I'm so excited!

CherylHutch said:

Ups and Downs
Awwww Lisa... the emotional roller coaster comes with the chemo and constant fight we are on... and then add on top of that a detox, and is it any wonder you are teary and emotional? And just wait to those puppies come... it will be emotions in the other direction! And dealing with a 15 year old female... that is similar to dealing with a 50 year old menopausal woman Hormones amuk!!

Good on you to just take it a day at a time.... today's the downside of the roller coaster... wait to the gals get to your house and it will be the upside of the roller coaster

Me, I've sort of leveled off and am just holding my breath that this is as bad as it gets for me... which is fighting one day of the queasies and 2 days so far of the headache. Of course, then I go through the ups and downs too... gee, if this is the worst (which is very mild) does that mean the chemo is not working?? If I were to get deathly ill with no quality of life while on the chemo does that mean that's just the price one pays to have the chemo work? So no matter what we are going through, the good and the bad, we are always going to question it and then we are going to think the worst and the best

Your detox sound fascinating and is very, very similar to the Atkins diet (low carb high protein) for the first Induction weeks. The whole concept of Induction is for detox, to get rid of the sugars, white carbs, etc. This period can be frought with headaches, and the weepies... but then after a couple of days on it... up to a week, you all of a sudden start feeling better with lots more energy.

I realize your detox is not the same, but it sounds like the same concepts... so I wish you luck! Just keep with it... once you find something that works for you and you are happy with it, ignore the naysayers... and just go with your heart and what feel good to you, and better yet, what works best for you!!

Cheryl

Cheryl
Hi Cheryl,

I feel much, much better now (it's midnight- what am I doing awake?!)
Anyhow, interesting in some similarities to the Atkins diet. I never really knew much about that. I'm no longer foregoing all carbs, since I've been able to add non-gluten grains in today. Definitely nothing wheat, nothing corn, and nothing sweet, though.
Atkins diet is of course heavy on the protein, and I'm getting my protein at this point just through the powder shake. After I'm done with the cleanse, I can add in turkey, chicken, and/or healthy fish only. I still need to avoid most other things until I have my follow up with the ND a week from tomorrow (5 days after I finish the cleanse- that was the first day an appt worked w/ my schedule). That day I'll have the screening for allergies/sensitivites & we should know then what foods are okay for me to add back in & which aren't. Obviously, he's going to tell me to always avoid red meat and sweets.
Interesting on his take on juicing... it's his belief that most juices containg any fruits or also any carrots are too sweet. If I juice, he believes it should only be veggies and not sweet ones. He's not totally anti fruit, but there are better fruits to eat than others. I have a chart that ranks all the fruits and veggies on carb index and sugar and also on whether or not they're a fungus feeder. Potatoes are supposedly really bad fungus feeders into the body.

Well, we'll see how it all turns out!

Best wishes to you with your chemo. I would definitely say Folfiri is easier to handle than the Folfox, but just different- diarrhea was an issue for me, so be prepared for that.

Take care-
Lisa