about 2 days before Heather and my Mom took me back to hospital and gave the doctor a stern talking to for letting me out so soon. So I stayed in hospital for about 2 weeks.
After 2 weeks my counts were still to low but I was feeling allot better so the doctor said he thinks I should go home but watch my temprature like a hawk. His reasoning was that the hospital bugs I could catch was much worse than anything I could catch at home, and as long as I come in quickly if my temprature spikes I'd be fine.
Luckily shortly after I went home about another week or so my count started climbing slowly and finally I could take the mast off. The doctor did say I shouldn't eat take-aways for a little while longer. At that point I just wanted a salad! We made a huge greek salad :)
It was hard but one month for the rest of my life with Heath is definitly worth it. I don't think I can ever tell her how much I appreciate her.
The reason for day 5 being bad is that they gave me 20 minutes of some drug strong. I was so happy it was my last day and I'd "only" have 20 minutes more.
But when thats over its recovery, recovery and more recovery. It can take you over a month to recover even with a stem cell transplant. It took me about 3 weeks. I went home the week after for about 2 days before Heather and my Mom took me back to hospital and gave the doctor a stern talking to for letting me out so soon. So I stayed in hospital for about 2 weeks.
After 2 weeks my counts were still to low but I was feeling allot better so the doctor said he thinks I should go home but watch my temprature like a hawk. His reasoning was that the hospital bugs I could catch was much worse than anything I could catch at home, and as long as I come in quickly if my temprature spikes I'd be fine.
Luckily shortly after I went home about another week or so my count started climbing slowly and finally I could take the mast off. The doctor did say I shouldn't eat take-aways for a little while longer. At that point I just wanted a salad! We made a huge greek salad :)
It was hard but one month for the rest of my life with Heath is definitly worth it. I don't think I can ever tell her how much I appreciate her.
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