Day 126 X-Rays

Yellow = Tumor (which is now barely visible)
Blue = Fluid (now completely disappeared)

Day 126 7th chemo

No significant change in the size of the tumor noted. I guess that will remain for a some time until the good Lord decides otherwise. Poof! Vanish just like that - now how wonderful would that be!

Blood test showed that white blood cell count doubled. Cancer marker remains the same at 19U/mL

This time, the chemo lasted only 10 mins cos the drug used was only Alimta (the other drug Cisplatin was dropped). Also had a booster jab of Vitamin B. Together with the steroid pill taken earlier, I actually felt as strong as a mule since.

Will update this on a less frequent basis from now on.... Cheers!

Guolin Qigong

There was a celebration that was showed on Chinese television in the eighties. To an outsider it looked just like any other Chinese wedding.  But this gathering was quite unique.  Every person present, including the bride, the groom and their celebrant, the page-boy and every single wedding guest had recovered from cancer through the practice of Walking Qigong. The page-boy survived leukemia, the bride breast cancer and the groom lung cancer.  Their love affair, which took its first step in a Walking Qigong therapy group, walked all the way to the altar.

(Source: http://www.qigongchinesehealth.com/walking_qigong).

The above qigong was founded in China by one Mdm Guo Lin who was cancer stricken. Refusing to concede defeat, she researched and devised a way to deal with the cancer which she called the New Qigong. Some called it Walking Qigong and Anti-Cancer Qigong. Now popularly known as Guolin Qigong, it has millions of followers all over the world.

I have heard and read about this powerful qigong therapy and will be signing up for lessons soon. No harm for a 4th stage cancer patient like me to try in addition to the Baduanjin Qigong which I am practicing now. I know will benefit from this.

Cheers.

Day 105 x-rays

Yellow =Tumor; Blue = Fluid

Day 105 6th Chemo

Update:  This is the 15th week. Not much changes this time round. BP is still high at 145/80 (+ - 5%). Must monitor for a while to make sure it doesn't go up further.

Good news:  Tumor size remains unchanged but cancer marker further reduced from 50 to 19 U/ml? Just have to remain hopeful that it will not grow, only shrink. This is supposedly the final chemo session and the critical period is over. But to control the cancer, I will have to undergo "maintenance" for so long as the tumor is still there. That means chemo for life unless (correction : until) a miracle happens... And when that happens, the doc said I will be interviewed by The Star!

"Maintenance" in my case, means still undergoing chemo but this time with lower dosage and only one drug will be used i.e. Alimta. The other drug Cisplatin will be dropped.

Not so good news:  Cost-wise, it's going to set me back by RM10k per chemo (once every 3 week). That excludes consultation and other fees that private hospitals love to charge. Sigh.... How to retire like that!? Must consider other options. 

God throws me challenges every once a while. This is not going to be any different. I will not buckle.