complementary treatment

8/20The past two days have been quite tough with vomiting and fever, but I feel that I am on the path of recovery. For the first time in two weeks, I could do the breezing exercises meant for enhancing our immune system this morning. My Ch…

7/25/06Today was my chemotherapy day, but my white blood cell count is low again. Since I had to skip the therapy last week due to the same reason, my oncologist decided to give me Cisplatin alone (I have been taking both Cisplatin and CTP…

7/20 I went for acupuncture yesterday, and it was a "spa" like experience again. When you get a sickness like cancer, the amenity become increasingly limited, and you tend to forget "regular" fun and comfort. Acupuncture is one of the few …

7/15/06 I am spending the weekend in Maine again. Since my chemotherapy starts on Monday (actually from next wee k on Tuesday), this is a wonderful recuperation routine. I started a complementary Chinese medicine protocol from the middle o…

7/11/06 I had my third chemotherapy treatment on 7/10 (Monday.) Even though I was apprehensive about how the night would turn out, it was much better than I expected: partly because even the chemotherapy has become something of a routine, …