Not such good news.
It seems two cancer specialist doctors are mystified by Jan's symptoms. She has a rash and discharge that appears in parts of her face, arms and leg. Hopefully it is just an allergic reaction to Tamoxifen, so that was stopped and Jan started Arimedex yesterday. But it took 5 hours in the hospital, seeing two specialists, two visits to the pharmacy, and they want to see her again in 2 weeks time, plus take a mammogram, a bone scan and possibly a biopsy. This fills us with horror.
It seems one is walking on thin ice. OK so far but so easily on can see cancer recur, or fall through the ice.....
We have looked at the side effects of Arimidex, none too serious...The original plan had been to switch to a similar drug after 2 years of Tamoxifen, this just brings that date forward. But it means Jan has lost the use of a proven effective drug in the total armoury, and lives in fear of what is happening. The second doctor was none too re-assuring, and the talk of a possible biopsy means she is looking for a possible recurrence.
On a positive note we get away from the dangers of DVT and uterine cancer caused by Tamoxifen, instead we get the increased risk of osteoporosis. Time to order Professor Jane Plant's book on bone strength, she reckons the excretion of calcium is more important the the intake.
I read "research with 77,000 women found that those who got most of their calcium from cow’s milk had significantly more fractures than those who drank little or no cow ’s milk. The main cause of osteoporosis in Western countries is not lack of calcium - it is loss of calcium. Vegetarians have less than half the calcium losses than meat-eaters".
Our bible reading this morning was on perseverance........ so relevant
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I would get a PH test kit and make sure your wife is NOT acidic. There are lots of cheap alkalyzer supplements out there.
You can order 95% curcumin from purebulk.com. It is cheap. It needs to be heated to 110 degrees F in organic coconut milk and sipped either warm or cool. I would try 8-16 grams per day.
Resveratrol at about 4 - 8 grams per day at 99% might help as a super antioxidant. It is also cheap. Supplements usually contain 60 mg at 50% which is not enough at all to have any sort of effect and they are extremely expensive.
Lastly, there is DCA if all else has failed as it is extremely rigorous. There is a DCA site with a message board.
Finally we will all be praying for you both.
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