Half way there

Options
srwruns
srwruns Member Posts: 343
edited March 2014 in Ovarian Cancer #1
Hi all, New Year's Eve day marked my 3rd of 6th chemos. Half way there! Things are going well, the fatigue is definitely catching up and subtle transitory neuropathy is making itself known. At least I didn't have a UTI after this chemo like I did after my second one...which really knocked me out. I've been eating well and getting some good workouts and yoga in. Some of my nutritional values are low which surprises me because I am eating very well. Unfortunately I am blood thinners so I have huge restrictions on vitamin supplements...arrgghhh. If all goes according to schedule my last chemo will be March 4th. It's still a long road but it does goes fast. Here's to improved health for all of us in 2011.

Comments

  • Tasgirl
    Tasgirl Member Posts: 85
    #2
    Options
    Glad to hear you are
    Glad to hear you are halfway. I finished chemo on the 3rd March 2009 and I think it has taken me this long to get my energy back - even though I kept up my running the whole time. I seem to be feeling more normal and my running has improved. Could be all the supplements etc I am taking. Keep up the yoga etc and hope 2011 is a good one for you
    Jenny
  • VictoriaSF
    VictoriaSF Member Posts: 165
    #3
    Options
    Tasgirl said:

    Glad to hear you are
    Glad to hear you are halfway. I finished chemo on the 3rd March 2009 and I think it has taken me this long to get my energy back - even though I kept up my running the whole time. I seem to be feeling more normal and my running has improved. Could be all the supplements etc I am taking. Keep up the yoga etc and hope 2011 is a good one for you
    Jenny

    to Jenny
    hi Jenny
    i would love to know which supplements you are taking?
    it's been all new to me. i had my surgery 6 weeks ago and about to start chemo
    thank you
    Victoria
  • poopergirl14052
    poopergirl14052 Member Posts: 1,183 Member
    #4
    Options
    Me too
    Nest week I also have my third tx. Second one was also hard for me, lots of pain and fatgue also. Felt better by day five and went to work but was tough to get thru the day. I also have nuropathy in both feet and it nver went away from last years tx. My chemo bag is packed and ready to go. Good luck yo you on your 4 tx swruns.....val
  • Tasgirl
    Tasgirl Member Posts: 85
    #5
    Options
    VictoriaSF said:

    to Jenny
    hi Jenny
    i would love to know which supplements you are taking?
    it's been all new to me. i had my surgery 6 weeks ago and about to start chemo
    thank you
    Victoria

    For Victoria
    Hi Victoria
    I take quite a few supplements and have done over the last 2 years but in the last month I have started taking a Neem supplement which I think has really helped. Over the last 2 years I have also taken
    Selenium
    IP6
    Modified Citrus Pectin
    Niacin
    Best Proteolytic Enzymes
    CQ10
    I try quite a lot that I read about in the hope that something will work miracles.
    I have just started drinking 2 different teas that I have read about and have gone back to drinking pawpaw leaf tea. There are a few other things that I take occasionally.
    Jenny
  • Tasgirl
    Tasgirl Member Posts: 85
    #6
    Options
    VictoriaSF said:

    to Jenny
    hi Jenny
    i would love to know which supplements you are taking?
    it's been all new to me. i had my surgery 6 weeks ago and about to start chemo
    thank you
    Victoria

    For Victoria
    Hi Victoria
    I take quite a few supplements and have done over the last 2 years but in the last month I have started taking a Neem supplement which I think has really helped. Over the last 2 years I have also taken
    Selenium
    IP6
    Modified Citrus Pectin
    Niacin
    Best Proteolytic Enzymes
    CQ10
    I try quite a lot that I read about in the hope that something will work miracles.
    I have just started drinking 2 different teas that I have read about and have gone back to drinking pawpaw leaf tea. There are a few other things that I take occasionally.
    Before you start to take anything you should check with your oncologist. I told mine that I was taking supplements and he had no problems.
    Jenny
  • Cafewoman53
    Cafewoman53 Member Posts: 735 Member
    #7
    Options
    Just in time for St. Patricks Day !
    You can celebrate the end of your chemo with a green beer ! I finished my chemo at the end of Nov. and my eyelashes are growing ! You are doing great !
    Colleen
  • srwruns
    srwruns Member Posts: 343
    #8
    Options
    Cafewoman53 said:

