I am not going through a coughing spell, only that once in a while I cough, possibly to expell something inside my body. Anyway, at the time of writing this post, I have yet to cough and examination of my chest area did not show any adverse signs. My breathing is normal and there are no signs of deterioration around the chest area. The vein around my right side just under the rib area is still a little painful when pressed against. So what I did was just to lightly massage the area.
The trip to Singapore has exhausted me physically because I spend quite a lot of time walking around. I will probably need a day or two more to recover fully. I will suspend my coffee enema till Saturday, to allow the body a whole week to adjust and see if my bowel movements can come back to normalcy without the aid of any enemas. My body is also a little stiff and I had a little problem doing the bending qigong exercises. Still I geel good after the exercises, though it was a little tiring this morning. My next batch of mouth ulcers has started to develop. Still, I am happy to be alive and kicking.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Calm Before The Storm?
I have read in some posts that when the body is healing, it will experience some pain. I think there are some developments in my lungs area as I do feel uncomfortable at times but there is no pain at the moment. In any case, I am not so much worried about the latest development because there is little I can do now but to continue with the therapy with conviction and faith.
I will stop doing coffee enema for a few days as Dr Rama wants to find out if my body is able to generate its own bowel movements (no problems for yesterday and today). My trip to Singapore this time round has also allowed me to gauge my physical strength and though oatmeal is not everyone's cup of tea, it has served me well, providing me the fiber and nurishment in the absence of juicing when travelling. Because of my improved energy levels, I was able to walk and move around with ease. However, I am still not able to carry heavy backpack as after a few hours of carrying, it can be painful on my shoulders.
I will stop doing coffee enema for a few days as Dr Rama wants to find out if my body is able to generate its own bowel movements (no problems for yesterday and today). My trip to Singapore this time round has also allowed me to gauge my physical strength and though oatmeal is not everyone's cup of tea, it has served me well, providing me the fiber and nurishment in the absence of juicing when travelling. Because of my improved energy levels, I was able to walk and move around with ease. However, I am still not able to carry heavy backpack as after a few hours of carrying, it can be painful on my shoulders.
Monday, July 12, 2010
A Tiring Trip
Today is my first day of my 11th month of therapy. There are some developments, though I am not sure if that is good or not. This morning, I again cough blood clots. This time, it's a little more that the last time but unlike last time which was very painful, there is a little pain in my lung areas. I was also examining my right side of my stomach and noticed there is one vein protruding just underneath the skin. If you press it a little, there is some pain.
I just came from Singapore a little over 2 hours ago. This time the trip is a little tiring because of the timing. I had a lot more time to kill and so when to do some windows shopping. Anyway Dr Rama thinks I am making good progress and he is anxious for me to take a scan and thereafter see the oncologist to review the progress. The scan is being planned for 30 August while the review with the oncologist is on 2 September, followed by Dr Rama on 3 September. Keeping my fingers crossed.
I met KC for the first time and he looks really thin. I also found out he stopped Gerson Therapy since March 2010 after being on the therapy for 6 months. His reason for stopping was that he was feling weak and there were a lot of stomach gases resulting him being not able to eat so much. Despite being supervised by a certified Gerson therapist, his conviction to the therapy was not full. He seems to have doubts and also felt the therapist is not doing correctly. Anyway he is now back to do his second round of chemo. I wish him luck. Perhaps the therapy is not for everyone.
I just came from Singapore a little over 2 hours ago. This time the trip is a little tiring because of the timing. I had a lot more time to kill and so when to do some windows shopping. Anyway Dr Rama thinks I am making good progress and he is anxious for me to take a scan and thereafter see the oncologist to review the progress. The scan is being planned for 30 August while the review with the oncologist is on 2 September, followed by Dr Rama on 3 September. Keeping my fingers crossed.
I met KC for the first time and he looks really thin. I also found out he stopped Gerson Therapy since March 2010 after being on the therapy for 6 months. His reason for stopping was that he was feling weak and there were a lot of stomach gases resulting him being not able to eat so much. Despite being supervised by a certified Gerson therapist, his conviction to the therapy was not full. He seems to have doubts and also felt the therapist is not doing correctly. Anyway he is now back to do his second round of chemo. I wish him luck. Perhaps the therapy is not for everyone.
Sunday, July 11, 2010
How Do You Mend Broken Confidence?
