Almost 6 Years Cancer-Free

Hi Everyone, I wish I could tell you that I made it almost 6 years cancer-free, but we recently learned from the PET SCAN that there is a small area along my left anterior fifth rib, which is somewhat near where my left breast used to be. I’m not in any pain, and honestly I would not have needed to go in to be seen except that I was beginning to notice some shortness of breath after hiking or working out and I couldn’t figure out what was causing it. My resting pulse was 14o bpm, which was alarming. I have always been a bit hypothyroid but now it flipped and my metabolism began working triple speed. I wound up dropping fifteen pounds in a month, and I still can’t get my heartrate below 80. My resting pulse has traditionally been between 58-78, so it’s been quite a ride, with this seemingly loud “thumping ” sound, even while sleeping. I had to start using extra pillows to muffle the sound because I’d wake up and palpably feel the rapid beat through my chest. For those of you who think having a fast metabolism is to be desired, let me tell you, it’s no joke when you have difficulty trying to fall asleep and you’re profusely sweating. I originally thought the hot flashes and sweating were related to menopause, and even though I mentioned all this to the providers back in September, it was never picked up.

At this point in time, I will likely go back on one of the medications I stopped taking, but thankfully it won’t be the other five I was originally on. They want to do a biopsy, but she isn’t sure they will get what they need since it’s bone and not an actual tumor. Essentially, the scan picked up activity along a former lesion that was in remission. Thankfully, there is no cancer in any organs or tissues at this time. I was told a long time ago that I’d have to keep switching up what I’m doing and that is what’s on the horizon. The problem is that you never know what to add or remove. Also, I recently started seeing a biochemist who has helped me figure out the proper diet to consume. She helped Jonah who was having difficulty with ADHD and other symptoms. She (unlike six other doctors) figured out what was wrong. He wound up having severe metal toxicity in his body and all the other tests the doctors ran indicated that he was fine. She used a provocative agent to cause the metals to be released in the urine. He was sky high in lead, mercury, and barium. I mention this because she already discovered that I have mercury and need to detoxify. That is part of the regimen I’m on.

Honestly, my oncologist is very encouraging and she knows I will be using fringe or woo woo therapies and she is fine with this. I just wanted to give you all a heads up and frankly, I ‘ve lived way longer than they ever expected. I have always been appreciative of your prayers, so I covet those again. The next PET SCAN will be in roughly six months. I feel comfortable with what’s ahead. Really I’m more concerned about the thyroid healing compared to the cancer. My oncologist feels this could take up to a year to sort out.

As always, I ask and pray for hope and wisdom so I know what to do and how to do it. Lately, there have been many learning curves in making herbals, using certain products, and utilizing bioenergetic medicine. I’m still in both graduate programs and doing well. I have four more classes for one degree and will be halfway through my other this summer. God has been so good to us. I’ve managed to climb a 14 er and ski a ton, when I was told I’ve never do this because of all the extensive metastasis through the body.

Many of you don’t know how all this started. I went in to have a breast lump checked and the surgeon was going to remove it. Unfortunately, he didn’t get it all, so he essentially put a hole in a hornet’s nest. Within a few months, the cancer spread like wildfire, and the type was very aggressive. So, here I am. The surgeon was almost in tears when he shared what happened. We are not a suing type of family. I just pray that God does give me information that I can use to figure this out.