We Will Survive

We met with my doctor to discuss what would happen next.  He clearly wanted me to have two cancer drugs infused into my body through a port in my chest every three weeks. 

Sitting there listening to him you almost become a picture of a deer caught in the headlights...blinded by all the information...and it's information you have no knowledge of...you're still recovering from the surgery...you're weak and you just want to go home and go to bed.  So you kindly nod your head and say "okay".

About a week later when I started feeling better, a nurse from my insurance company called me to see how I was doing and if I had any questions.  She asked me if I had any information on all the side effects of the two drugs.  I knew I had some information but not enough so she gave me the website of the American Cancer Society to look up the drugs.  What I found made me question whether I wanted the second chemo drug.

I researched the difference between being given the two drugs over just the carbo.  The taxol was even more toxic and some people have died just from being given this drug. And there was no significant difference. 

We prayed alot about this decision.  I really felt that nurse was sent from God to help me find out this information on this second drug.  It wasn't an easy decision. We asked family and friends their input.  Many of them thought I was crazy for even questioning the doctor.

Finally the cancer center called to make my appointment for my first infusion, so I told them I needed to talk to my doctor first.  He called me back, and I asked him why I had to take the two drugs.  He told me it was standard.  He also said it was my decision, but he wanted me to do both.  I value his insight and knowledge yet I also valued the Lord's leading in my life.  So I prayed some more and decided to just go with the carbo.

I have to say I also changed the way I eat.  We eat mostly raw vegetables in a spinach salad with olive oil,  and the only meat we eat is chicken that are raised without antibiotics, hormones or artificial ingredients.  We drink lots of water.  We've cut out dairy.  We eat beans for protein and some eggs that are from free running hens, and we cut out soy and sugar. 

Two things I added before my surgery was a cell builder which I drink in my white tea 3 times a day, and I also drink mangosteen juice.  I have great faith in its natural ability to fight inflammation and infection in my body with lots of antioxidants and xanthones.  I was very happy to hear Dr. Oz on the Oprah show endorse the benefits of mangosteen.  I also heard him on our local news program endorse the great power of antioxidants in the mangosteen.  You can't just get the benefits of it from eating the fruit because the xanthones are in the bitter part on the outside.  This juice I drink 3 times a day is made with the whole mangosteen so the benefits are 100%.  I can't say enough about it.  I feel great.  I have lots of energy, and I haven't lost my hair! 

The choice was ultimately mine.  I came to the conclusion this battle is the Lord's.  I made the decision to take the one drug and do everything naturally that I could and leave the supernatural to God.

God bless all of you who have to make these decisions on your life.  Remember God is good all the time...all the time God is good!