I was diagnosed with Metaplastic Triple Negative Breast Cancer Feb 21, 2011. My GP, reading the results of my biopsy, "Oh no, I don't know what it is but it's not good." Yes she is still my GP and she still doesn't know what it is.
I was scared! Then my wonderful sister in-law forwarded me an email from a friend of hers recommending a couple of books including, Anti Cancer a New Way of Life (David Servan-Schreiber Ph.D) which I think has great information although some of it scary.
Reading it made me feel powerful, like I had some control over the disease and I could take action. So I did. I started juicing ( lots of broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, greens, carrots etc). Gave up all meat, fat, sugar, coffee, wine (have relaxed a tiny bit now on that with occasional salmon and organic chicken) and replaced them with green tea matcha, turmeric and raw garlic. Started walking an hour every day and dropped my classes in University.
Left breast mastectomy March 10th. 1.1 cm tumor with .6 cm precancerous cells and a 2 mm margin. I insisted on the mastectomy because I have very small breasts and there were many other small calcifications which would have had to be biopsied.
Chemotherapy followed. Docetaxel and Cyclophosphamide with Neupogen injections between treatments to build up WBC. 4 treatments - 3 weeks apart. Thank goodness because I don't think I could have taken another one. The bone and nerve pain were getting more unbearable following each session.
No radiation which I'm still not sure about due to the aggressiveness of the beast and the
2 mm margin.
My sister in law has a very good friend who was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer 9 years. This is her story. http://kellysclinic.ca/. She is trying to open a clinic in Vancouver using the techniques the German Dr's used to help her. I talked to my oncologist about the tests I could arrange through her clinic and about having a pet scan to see if the can'tser had spread.
His response was "It doesn't matter what the tests reveal we will not change your treatment. This is all we have to give you." This is when I knew I had to take my care into my own hands.
Many books, web sites, TN bloggers, and conversations later I have reached a point where I feel positive about my next 50 years and how I can stay healthy. I would like to use this blog site to share what I have learned and, as I still have lots of questions, to post my questions and look forward to your responses.
But right now it's a sunny Saturday and I'm going camping.
Cheers.