I will be travelling to Singapore shortly.The last few day has been hectic and I drove my visitors around town and also to Malacca. My chedule for this morning is also packed beside having to do one coffee enema and also preparing the juices before I leave. However, except for feeling tired, perhaps due lack of sleep, I am feeling very good. No major problems encountered.
Recently I wrote about a case which you can read here, the patient is now hospitalised and the doctors has threatened her if she discharge from hospital and not take the chemotherapy, he will not be responsible should anything happen to her. He would also discharge himself as her doctor and will not accept her as a patient anymore. Due to her lack of understanding of the Gerson Therapy (which I believe was due to not reading the therapy herself), she has lost confidence in GT and wondered if she should stop GT and take the doctor's recommendation. My friend contact me and asked if I could see her to convince her of GT and after discussing with my wife, I think it would best not to meet her because I am not a qualified therapist and I do not want to be held responsible to influence her to make such critical life and death decisions. I can only say that people who do not want to read and understand the GT docementation should not do the therapy because these people will not be able to handle problems that arises during the therapy. She must have the confidence in herself in order to do and complete the therapy.
Recently I wrote about a case which you can read here, the patient is now hospitalised and the doctors has threatened her if she discharge from hospital and not take the chemotherapy, he will not be responsible should anything happen to her. He would also discharge himself as her doctor and will not accept her as a patient anymore. Due to her lack of understanding of the Gerson Therapy (which I believe was due to not reading the therapy herself), she has lost confidence in GT and wondered if she should stop GT and take the doctor's recommendation. My friend contact me and asked if I could see her to convince her of GT and after discussing with my wife, I think it would best not to meet her because I am not a qualified therapist and I do not want to be held responsible to influence her to make such critical life and death decisions. I can only say that people who do not want to read and understand the GT docementation should not do the therapy because these people will not be able to handle problems that arises during the therapy. She must have the confidence in herself in order to do and complete the therapy.
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Health Status @ 11 July 2010
New information are presented in italics.
Problem
Tumor mass of size of about 14cm on the right kidney and 21 and 23 over nodes all over my left and right lungs respectively with one up to 3cm in size on both lungs. Possibly also spread to the liver.
First detected on 11 September 2009 through CT Scan. Subsequent CT scan on 1 March 2010 showed some improvements on the larger nodes in the lungs but did not provide enough details on the smaller nodes. The primary tumor is now about 12.4cm, about the same size in October 2009. The two bigger nodes on the left and right lungs has reduced by about 1.5cm. However, a new node was detected about the size of 3.5cm x 3.7cm at the T6 area.
Prognosis
Consulted four urologists (one in Singapore and three in Malaysia) and two oncologists (one in Malaysia and one in Singapore). Both oncologists suggested removal of right kidney. Singapore urologist also suggested removal of kidney. The three urologists do not recommend surgery or chemotherapy. The last urologist consulted said most of his patients died within six months of surgery while two on the expensive (RM20K per month) drug Sutent is not responding. All agree that is no cure for the moment.
My urologist said my cancer is at stage 4 and did not recommend me to take any treatment. It is also my own choice not to take conventional treatment after considering all the facts of the case.
Schedule for next scan is on 30 August 2010.
MAIN THERAPIES
a. Modified Gerson Therapy
a1. Coffee Enema
Initially, four times a day for four weeks, every four hours apart. Currently three times a day in the morning, afternoon and evening for 15 minutes.
Commence castor oil enema from 23 January 2010.
a2. Nutrition Diet
All fruits and vegetables mentioned are organic.
i. Juicing - 11 fruit and vegetables juices a day beginning around 7am and ending 7pm. 5 apple+carrot, 2 carrot and 4 green vegetable juices every hourly. Liver supplements are taken together with carrot juices.
2. Diet - No oil, no sugar and no salt on all cooking. For breakfast and supper, mainly oats with some raisins, sometimes a little Manuka honey is added. For lunch and dinner, vegetables such as Siew Pak Choy, Lettuce, lady's fingers, cauliflower, broccoli and spinach are mainly steamed or boiled. K-salt is added for flavoring. A teaspoon of flaxseed oil is added when serving (but not during cooking). Mainly boiled potatoes and sometimes Somali organic brown rice is consumed. Hippocrates soup are also prepared every other day for daily consumption.
3. Supplements - K-salt, B12, niacin, lugol solution, pancreatin, pepsin and Q10.
4. Others - Rye bread, papaya, guavas, oranges and bananas are consumed at regular intervals.
b. Homeopathy Medicine
Consulting Doctor: DR AU Ramakrishnan MBBS, PhD, Chennai, India (http://www.drramakrishnan.com/)
Local Consultant: Vishuddi Lee
Treatment Started: 6 November 2009.
