Pain Treatment

Finally, I met the consultant orthopedic surgeon this morning at SJMC to talk about the pain on my right pelvic area. I told him I have kidney cancer with lungs metastasis and no conventional treatment taken. His reaction was "Really?". I said "yes, doctors said no medication will help", and that was 2 years ago. He did a brief physical examination to see where the pain was. The doctor said the pain is not from bone metastasis because I did not experienced pain during rests and at night (during sleeping time). Since my pain symptoms is only when I start walking, it's likely a nerve problem. The doctor prescribed two drugs (Pregabalin and Neurobion) for three weeks and thereafter a follow-up. I asked the doctor besides drugs, is there any other therapy that I can take? He said he would not recommend me any (like hot therapy) because it may aggravate the tumors. If pain symptoms still persist then, he will recommend me to do another scan. This is the first time I will be taking a pain management drug as Pregabalin has been shown to be effective for neuropathic pain disorder. Neurobion is a vitamin supplement mainly consisting of B1, B6 and B12.

I was coughing a little more than usual these few days. The fruit juices and the vegetable dishes that I am taking are cooling in nature. So, I took some ginger tea yesterday evening. It helped and I was not coughing at night. This morning, the cough came back. Looks like I got to drink more ginger tea.

My hypnotherapist called me yesterday and told me I got a little bonus. The College that organised the Cancer Talk to the students (I was told they are already practicing hypnotherapists doing a final practical) given by my hypnotherapist that in appreciation, the College will be paying me a little fee. Hey, I did not expect any payment when I agreed to participate but I am not complaining. I was also asked if I am keen to participate in the future. Of course, I am more than happy to participate. I also learned some things about hypnotherapy by attending the talk.