Sunday 14 March 2010

Treatment update

The first treatment went well considering my veins but sadly the next one proved impossible. after 3 attempts for canular to be put in I got very upset and with the worry that I could just not do this for another 24 sessions we decide to abandon the intravenous bit of Vitamin C, turning instead to Liposomal Oral Vitamin C, a very new type of vitamin C taht is better absorbed by the body in large quantities. The clinic and treatmetn was supposed to be a positive experience and it was not turning out to be. I feel very guilty because Mark was pinning his hopes I know on this Vit C 'working'. I did not know what to do but could not face one more try even - my arm was incredibly painful as each canular try went in. So now my treatment regime consists of this, building up from 3g daily (which would cost £30 a month) to as many grams as my body can take (the bowel limit) so this could be 12 or even 20 or 40g per day. Each gram comes in one sachet which you mix with water. 1g = £1.
All supplements continue to be very important.
And I am still going to the clinic for the infra-red sauna heat treatment and ozone therapy. We are adding in breathing in ozone for 20 minutes - the ozone must be filtered through olive oil to make it safe.

Oncologist last week - the bone scan shows suspicious areas on right shoulder joint, right knee and lower spine. They are sitting on fence - he won't say it definitely is but given my history.....it is likely to be bone cancer. He wants me to start bisophonates - can be taken orally - as soon as possible. I said I will think about it. I will have a scan in late June to see how the 'unorthodox' - I say 'alternative' treatment - is going. I see him on 8th July.

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