Consulting: Once every two months in Singapore. Next appointment 12 July 2010.
Reaction: No further reactions observed other than mouth ulcers every now and then.
COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES
c. Oxygen Therapy
Started using a personal oxygen generator with effect from 8 March 2010 about 1 hour in the evening, 20 minutes per session. Richer oxygen does help in controlling the growth of the tumors. It also reduces fatigue.
d. Zhineng Qigong
Started practicing qigong on 11 March 2010. Attend classes five times a week from 6.30am to 8am.
Health Status
Weight stabilised at 68±1kgs. Pain around the shoulder blade area due to pressure from sleep is still giving me some problems but the pain is now minimal. Other than this, everything looks good.
I find eating oatmeal in place of potatoes is quite good because not only I did not have any stomach gases problems, I feel quite full too. Now, when I need to go out, I just take my oatmeal along and can quickly cook up a meal anytime and anywhere, giving me new found mobility.
Verdict
Very good week.
Problem
Tumor mass of size of about 14cm on the right kidney and 21 and 23 over nodes all over my left and right lungs respectively with one up to 3cm in size on both lungs. Possibly also spread to the liver.
First detected on 11 September 2009 through CT Scan. Subsequent CT scan on 1 March 2010 showed some improvements on the larger nodes in the lungs but did not provide enough details on the smaller nodes. The primary tumor is now about 12.4cm, about the same size in October 2009. The two bigger nodes on the left and right lungs has reduced by about 1.5cm. However, a new node was detected about the size of 3.5cm x 3.7cm at the T6 area.
Prognosis
Consulted four urologists (one in Singapore and three in Malaysia) and two oncologists (one in Malaysia and one in Singapore). Both oncologists suggested removal of right kidney. Singapore urologist also suggested removal of kidney. The three urologists do not recommend surgery or chemotherapy. The last urologist consulted said most of his patients died within six months of surgery while two on the expensive (RM20K per month) drug Sutent is not responding. All agree that is no cure for the moment.
My urologist said my cancer is at stage 4 and did not recommend me to take any treatment. It is also my own choice not to take conventional treatment after considering all the facts of the case.
Schedule for next scan is on 30 August 2010.
MAIN THERAPIES
a. Modified Gerson Therapy
a1. Coffee Enema
Initially, four times a day for four weeks, every four hours apart. Currently three times a day in the morning, afternoon and evening for 15 minutes.
Commence castor oil enema from 23 January 2010.
a2. Nutrition Diet
All fruits and vegetables mentioned are organic.
i. Juicing - 11 fruit and vegetables juices a day beginning around 7am and ending 7pm. 5 apple+carrot, 2 carrot and 4 green vegetable juices every hourly. Liver supplements are taken together with carrot juices.
2. Diet - No oil, no sugar and no salt on all cooking. For breakfast and supper, mainly oats with some raisins, sometimes a little Manuka honey is added. For lunch and dinner, vegetables such as Siew Pak Choy, Lettuce, lady's fingers, cauliflower, broccoli and spinach are mainly steamed or boiled. K-salt is added for flavoring. A teaspoon of flaxseed oil is added when serving (but not during cooking). Mainly boiled potatoes and sometimes Somali organic brown rice is consumed. Hippocrates soup are also prepared every other day for daily consumption.
3. Supplements - K-salt, B12, niacin, lugol solution, pancreatin, pepsin and Q10.
4. Others - Rye bread, papaya, guavas, oranges and bananas are consumed at regular intervals.
b. Homeopathy Medicine
Consulting Doctor: DR AU Ramakrishnan MBBS, PhD, Chennai, India (http://www.drramakrishnan.com/)
Local Consultant: Vishuddi Lee
Treatment Started: 6 November 2009.
Consulting: Once every two months in Singapore. Next appointment 12 July 2010.
Reaction: No further reactions observed other than mouth ulcers every now and then.
COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES
c. Oxygen Therapy
Started using a personal oxygen generator with effect from 8 March 2010 about 1 hour in the evening, 20 minutes per session. Richer oxygen does help in controlling the growth of the tumors. It also reduces fatigue.
d. Zhineng Qigong
Started practicing qigong on 11 March 2010. Attend classes five times a week from 6.30am to 8am.
