I made an appointment for Trent today, to get his 12 month vaccinations that we are a little tardy in getting. I guess it hasn't been a huge priority for me the past few months, with everything going on. The bigger part of it, though, is that I just hate doing them. I hate sitting [...]
Ok, folks. Here are some excerpts to back up my belief that cancer and fungus can be intimately intertwined. If you have cancer, or just want to be preventitive, PLEASE adopt an anti-fungal lifestyle, and if you're sick, take some natural anti-fungals. Check it out: Carrots and garlic are the most potent anti-fungal foods on [...]
Check this out: Researchers at Johns Hopkins have discovered that the same ingredient used in dandruff shampoos to fight the burning, itching and flaking on your head also can calm overexcited nerve cells inside your head, making it a potential treatment for seizures. Results of the study can be found online in Nature Chemical Biology. [...]
OK. So I emailed her back to ask her about starting chemo, rather than radiation. Here is what she said: This is a very good question. Our neuro-oncologists recommended starting with radiation, but I know some neuro-oncologists at other centers would advocate starting with Temodar first. There's no clear "right" or "wrong" answer, in terms [...]
Here is exactly what she said: Yes, we discussed your case at our brain tumor board meeting earlier today. The final pathology was officially read as a Grade III oligastrocytoma. The pathologist said that the majority of the specimen was a grade II, but there were some small areas with a somewhat higher proliferation index. [...]
The stitches are out!! All 58 of them came out today, along with 1 staple. After my last surgery, there were several random staples on parts of my head. I'm not exactly sure what purpose the holes served, but it was an interesting task for my doctor to try and find them all. This [...]