Drug Purgatory

Better than Drug Hell, ay?

I am still on the Afinitor chemo drug and the Aromasin estrogen blocker, just praying that they have an effect on the cancer. So far, side effects are not debilitating, just mildly annoying: mouth sores (they come and go), suppressed appetite, some stomach cramping.

Meanwhile, I had blood work last week. Thankfully, the cancer markers had not increased; in fact, one of them had diminished slightly. My doc says it is a bit soon to determine if the drugs are having the desired effect. So we take the drugs .... and we wait .... and we hope.

A couple of posts back, I mentioned that my bio-feedback practitioner found evidence that it was the daily IV vitamin C infusions that made a positive impact on my condition when I was in Mexico last September. So in December I increased my oral C dosage. My oncologist then told me that the drugs I am now taking will not work as well in conjunction with high saturations of vitamin C. So I have had to curtail my vitamin C protocol while on this drug. What a bummer. It's as if "life building" protocols are counteracting "life killing" protocols.

So sad I am to be on this train of destruction rather than that of "building up." Alas, it is important to remain positive, so I am hopeful that this drug therapy is working.

Next appointment for blood labs is in March. Stay tuned....   and keep those positive vibes coming!