Sunday, November 18, 2012

It has been reported that the breast cancer rate would be cut in half if women would eat a low-fat diet. Now, if a woman has already lost half her breasts, can she go back to square one and eat a high-fat diet?

I am feeling pretty good this week!  Jim had a few days off, so we all got to spend a little time with him finally, the housekeeper came so our house is clean again, and now the kids are off for Thanksgiving break.  Ethan asked my yesterday if I was going to have chemo this week.  He was really concerned that I might have to and then wouldn't want any thanksgiving food! LOL!  The reality is eh, most of it really won't taste good anyway- even if it is my 'good' week.  While I can't wait for this to be over and my taste to return to normal, I also really hope my aversion to bread/cake stuff sticks with me.  I could really do with less of that in my diet. 
Jim and I have talked about diet changes and I think we are both going to try to make some serious changes- I think we are going to try to have a mostly vegetarian diet.  I have done this before and it was a breeze, but that was before kids!  Now I have 3 picky eaters so I am not sure how to make that work exactly!  Of course they are like their mom in their way of thinking- they don't really agree with keeping animals in terrible conditions, and killing them, just for us to eat.  That being said- they aren't very keen on vegetables other than green beans and corn.   The other dietary change I would like to make is a low sugar diet- but without using artificial sweeteners, I honestly don't know how to do that.  Avoiding sugary foods isn't really an option!    I have some time to figure it all out- I am really not making myself avoid much of anything while doing chemo- I don't have the energy for it.  If it sounds good- I am eating it! 
I think we are planning on going to visit Jim's dad for Thanksgiving.   We will stay in Tulsa for a couple of days, then come back home.  It will be really nice to get away.  I don't think I will have any problems- the only side effects I am having is twitching, mild heartburn, and terrible, terrible muscle weakness.  None of it really keeps my from going or doing- except I can hardly bend down and I have to lie straight while in bed.  It is very weird and I do not understand it at all.  hot soaks in the tub, light stretching, short walks- none of it helps!  I guess I will feel better in January as far as that goes!
Oh- and I a get to go to the plastic surgeon for another fill tomorrow.  I am starting to have a decent size fake boob.   I don't need to use a prosthesis in my bra anymore- but the bottom half of my bra is basically empty.  I hope that part starts to even out but I kind of doubt that it will.  Soon my fake boob is going to be a lot bigger than my real boob.  That is going to be weird.  It's big enough and hard enough that I could start using it as a shelf if I run out of space elsewhere to place things.

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