Hello everyone! I felt like I needed to update everyone on my current status. I am feeling better everyday. I have cracked down on taking my regular medications and supplements like I am suppose to everyday. I am taking a food-based multi-vitamin, vitamin D3, black kohosh, an arthritis medication, 4 each of Juice Plus veggie pills, fruit pills, and vineyard (all kinds of dark berries) pills, flax seed oil, 1 prescription pill for edema, and 2 antidepressants that I have taken for years.....and finally....Prempro, a hormone. Yes...a hormone mix of estrogen and progesterone. This is usually a big no-no for women with a history or risk of breast cancer. For me, my tumors were negative for all hormone receptors. Therefore my oncologist decided that I would benefit from taking them. For this hormone to cause me breast cancer, it would have to be a separate unrelated breast cancer. Since I don't have any breast left to get cancer in...she said it would be O.K. Of course this was only after begging for something to relieve me of these horrible hot flashes and night sweats. I can't take it, people! So far the only thing it has relieved me of is the insomnia that can go along with low estrogen levels. That was an immediate benefit. I am hopeful that my other annoying symptoms of menopause go away soon. Yes I said menopause. At the age of 39 I was confirmed to be in a menopausal state. Less than 3% of all women go in to menopause this early in life. What can I say...I'm special!? So because of this, I have to remember to take this little blue pill. So I got my 7 day A.M. and P.M. pill box out and decided to get organized with my meds and supplements. This in itself makes me feel like I am approaching the nursing home soon. Within a week of doing this, I have not had to take any pain medicine. I think that at last count I am taking 18 pills everyday, mostly supplements though. This doesn't count my "if needed" muscle relaxer, anti-anxiety, or pain medication. I have a neck and back that tend to go into spasms after working a full day. Sometimes I lay in bed at night and have racing thoughts running through my head. My mind just won't shut off thinking and worrying...hence the anti-anxiety medication. However, I think the hormone has really helped that. Like I said before, I haven't had to take any pain medication. So it sounds like I have a pharmacy going within my home, but in reality, most are healthy dietary supplements, or whole food supplements. You just can't eat enough fruits and veggies. So the big news for me is I don't have that daily onset of pain that I was dealing with before. However, the past two days I have noticed sharp twinges and throbbing in my bones, but I am trying to ignore them in hopes that I can somehow succeed at some primitive form of "get-it-out-of-my-head-and-it-won't-be real" type of therapy. What is really strange for me is I have never been a pill taker. With all things considered, I guess I'll do whatever I have to do if it gets me to some kind of normal.
I have a prayer request for a special lady who was introduced to me through a mutual friend. She was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer exactly one year before me. In sorts, she was kind of a mentor to me. Her name is Cindy. Through several months of encouraging emails, she got me through some very low times in my treatments. This week, Cindy found out almost two years from her diagnosis that her cancer has metastasized after being NED (no evidence of disease) for well over a year. I hate this cancer. It is a wicked demon. Please pray for Cindy and her family. Also, pray for new treatments for triple negative breast cancer survivors. Pray for a cure for all cancers.
As for reconstruction...just have got to pay my part and we will get a date. Probably going to be the end of March. I will keep you posted. Until next time my friends...
As for reconstruction...just have got to pay my part and we will get a date. Probably going to be the end of March. I will keep you posted. Until next time my friends...