Health Status
Weight stabilised at 68±1kgs. Pain around the shoulder blade area due to pressure from sleep is still giving me some problems but the pain is now minimal. Other than this, everything looks good.
I find eating oatmeal in place of potatoes is quite good because not only I did not have any stomach gases problems, I feel quite full too. Now, when I need to go out, I just take my oatmeal along and can quickly cook up a meal anytime and anywhere, giving me new found mobility.
Verdict
Very good week.
Friday, July 9, 2010
302 Days And Counting
Yes, tomorrow marks the end of 10 months of the therapy. These 10 months passed safely and I hope the following months will also be good. Summary of what happened during the last 10 months:
Positives
- Responding to therapy
- Body weight stabilisation
- Higher energy levels
- Minimal body pain
- Growth of muscles/flesh around buttocks, rib areas and other parts of the body
- Signs of tumors shrinking
Negatives
- Initial weight loss
- Experienced stomach gases, fevers and body pain during healing process
- Persistent mouth ulcers
I have been reporting improvements in my energy levels and body health, so today I put it through a test. I (with my wife) took my sister in law and her Scottish friend for 1 day tour of Malacca. We visited all the must see sites (Stadhuys, St. Paul's Hill, St. John's Hills and Hang Li Po Temple) and also did some shopping at Jonkers Street buying some souvenirs and biscuits/pasteries. However, we could not sample the famous Chicken Ball Rice nor the Satay Chelup as there was just too big a crowds at the restaurants, so we ended eating other local food instead. The planned 6 hours trip ended taking 8 hours instead. I still managed to take 7 juices and two enemas in between. I had oatmeal and fruits (apples & guavas) for lunch and teatime. The damage if any was a stiff shoulder. I felt very good and no loss of energy nor did I feel weak. This is not the end as I will be heading for Genting Highlands this evening too! I am taking this test to gauge my stamina and health condition as I plan to do some work/travel later part of the year. I think I passed, a far cry from the last test in November 2009.
Positives
- Responding to therapy
- Body weight stabilisation
- Higher energy levels
- Minimal body pain
- Growth of muscles/flesh around buttocks, rib areas and other parts of the body
- Signs of tumors shrinking
Negatives
- Initial weight loss
- Experienced stomach gases, fevers and body pain during healing process
- Persistent mouth ulcers
I have been reporting improvements in my energy levels and body health, so today I put it through a test. I (with my wife) took my sister in law and her Scottish friend for 1 day tour of Malacca. We visited all the must see sites (Stadhuys, St. Paul's Hill, St. John's Hills and Hang Li Po Temple) and also did some shopping at Jonkers Street buying some souvenirs and biscuits/pasteries. However, we could not sample the famous Chicken Ball Rice nor the Satay Chelup as there was just too big a crowds at the restaurants, so we ended eating other local food instead. The planned 6 hours trip ended taking 8 hours instead. I still managed to take 7 juices and two enemas in between. I had oatmeal and fruits (apples & guavas) for lunch and teatime. The damage if any was a stiff shoulder. I felt very good and no loss of energy nor did I feel weak. This is not the end as I will be heading for Genting Highlands this evening too! I am taking this test to gauge my stamina and health condition as I plan to do some work/travel later part of the year. I think I passed, a far cry from the last test in November 2009.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Great Weekend Ahead
Everything is going fine so far. I have no major complains, not even the mouth ulcers is going to impact me. The body is strong and feels good. Sleep maybe affected slightly by the shoulder area pain due to pressure of the body during sleep but I think it will go away as I spend sometime exercising.
This is also going to be busy weekend for me as my sister in law is in town visiting together with her friend from UK. My wife and I will be showing them around town and come Sunday I will be travelling to Singapore to meet Dr Rama for follow-up. My new found friend KC is trying to arrange with a meeting with another couple who has successfully gone through the Gerson Therapy to cure cancer. I got so much questions to ask them, I will be making a list in case I forget.
This post will be short as well, just to let you know I feel great!
This is also going to be busy weekend for me as my sister in law is in town visiting together with her friend from UK. My wife and I will be showing them around town and come Sunday I will be travelling to Singapore to meet Dr Rama for follow-up. My new found friend KC is trying to arrange with a meeting with another couple who has successfully gone through the Gerson Therapy to cure cancer. I got so much questions to ask them, I will be making a list in case I forget.
This post will be short as well, just to let you know I feel great!
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