Like A Yo-Yo

I have been back from China for two weeks now. Three days after coming back from China, I started to feel feverish and ever since, I have been feeling feverish on some days and then normal for a day before feeling feverish again. I am feeling much better now even though I am still afraid of the cold (from the wind blowing from the home fan) even at 32°C! Without the fan, I will sweat profusely. How ironic? This morning at about 4.30am, it started to rain. Suddenly I felt very cold on both my feet and hands as if cold air are constantly blowing on the skin of my feet and hands. I have been using some hot medicated oil to rub on my feet.

I have also been phasing out pain killers preferring to take a little healing pain from the abdominal area. Since yesterday, I have stopped taking any pain killer tablet, which I normally take one tablet at night so that the pain would not disturb my sleep. It's improving a little by the day and I guess it would take at least two months before I would be able to feel normal like just before the HIFU treatment. The pain on my right leg is also improving slowly but I have not recovered to the level just before I went to China. Tomorrow, I hope to try driving around the neighborhood to gauge if I am able to drive short distances.

Since I went China for the HIFU treatment, I have suspended Gerson Therapy (GT) and when I came back, I still have not resumed GT. In the meantime, I have been on a modified diet of vegetables and taking a little fish. I have lost a lot of weight (60kgs) while in China and now I hope to gain back some weight to about 63kgs. When that happens, I will resume back GT. Meanwhile, I am also adding back a therapy that I suspended for over 1 year ago. I will be resuming homeopathy treatment but under the supervision of a local homeopathy practitioner who also happens to be my friend. Another treatment that I am considering doing will be DCA which I have written before and  you can read it here. I consulted a nautropathic physician and he has suggested the recommended dosage of 8mg per day, taken twice a day, 8 hours apart with Purer tea. I am now timing when to start this therapy but it will depend on the progress of my HIFU treatment recovery. A patient will either respond to DCA or not. It's one of the cheapest cancer therapy. Another supplement that I will taking is Germanium.

Getting Better

Last night, I finally managed to have some sleep. The feverish feeling is still there and I was also sweating profusely. Instead of staying all night to wipe of my sweat which is discomforting, I just slept. I am still afraid of the cold.

Today I did not take any pain medication in anticipation of the test at the clinic. I think I had mistaken that the visit to the clinic was to check on my lumbar spine problem. The clinic was recommended by a friend who said it might helped me. Anyway, it's a naturopathy clinic and since I was there, I thought why not just complete the test. Basically, the test just confirms my present problem and also recommended some alternative treatment options for me. It's not cheap and I am thinking if I should do the treatments.

Without the pain killers, the pain on my abdominal area is a little more painful but still bearable. Because I did not lie down that much today, the pain seems more pronounced. When I came back from the clinic and took a rest by just lying down flat, the pain subsided.

I think I am putting a back a little more weight as I am now eating much more each day when compared to when I was in China. Now, I am feeling a little bit warm, much like in the beginning when I started Gerson Therapy. This warmness is fine with me although it will mean I will be a little afraid of cold water. I think this is a good development.

Recovering Slowly

I have been having low fever for about 5 days in a row now. What is discomforting is the feeling of hot and cold effects at the same time. Anyway, I still feel feverish but not as bad as the last few days. Last night, I thought I will have a good night's sleep but it was not to be. For dinner, I ate a little fish, my first taste of meat for over 28 months and later the night, I began to have stomach discomfort and I was feeling a little hungry. Had an oatmeal but the stomach discomfort grew and churning all night. Finally early today, I vomited everything that I took since last night, much of it still undigested. I believe it could be due to the meat that I took last night. My stomach may not be used to processing meat and I learned of this effect from my vegetarian friends.

I am feeling much better now and taking some light meals. Tomorrow, I will be going to a clinic to check on my lumbar spine problem which has been affecting my right leg. I am now walking with a limp. Since I came back from China, my right leg problem has been improving by the day. Now when I cough, it's not affecting my nerves that much, hence it's not as painful as before. The knee joint area on my left leg is still painful and I hope to get a diagnosis as well. The pain from the former kidney tumor area is still painful but bearable. I think it's improving as well.