    Just in time for St. Patricks Day !
    You can celebrate the end of your chemo with a green beer ! I finished my chemo at the end of Nov. and my eyelashes are growing ! You are doing great !
    Colleen

    ahhh thanks! I will do
    ahhh thanks! I will do that. My son's 20th birthday is the last day of March so celebrations will abound! Best of luck on your upcoming surgery to have your kidney removed. Bummer we can't have two of everything! Susan
  • clamryn
    clamryn Member Posts: 508
    #9
    Options
    Goes faster than you think
    I remember when I started my chemo treatments and I thought, Wow I am going to be doing this a long time. Boy those months just kept clicking off and I was done before I knew it. Keep up the good work. It will be over soon. The fatigued kept getting worse for me but we all make it through it.
    I will be looking for your post when it says.....I've taken my last chemo treatment.

    Hugs to you,
    Linda
  • kikz
    kikz Member Posts: 1,345 Member
    #10
    Options
    Tasgirl said:

    For Victoria
    Hi Victoria
    I take quite a few supplements and have done over the last 2 years but in the last month I have started taking a Neem supplement which I think has really helped. Over the last 2 years I have also taken
    Selenium
    IP6
    Modified Citrus Pectin
    Niacin
    Best Proteolytic Enzymes
    CQ10
    I try quite a lot that I read about in the hope that something will work miracles.
    I have just started drinking 2 different teas that I have read about and have gone back to drinking pawpaw leaf tea. There are a few other things that I take occasionally.
    Before you start to take anything you should check with your oncologist. I told mine that I was taking supplements and he had no problems.
    Jenny

    Supplements and diet
    Are any of you other ladies taking any of the supplements Tasgirl is taking. Or any others? My doctors did not recommend any to me. My surgeon said I should stay away from the white foods. I try but it is hard to give up stuff you are really used to eating. Of course if it keeps me healthy there should be no question but to do it. Any suggestions on dealing without the white foods in your diet?

    Karen
  • VictoriaSF
    VictoriaSF Member Posts: 165
    #11
    Options
    kikz said:

    Supplements and diet
    Are any of you other ladies taking any of the supplements Tasgirl is taking. Or any others? My doctors did not recommend any to me. My surgeon said I should stay away from the white foods. I try but it is hard to give up stuff you are really used to eating. Of course if it keeps me healthy there should be no question but to do it. Any suggestions on dealing without the white foods in your diet?

    Karen

    to Karen - on diet question
    hi,
    i was eating more or less healthy even before i was diagnozed , but one thing - i did eat lots of sweets and white bread...
    i have changed my diet now, hope it will help , at least a little bit
    practically no sugar, no whites
    bread - multi grain
    brown or wild rise, quinoa, lentils - as side dish
    lots of green veggies - cabbage, kale, brussel sprouts, broccoli, etc..
    and of course other veggies too
    olive oil, no margarine
    practically no meat, more fish. seaweed - you can buy dry - soak it and add to soups and salads.
    green tea - but i drink green decaf,in order not to have lots of caffeine.
    fruits for desert and dark chocolate - over 70% coco.
    that is pretty much my diet.
    you can read book - anticancer - it explains in more details.

    i hope it helps to stay more healthy,

    it is not boring and if i want to have slice of white bread once in a while - i will, but not on regular basis.
    hugs
    v
  • VictoriaSF
    VictoriaSF Member Posts: 165
    #12
    Options
    Tasgirl said:

    For Victoria
    Hi Victoria
    I take quite a few supplements and have done over the last 2 years but in the last month I have started taking a Neem supplement which I think has really helped. Over the last 2 years I have also taken
    Selenium
    IP6
    Modified Citrus Pectin
    Niacin
    Best Proteolytic Enzymes
    CQ10
    I try quite a lot that I read about in the hope that something will work miracles.
    I have just started drinking 2 different teas that I have read about and have gone back to drinking pawpaw leaf tea. There are a few other things that I take occasionally.
    Before you start to take anything you should check with your oncologist. I told mine that I was taking supplements and he had no problems.
    Jenny

    thank you Jenny
    Jenny - thanks so much
    i also take resveratrol,
    i will read more about your suggestions and try them too

    please tell me which brand of neem do you use and also - paw paw tea - where do you buy?

    best
    hugs
    Victoria

Discussion Boards