Treatments
Here
is a list of treatments and things we have tried
out to aid Sarah's recovery
Chemo
ECX Regime
ECX
is named after the initials of the chemotherapy
drugs used, which are
Epirubicin |
Administered
intravenously once every 3 weeks |
Cisplatin |
Administered
intravenously once every 3 weeks |
Capecitabine
also known as Xeloda® |
Taken
in tablet form every day |
Starting
from July 2007, Sarah had 2 cycles (i.e. 6 weeks)
of these drugs before the Cisplatin started to
cause her Tinnitus (ringing of the ears), which
carried a risk of becoming permanent, so then
Sarah was swapped to another platinum based drug
called :
Oxaliplatin |
Administered
intravenously once every 3 weeks |
Sarah
continued with Epirubicin, Capecitabine and Oxaliplatin
for a further 8 cycles, finishing in January 2007
Reflexology
Administered
weekly by my mother, which Sarah found relaxing
if anything.
Homeopathy
Diet
Having
read a number of books on diet we mainly cut out
sugar, caffeine, and red meat (in fact all meat
for a while), and dropped most dairy products
and tried the whole vegan thing to detox for a
while. We also increased our intake of fruit and
veg (mainly organic). Also leading up to the operation,
Sarah had a fresh home made smoothie every day,
plus carrot juice (with ginger and apple juice).
Having detoxed, Sarah now eats some meat and dairy,
and still tries to eat lost of veg and avoids
red meat.
Meditation
Only
one session of this at an evening class, good
idea, but not in our area where its a crazy woman
running the session!
Visulisations
Focusing
on the cancer most nights, imagining it being
chewed away and disappearing. Recommended by some
"alternative" doctors
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