2008-March 24-Xango mangosteen juice

My consultation at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance is tomorrow. The acupuncture I was having done for my neck & shoulder problem hasn’t improved at all, so I started physical therapy last week. A couple weeks ago my left arm started hurting & my hand was swollen. They thought I might have a blood clot, so did an ultra sound on it last Tuesday. Thank goodness it came back negative or I would have had to start giving myself the blood thinner shots again. Now they think it might be something called lymphedema, which is swelling of the lymph nodes. I thought the oncology nurses told me this is something that is caused by the radiation. Radiation can also damage muscles, which might be the case in my neck & shoulders. My mom & I were just recently told about Xango mangosteen juice. There are people who have had cancer that drank it & their cancer is gone. There is a list of about 50 other things it can help with-anything from allergies, arthritis, alzheimers, acne, diabetes, headaches, weight loss, etc. Normally the directions are to drink a couple ounces a day. Because I already have cancer I need to drink a 25 ounce bottle of mangosteen juice & 1 gallon of distilled water for 21 days. My mom has had pain in her hands & feet for about 6-9 months, so she started drinking the juice. After 3 days her pain was completely gone. I’m praying for a miracle for myself! My mom became a distributor so we could get it cheaper. If anyone is interested in it let me know.

March 4, 2008-CAT scan results

I had my CAT scan today. Two spots showed up on the right side of my neck & about a dozen spots in my lungs. Dr. Raish wants me to do another stem cell transplant, but this time I’ll be using someone else’s stem cell instead of my own. There is a lot more involved in this type of transplant, so my doctor wants me to get started right away on getting things lined up while I still feel good. Sometime in the next couple weeks I will have a consultation at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. They’re the only ones that do this type of transplant around here. I still need to have a PET scan & another biopsy surgery to confirm 100 % that this is cancer. I won’t know when those will be till I have my consultation appointment. I will have to have another catheter put back in my neck for the transplant & I’ll have to stay in Seattle again for an extended period of time. I forgot to ask, but I assume I’ll lose my hair again also. It’s only a couple inches long right now. I was wondering why it was growing so slow & just found out recently it’s because of the stem cell transplant.

I started going to acupuncture at the Cancer Care Center to try & alleviate my neck & shoulder pain. I’ve only had 2 treatments, so haven’t noticed a difference yet. I also started walking a couple weeks ago. I feel good & I feel like I have energy, but it will still take some time to build up my strength.