So this is a huge step outside of my comfort zone. Asking for help outside my immediate circle is not something I am a big fan of. However there are times just to suck it up and this is one of those times. Being around to watch my girls grow up is more important than pride for sure.
As many of you know the past few years I've been monitored for abnormal cell changes in my cervix. I had an initial surgery 4 years ago and was cancer free for several years. Unfortunately in February of this year they found the cells had begun to change again. I had another surgery. Waited 3 months to find out the cells still werent gone. Had another surgery in July to try again to remove them with no luck. At this point my Dr decided to send my case to a tumor panel and have it reviewed by several pathologists and oncologists. I remember standing in MEC when they called to tell me this info and made it sound like a huge privilage (YAY me?).
At the end of August they agreed I was past the cell change point into cancer and transfered me to the Cancer Center here called Tom Baker. Lucky for me my Dr from the womens clinic is an oncologist and works at Tom Baker so I got to keep her. That has been actually a relief because the whole process can be overwhelming and having a familiar face is nice. I had a MRI 2 weeks ago. Last week I was sitting outside of the OR waiting to go into it for my examination under anesthetic when they told me that according to my MRI the tumors had spread to my bowel and bladder. I was pretty shocked because according to my oncologist we had caught it very early. It was one of those surreal moments that everything happens in slow motion. But then as I sat there I said no forget that. Given my Faith, I really just turned to God and said I refuse that diagnosis. I refuse to believe that it's spread and just NO. When the surgeon visited me in recovery she said her and the radiologist found NOTHING to agree with that diagnosis and my lymph nodes appear uninvolved at this stage. :-)
So that was the good news. The bad news is that I've had 3 surgeries now trying to remove the cells but my cancer is in a rare and unsual spot (go figure?!! haha) so the alternative surgery where they could remove part of my cervix and leave my uterus isn't an option for me.
Sadly in this case they really don't have a lot of treatment options in the typical western medicine ways of doing things. They want to remove my uterus at 33. Nothing has felt that wrong to me in a long time and I am of the opinion our bodies can heal themselves given the right environment.
So I am taking matters into my own hands for the next 3 months and I'm working on natural treatments (yes I've discussed it with my oncologist and she feels this is a good amount of time) I've completley changed my diet and have started taking a lot of supplements. However the government doesn't pay for any kinds of natural remedies and as you know I just recently graduated with student loan debt and being that I'm already one income with two kids this is a huge challenge. Surgery and chemo could cost the tax payers up to 1 million dollars but I can't choose where I want those dollars to go. But that is a whole other rant!
That brings me to here. I've had several people suggest to me a gofundme page to help me raise funds to pay for those treatments.
To give you an idea of costs of things (http://eclipsehealthgroup.com/):
Initial visit with naturopath $300 follow up appointments are $150 each.
Ozone Treatments $150 each (likely weekly)
Vitamin C injections $150 each (likely weekly)
Supplements/ Oils range in cost per month but generally are around $40-$100 each and there are a lot of them.
There is a special cancer center in Spain I'd love to go to. http://www.budwigcenter.com/. However that in itself is a $13,000 trip.
They have a test I can do from here though and it's $1,200 I feel as though this test will be a huge factor in my recovery and a necessity for me to do find out more about that here http://www.budwigcenter.com/vega-diagnostic-test.php
If there is any questions anybody has I'm pretty open so feel free to email or text. Also share it with family and friends who may be interested. Every little bit helps!
Thanks ya'll!
As many of you know the past few years I've been monitored for abnormal cell changes in my cervix. I had an initial surgery 4 years ago and was cancer free for several years. Unfortunately in February of this year they found the cells had begun to change again. I had another surgery. Waited 3 months to find out the cells still werent gone. Had another surgery in July to try again to remove them with no luck. At this point my Dr decided to send my case to a tumor panel and have it reviewed by several pathologists and oncologists. I remember standing in MEC when they called to tell me this info and made it sound like a huge privilage (YAY me?).
At the end of August they agreed I was past the cell change point into cancer and transfered me to the Cancer Center here called Tom Baker. Lucky for me my Dr from the womens clinic is an oncologist and works at Tom Baker so I got to keep her. That has been actually a relief because the whole process can be overwhelming and having a familiar face is nice. I had a MRI 2 weeks ago. Last week I was sitting outside of the OR waiting to go into it for my examination under anesthetic when they told me that according to my MRI the tumors had spread to my bowel and bladder. I was pretty shocked because according to my oncologist we had caught it very early. It was one of those surreal moments that everything happens in slow motion. But then as I sat there I said no forget that. Given my Faith, I really just turned to God and said I refuse that diagnosis. I refuse to believe that it's spread and just NO. When the surgeon visited me in recovery she said her and the radiologist found NOTHING to agree with that diagnosis and my lymph nodes appear uninvolved at this stage. :-)
So that was the good news. The bad news is that I've had 3 surgeries now trying to remove the cells but my cancer is in a rare and unsual spot (go figure?!! haha) so the alternative surgery where they could remove part of my cervix and leave my uterus isn't an option for me.
Sadly in this case they really don't have a lot of treatment options in the typical western medicine ways of doing things. They want to remove my uterus at 33. Nothing has felt that wrong to me in a long time and I am of the opinion our bodies can heal themselves given the right environment.
So I am taking matters into my own hands for the next 3 months and I'm working on natural treatments (yes I've discussed it with my oncologist and she feels this is a good amount of time) I've completley changed my diet and have started taking a lot of supplements. However the government doesn't pay for any kinds of natural remedies and as you know I just recently graduated with student loan debt and being that I'm already one income with two kids this is a huge challenge. Surgery and chemo could cost the tax payers up to 1 million dollars but I can't choose where I want those dollars to go. But that is a whole other rant!
That brings me to here. I've had several people suggest to me a gofundme page to help me raise funds to pay for those treatments.
To give you an idea of costs of things (http://eclipsehealthgroup.com/):
Initial visit with naturopath $300 follow up appointments are $150 each.
Ozone Treatments $150 each (likely weekly)
Vitamin C injections $150 each (likely weekly)
Supplements/ Oils range in cost per month but generally are around $40-$100 each and there are a lot of them.
There is a special cancer center in Spain I'd love to go to. http://www.budwigcenter.com/. However that in itself is a $13,000 trip.
They have a test I can do from here though and it's $1,200 I feel as though this test will be a huge factor in my recovery and a necessity for me to do find out more about that here http://www.budwigcenter.com/vega-diagnostic-test.php
If there is any questions anybody has I'm pretty open so feel free to email or text. Also share it with family and friends who may be interested. Every little bit helps!
Thanks ya'll!