I could not boot up my PC since this morning and decided to give it a rest and try later the day. Only now I managed to get it to boot. I am not sure what's the problem. Most of the time it seems to hang after boot-up, so I have to restart at least twice each time. Maybe time to reformat and reinstall.

The Fever Continues

I thought that things would return to normalcy on Saturday but by nightfall, the fever returned. Yesterday, I was again down with fever. I went to the doctor and he said I caught a flu and gave me some medications, something for my cough, fever and flu. I could not sleep again last night as I was feeling hot and cold at the same time. My breathing was also heavy. It was really uncomfortable the whole night.

I feel a little better today but as the day progressed, I am feeling a bit cold again. Sigh... I have contacted my doctors in Chongqing, China telling them of my fever problem and see if they have some recommendation for me. There are still some pain around my tumor area. I have to be more patient as I think it would take a lot more time than I anticipated for the healing to take place.

A cancer friend sent me an email about a therapy called Fever therapy which is being practiced at 6 clinics in Germany. Apparently, former President Regan also undertook the therapy while he was the sitting President of USA. Yes, fevers kills cancer cells while normal cells can tolerate the additional heat. I am still reading more about the therapy and will write about it some other time. In Gerson Therapy, fever is actually a good sign, a sign of healing taking place.

Friday Night Fever

I think my fever has been broken. I feel much better today and I am not taking any chances of a relapse. So I am still wearing adequate protecting clothing to keep myself warm and so far so good. I have been feeling miserable since I came back from China because of the fever. It's so discomforting, not to mention the healing pain and also the pain from the leg. So this morning, to cheer myself up, I have been hearing some inspirational and soothing music (such as from Enya). The healing pain at the abdominal area and also pain from my right leg are also improving and I feel really relieved. I still feel weak and have been trying to eat more.

Yesterday night, I was feeling really frustrated as I could not sleep, partly due to the many naps that I took during the daytime and also because I could not breath normally because of the fever. I hope the difficult times are over and things would improve from now on.

Slow Recovery

I am still having fever. I have been feeling really uncomfortable because of the on and off fever that I have been getting and today, I feel even worse, hot and cold! So, I am taking some Acetaminophen (or paracetamol) round the clock today in an effort to shake off the fever by tomorrow. If not, I will see a doctor.

The HIFU treatment, even though is non invasive, is quite as bad as the actual surgery. For my case, due to the large kidney tumor, so my recovery period will be much longer. My doctors in China said of my recovery I am progressing well, although I my condition may change when I am back home. One of the important thing is to watch out of blood in urine or stools. I have been given Chinese medication to prevent bleeding and so far, there are no signs of it. Anyway, for the moment, the important things is to get myself to eat a little bit more nutritious foods and this may include steam fish for a short period of time. I have lost a lot of weight during my stay in China and it is important that I put back some weight first. I have anticipated this development and the risks involved before when I went for the treatment.

Next week, at the recommendation of a friend, I will be going for a test on my right leg to use some other non invasive methods of helping me to reduce the pain on my right leg. I will tell you more about it after the tests.

Less Mean More Pain

Yesterday, I was down with fever for the whole day. My head was a little heavy and I spent most of my time lying down resting. I was feeling a little cold and sweating the whole day. I thought things would improve today but that was not the case. The fever continued and like yesterday, I am resting. I am feeling a little better now, so I thought I would just make a short post today. Fever is good because it means that the immune system is working full swing.

Over the last two days, I noticed that there is a shift in pain on my right leg. Previously, when I cough, I would feel the full extent of the pain from the butt right to the toe. Now, as I cough, I don't feel so painful. Somehow, the cough is affecting the nerve on my right leg lesser now.  Somehow, I feel the pain on my right leg is not exclusively caused by the nerve pinching due to the bulging disc but a combination of the kidney tumor and the nerve pinching. Since now much of the kidney tumor is gone, it's contribution to the pain has reduced. The healing pain of the kidney tumor, however is still affecting me. Since I have reduce dependence on pain killers, I am experiencing more pain.